Joe Louis Barrow Jr. shares memories of his father, the 20th century boxer Joe Louis, as a new History Channel documentary on his life debuts on Friday, June 19 ...

BANGKOK, Thailand – President Trump has received a petition from the WBC to pardon former heavyweight champion Joe Louis over past tax debts, along with a recommendation to present Louis posthumously ...

Before the rematch that shook the world, Schmeling pulled off one of boxing's greatest upsets, exposing a flaw in the ...

It was the summer of 1935 and the stage was set for boxing’s next million-dollar gate. Joe Louis, the promising young knockout puncher from Detroit, had made a name for himself with 23 straight ...

The Detroit recreation center where Joe Louis once trained is listed for demolition, reports the Detroit Free Press. The building, the Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center, closed in the early 2000s and ...

An eight foot bronze statue of “The Brown Bomber” Joe Louis will be unveiled Saturday in the International Boxing Hall of Famer’s hometown of LaFayette, Alabama. Residents of the town of approximately ...

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit is honoring hometown boxing legend Joe Louis with a sprawling trails project to help connect the city’s neighborhoods to the riverfront. Officials on Friday officially announced ...

The lead hook is one of boxing's most versatile weapons, and the greatest fighters in history each made it their own. From ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Boxing poster advertising the World's ...

This picture book biography connects the history of the young Joe Louis with the political history of the 1930s, beginning with the crowd waiting outside Yankee Stadium in June of 1938 for the rematch ...