"What my father did was enable white America to think of him as an American, not as a black," said his son, Joe Louis Jr. "By winning, he became white America's first black hero." Louis was ...

Walcott only held the titles for a short time – but Big Fight Weekend is taking you back to before that historic night, when he challenged Joe Louis and lost in a hugely controversial fight on ...

2000 — Utah’s Karl Malone becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 points when he makes a layup with 8:53 left in the third quarter of a 96-94 loss to Minnesota.

The Joe Louis Story The Joe Louis Story is a dramatic recap of the personal and ring history of the respected Negro American fighter. The film, acted out by a predominantly colored cast headed by ...

When Samu Qureshi sits down in the middle of his 4,100-square-foot “museum” in Bethesda, the longtime Washington football fan is surrounded by his life’s work.

The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation celebrated -- and one of the biggest parties was in Harlem. In the famous New York ...

“I haven’t seen a short punch like that since Joe Louis film, the late, great Joe Louis,” Atlas said. “Joe Louis was famous for throwing six-inch punches. I just saw a three-inch left hoo ...

More funds are flowing in for the development of the Joe Louis Greenway, including a $10.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.

Once complete, the 27-mile pathway will pass by various Detroit landmarks, through communities like Hamtramck and Highland Park, as well as along the Detroit River.

June 25: The young phenomenon Joe Louis debuts in New York, knocking out Primo Carnera in six rounds at Yankee Stadium. After the fight, 20,000 people assemble at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom to celebrate.

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...