"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 ...

Literally and figuratively, Joe Louis was huge. Yes, he was physically imposing; at 6′ 2″ and with a 76-inch reach, he was a big fighter by any standard. But in an age when baseball ...

June 22, 1938 - Two years after being knocked out by Max Schmeling, Joe Louis sought revenge. But the fight was for more than the heavyweight championship, more than two individuals competing.

Joe Louis, the longest-reigning heavyweight champion in boxing, was born Joe Louis Barrow in a modest sharecropper’s home in Lafayette, Ala., in 1914. Many people think Louis was from Detroit ...

Boxing great Joe Louis stands in a gymnasium boxing ring as if ready for a match. (Bettmann Archive / Getty Images) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive ...

Joe Louis Walker, a raspy-voiced singer and guitarist who took an expansive approach to the blues, recording gritty, down-home albums as well as acclaimed records incorporating gospel, soul ...

It was a sucker punch that got Joe Louis’ blood boiling. Days after Japan’s infamous attack on Pearl Harbor, the heavyweight champion was asked about the event that had suddenly thrust him and ...

Demolition of Joe Louis Arena is well underway, although there is still no word on what will replace the 40-year-old sports venue once it is completely gone next year. Two tall cranes ...

Before he became heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Louis’s mother forced him to play the violin. Or so she thought. She handed over a quarter a week for lessons. But he never showed up ...

By Alex Williams Joe Louis Walker, a blues master and musical omnivore whose snarling guitar work, gritty vocals and introspective songwriting earned him the praise of Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger ...

I was seven years old and there was no television 85 years ago, the night Joe Louis fought his rematch against Max Schmeling. But much later, during a 72-year career as a sports columnist ...