Joe Louis was more than a boxer; he was a symbol of resilience, unity, and patriotism during one of the most challenging eras in American history. His legacy endures as a reminder that sports have ...

Louis finished his career with a 68-3 record, including 54 ... violin lessons when he turned to boxing at the request of a schoolmate. Fighting under the name Joe Louis, so his mother wouldn ...

Twenty years after Johnson lost the heavyweight title to Jess Willard, a talented young boxer from Detroit named Joe Louis began to rise up the ranks of black fighters. In the first 11 months of ...