But, heavyweight boxers prominently made a name for themselves in the 2nd half of the 20th century. The heavyweight division ...

Boxing has been around for over a century, and a number of elite boxers have emerged over that time, but who are the very ...

Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their first bout on June 19, 1936. Each man was fighting for a shot at the world heavyweight boxing championship.

Louis was raised in Detroit and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time, but he ...

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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 ...

The fear of a powerful, uncontrollable black man remained on the minds of many when Joe Louis emerged as the next potential black champion. Neither boxer was expressly political. Johnson pushed ...

Detroit seeks an artist to create a statue of Joe Louis, focusing on his impact outside of boxing, to be installed on the ...

Tyson, then 18, was making his professional boxing debut at the Empire State Plaza Conventional ... "The great knockout ...

The city put out an open call for a sculptor to create a new statue of the iconic boxer focused on his outside the ring to be displayed along the greenway. Plus, Detroit's latest arts and culture ...

The city of Detroit is issuing an open call for a sculptor to create a new statue of Detroit legend Joe Louis.

Tyson, then 18, was making his professional boxing debut at the Empire State ... knockouts in the later rounds as (Rocky) Marciano as Joe Louis did. The problem with Tyson is he became frustrated." ...