LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The life and legacy of legendary boxer Joe Louis was celebrated in a tribute Friday night. Over 70 years since his last fight and over 40 years since he passed away in ...

Joe Louis: Early Years Joe Louis made an unanticipated entry into boxing on May 13, 1914, in Lafayette, Alabama, and would eventually revolutionise it.

Worn in his first historic bout with German boxer Max Schmeling in 1936, Joe Louis’ boxing gloves represent a very special chapter in American sports and social history. While the 1936 match was a ...

Rewatching, and re-reading about, Louis’ title reign is to be reminded of three things above all: he had one of the best right hands in heavyweight boxing history, he attacked the body with a ...

The legendary Joe Frazier once revealed the three heavyweights in boxing history that he believes are even greater than Muhammad Ali.

Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910 upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains an American icon.

Louis was raised in Detroit and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time, but he made an impact outside the ring, too.