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His nickname "Smokin' Joe" is synonymous with boxing greatness, but a new-to-TV documentary manages to reveal the man behind the sports icon that is Joe Frazier. I Am Joe Frazier —a non-fiction ...
A project like the Joe Louis Greenway has been years in the making, and organizers say it's fitting that it honors a fighter in the ring and outside of it.
Before Joe Louis became an American icon, Jack Johnson shook up the nation on July 4, 1910 After Jack Johnson's reign ended, the odds were stacked against Black fighters who were vying to become ...
The Kronk Gym where Detroit boxing royalty sweated on the road to glory is expected to reopen this summer in a building where the legendary Joe Louis once trained.
DETROIT (AP) — The Kronk Gym where Detroit boxing royalty sweated on the road to glory is expected to reopen this summer in a building where Hall of Famer Joe Louis once trained. The Brewster ...