Joe Louis Barrow Jr. shares memories of his father, the 20th century boxer Joe Louis, as a new History Channel documentary on ...

Joe Louis Barrow Jr., son of the legendary 20th century heavyweight, took part in a new documentary on his father's life for ...

Joe Louis and Max Schemling were global stars, ferocious foes and ultimately friends in their legendary boxing careers.

They came on chartered trains and buses for a special Juneteenth program at the Texas Centennial Exposition, a world’s fair ...

As the world edged toward another World War, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling's battles for boxing's heavyweight crown became ...

Seventy-six years ago this weekend, on March 1, 1949, one of the greatest fighters of all time announced his retirement from the sport. In so doing, Joe Louis called a halt to a heavyweight reign that ...

The new statue, created by a Detroit sculptor, pays tribute to the famed boxer's life outside of the ring, especially as a golfer. Detroit ― A new statue of legendary boxing champ Joe Louis pays ...

Carli Petrus is your Downriver community reporter. Connect with her at Carli.Petrus@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit celebrated a major milestone Tuesday with the ...

City officials have put out an open call for artists to create a sculpture celebrating a Detroit sports icon. Detroit’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship announced Friday that the new ...