A ONCE proud stadium in Georgia sits abandoned after a failed attempt to revive its fortunes for the 2026 World Cup. The Alonzo Herndon Stadium lies overgrown, covered in graffiti and a far cry ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...

June 25: The young phenomenon Joe Louis debuts in New York, knocking out Primo Carnera in six rounds at Yankee Stadium. After the fight, 20,000 people assemble at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom to celebrate.

In so doing, Joe Louis called a halt to a heavyweight reign that remains unequaled in its number of consecutive defenses: 25 (or 26 if one includes a quasi-exhibition in 1944), over a span of 11 ...

Jersey Joe and Louis met six months later at Yankee Stadium, but the champion was in no mood to let this one go to the scorecards. The Alabama native won the rematch by eleventh-round KO.

A boxing match between Max Schmeling and Joe Louis was set to take place at the old Yankee Stadium. Louis had knocked out 20 ...

It was named after of Atlanta's first black millionaires and once hosted music legend Ray Charles and star boxer Joe Louis. Legendary crooner Charles played a concert at the packed out stadium in ...