In so doing, Joe Louis called a halt to a heavyweight reign ... complete interruption of four years while Louis served in the US Army during World War II). A reign that lengthy inevitably included ...

In the other corner was Louis, representing the U.S. and everything democracy meant. Louis was invited to the White House, where President Franklin Roosevelt felt the champ's biceps. "Joe ...

Ronald Reagan, U.S. president ... to have had Joe Louis as my friend." Jackie Robinson, baseball great who broke the color line: Robinson and Louis served in the Army together during World ...

In the other corner was Louis, representing the U.S. and everything democracy meant. Louis was invited to the White House, where President Franklin Roosevelt felt the champ's biceps. "Joe ...