Walcott only held the titles for a short time – but Big Fight Weekend is taking you back to before that historic night, when he challenged Joe Louis and lost in a hugely controversial fight on ...
"There was never a Harlem like the Harlem of last night. Take a dozen Christmases ... The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation ...
Rewatching, and re-reading about, Louis’ title reign is to be reminded of three things above all: he had one of the best ...
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 ...
"There was never a Harlem like the Harlem of last night. Take a dozen Christmases ... The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation ...