In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become ... uncontrollable black man remained on the minds of many when Joe Louis emerged as the next potential black champion.

Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight ... Fighting under the name Joe Louis, so his mother wouldn't find out, he won 50 of 54 amateur bouts and gained the attention of John ...

In so doing, Joe Louis called a halt ... crown ended in disaster, as Louis dropped him three times and stopped him in round one. April 17: KO 1 Jack Roper Louis’ third consecutive first round ...

Twenty years after Johnson lost the heavyweight title to Jess Willard, a talented young boxer from Detroit named Joe Louis began ... major boxing title. Louis' trainer, Jack Blackburn, warned ...