Detroit opened a new, 2-mile stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway and unveiled a new sculpture to honor the athlete for whom the trail network was named on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Both features give visitors a ...

1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. Champion Joe Louis transforms his usual dead-pan expression into a broad ...

The date was July 4, 1910, the location was Reno, Nevada, and the event scheduled to take place was billed as the “Fight of the Century.” Roughly 20,000 people packed into a newly built, massive ...

Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion, defeated James J. Jeffries in 1910, sparking race riots across the U.S. Johnson's victory challenged white supremacy and had a lasting impact on ...