CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Boxing,” journalist Larry Merchant says in a documentary set to air this month, “is really the most ...

Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black Americans in and out of the ring.

You wouldn’t think it to look at him — this short, fat, bowling ball of a man with the Jersey accent and the cinderblock head — but he was famous once. If you owned a radio and lived in the United ...

This No. 1 overall draft pick became the NFL’s MVP while in the Army Their legendary rivalry is the focus of “The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling,” premiering on the History Channel on ...

Before a single punch was thrown, the weight of nations, ideologies, and millions of hopes rested on two men inside the Yankee Stadium. This is the full story of boxing's most historically charged ...

On Jan. 9, 1942, heavyweight champion Joe Louis won his 20th straight title defense, knocking out Buddy Baer in the first round. The next day, he enlisted in the Army. For good measure, Louis donated ...

In a time when his people were still subject to lynchings, discrimination and oppression, when the military was segregated and African-Americans weren't permitted to play Major League Baseball, Joe ...