Seventy-six years ago this weekend, on March 1, 1949, one of the greatest fighters of all time announced his retirement from the sport. In so doing, Joe Louis called a halt to a heavyweight reign that ...
For 12 years - longer than any fighter past or present - Joe Louis would be the undisputed king of boxing. So dominant, in fact, that the "Brown Bomber" transcended the stringent racial barriers of ...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A project like the Joe Louis Greenway has been years in the making, and as work continues to connect Detroit with three other cities, organizers ...
The new statue, created by a Detroit sculptor, pays tribute to the famed boxer's life outside of the ring, especially as a golfer. Detroit ― A new statue of legendary boxing champ Joe Louis pays ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Kronk Gym where Detroit boxing royalty sweated on the road to glory is expected to reopen this summer in a building where Hall of Famer Joe Louis once trained. The Brewster Wheeler ...
Demetrios Sanders is one of your Detroit community reporters. Connect with him at Demetrios.Sanders@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — A project like the Joe Louis Greenway ...
DETROIT (WXYZ) — A project like the Joe Louis Greenway has been years in the making, and as work continues to connect Detroit with three other cities, organizers ...