Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black ...

A new book revives the often-overlooked story of boxing legend Joe Louis and his fight against racial segregation in the U.S.

For good measure, Louis donated his $47,000 boxing paycheck to the military. He was “a loyal American,” Johnny Smith and ...

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 ...

DETROIT (AP) — “The Fist” is getting fixed up. Work began Wednesday on Detroit’s massive sculpture of the arm and hand of heavyweight champion Joe Louis. The 24-foot bronze “Monument to Joe Louis,” ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 22, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The buildup was epic. Mid-June, 1937. Joe Louis ...

City officials have put out an open call for artists to create a sculpture celebrating a Detroit sports icon. Detroit’s Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship announced Friday that the new ...

A Detroit sculptor has been tapped to create a statue depicting iconic boxer Joe Louis and his life outside of the ring that will be installed on a 27-mile greenway named after him that's now taking ...

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 ...

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 ...