Joe Louis Barrow Jr. shares memories of his father, the 20th century boxer Joe Louis, as a new History Channel documentary on his life debuts on Friday, June 19 The son of legendary 20th century boxer ...

Joe Louis Barrow Jr., son of the legendary 20th century heavyweight, took part in a new documentary on his father's life for The History Channel Boxer Joe Louis' son Joe Louis Barrow Jr. looks back on ...

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 ...

BANGKOK, Thailand – President Trump has received a petition from the WBC to pardon former heavyweight champion Joe Louis over past tax debts, along with a recommendation to present Louis posthumously ...

There are now two statues commemorating Joe Louis in his adopted hometown of Detroit, Michigan – though this will be the first to feature his full likeness. From 1986 until now, the only statue of ...

Worn in his first historic bout with German boxer Max Schmeling in 1936, Joe Louis’ boxing gloves represent a very special chapter in American sports and social history. While the 1936 match was a ...

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DETROIT — 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 ...

Carli Petrus is your Downriver community reporter. Connect with her at Carli.Petrus@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit celebrated a major milestone Tuesday with the ...

Boxer Joe Louis on Sept. 8, 1946; Joe Louis Barrow Jr. in The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling More than 45 years after legendary 20th century boxer Joe Louis died at 66, his son is giving ...

More than 45 years after legendary 20th century boxer Joe Louis died at 66, his son is giving new life to his father's legacy as an athlete and civil rights activist. Joe Louis Barrow Jr., the late ...