Detroit ― A new statue of legendary boxing champ Joe Louis pays homage to another of his trailblazing accomplishments: ...

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 ...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has revealed his top five boxers of all time, and there are some surprise ...

The Joe Louis Greenway grew a little longer last week. The new addition includes a statue featuring the boxer as a golfer, ...

I told [colleagues] that we have to call the Boxing Hall of Fame and tell them that we’ve got to adjust Joe Louis’ record,’’ ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Boxing fans and historians will always argue over the greatest heavyweight of them all but even Muhammad Ali was willing to admit he might have met his match in Joseph Louis Barrow.

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 ...

Detroit celebrated a new chapter this week in its efforts to revitalize and reconnect its neighborhoods, as Leona Medley, executive director of the Joe Louis Greenway Partnership, and Detroit Mayor ...

Discover how Joe Louis's "Bum of the Month Club" strategy dominated the boxing world and captured the interest of fans.

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 ...