The Joe Louis Birthday Celebration is free and open to the public. Organizers encourage residents of all ages to attend and participate in a day dedicated to honoring a Detroit legend while ...

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 ...

Famous athletes born today, May 13, include former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis, five-time NBA champion Dennis Rodman, New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart and more. Read more below for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Behind the Brown Bomber's legendary knockout power was a tactical mind that worked at superhuman speeds, dismantling every ...

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,'' ...

Tuskegee University’s spring 2026 graduating class has officially crossed the stage, but not before they heard from one of ...