Just off the boat -- A regime's embrace -- A star rises in the Midwest -- New York falls in love -- Champion in waiting -- The condemned man -- Victor and vanquished -- Climbing back -- A German ...

Max Schmeling, 99, the former world heavyweight boxing champion from Germany whose two bouts with Joe Louis in the years leading up to World War II symbolized and ultimately debunked the Nazi's claim ...

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.

Detroit opened a new, 2-mile stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway and unveiled a new sculpture to honor the athlete for whom the ...