In a time when his people were still subject to lynchings, discrimination and oppression, when the military was segregated ...

You wouldn’t think it to look at him — this short, fat, bowling ball of a man with the Jersey accent and the cinderblock head — but he was famous once. If you owned a radio and lived in the United ...

The 1938 boxing rematch between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling is believed to have had the largest audience in history for a single... The Fight of the Century: Louis vs. Schmeling The ...

This No. 1 overall draft pick became the NFL’s MVP while in the Army Their legendary rivalry is the focus of “The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling,” premiering on the History Channel 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 ...

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Streaming platforms for Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

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 ...