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 ...

A pair of boxing gloves. The exterior is dry and flaking. There is padding inside the gloves, and the glove openings are strung together with strings that appear have good integrity.

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 ...

The Joe Louis Greenway has grown several miles longer and its latest extension now includes a new statue. The statue depicts the historic boxer golfing, another sport he competed in. Another six miles ...