Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910, upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains an American icon.

Pro & College Sports 85 years ago, Joe Louis fought for America: White or Black, ‘we were all brothers under the skin’ Published: Jun. 22, 2023, 10:00 a.m.

Jerry Izenberg might be the only sports writer alive who can speak to the 85th anniversary of the seminal athletic event in sports and American history.

Worn in his first historic bout with German boxer Max Schmeling in 1936, Joe Louis’ boxing gloves represent a very special chapter in American sports and social history. While the 1936 match was a ...

June 22, 1938: Joe Louis sends Max Schmeling to the canvas three times in a heavyweight title rematch viewed by many as a fight for democracy vs. Nazism.