Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their ... strong and quick with an amazing ability to take a punch. Schmeling would turn 31 that year; he still ...

The year was 1938. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party had just annexed Austria. Humanity held its breath as the world teetered ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...

President Ronald Reagan arranges for Louis to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Max Schmeling serves as a pall bearer. Joe Louis is inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame ...

Next Tuesday, October 11 at 7PM, WBFO with Bert Gambini present Meet The Author with David Margolick who will be discussing his latest book, Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling and a World ...