According to family lore, my policeman grandfather was on duty at Yankee Stadium on the evening of June 22, 1938, when he started chatting with a man from out of town. The little guy had booked a ...

Boxer Joe Louis on Sept. 8, 1946; Joe Louis Barrow Jr. in The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling More than 45 years after legendary 20th century boxer Joe Louis died at 66, his son is giving ...

Before the rematch that shook the world, Schmeling pulled off one of boxing's greatest upsets, exposing a flaw in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Boxing,” journalist Larry Merchant says in a documentary set to air this month, “is really the most personal of sports.” But when it came to two epic bouts in the 1930s between ...

A documentary examining the heavyweight rivalry between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling debuted Friday on The HISTORY Channel, marking 90 years to the day since the fighters first met at Yankee Stadium.

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 ...