Jo-Ann Barnas: Michigan women take jab at boxing trials2012-02-11 · Detroit Free Press
She opts for studying black-and-white footage of boxing legends such as Joe Louis ("Because he threw every punch correctly," she says) and Sugar Ray Robinson ("Because he punched fast and exciting"). When she's in the mood to watch more-recent fights,…
Joe Louis bio links history, boxing event2011-01-29 · Chicago Tribune
The boxing ring becomes a space that is home to Louis and "the dance of the fight." Matt de la Pena makes the defeat of Schmeling a moment when black and…
Comedian who 'did things his own way' is honored2009-02-18 · Individual.com
You probably haven't heard of Rodney Winfield, unless you are a student of talented late-20th-century black comedians who never quite hit the big time. There are many reasons why the St. Louis native never achieved true fame before his recent death, why…
In black and white: why Louis was no ordinary Joe2006-01-20 · Sydney Morning Herald,Australia
Towards the end of tonight's episode of "As It Happened - The Fight" we see a boxing writer at ringside doing his best to support the head of the great heavyweight Joe Louis, who has just been smashed through the ropes by Rocky Marciano and is lying on his back on the apron of the ring, head hanging over the edge.…
Fighting to recapture glory2005-12-28 · Newark Star Ledger,NJ
Rocky later died in a plane crash. Boxing thrived mostly on cultural vanity. Before Ali, the passionate pride of the black community was Joe Louis.…