The new statue, created by a Detroit sculptor, pays tribute to the famed boxer's life outside of the ring, especially as a golfer. Detroit ― A new statue of legendary boxing champ Joe Louis pays ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit opened a new, 2-mile stretch of the Joe Louis Greenway and unveiled a new sculpture to honor the athlete for whom the ...

Carli Petrus is your Downriver community reporter. Connect with her at Carli.Petrus@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit celebrated a major milestone Tuesday with the ...

DETROIT (AP) ''The Fist'' is getting fixed up. Work began Wednesday on Detroit's massive sculpture of the arm and hand of heavyweight champion Joe Louis. The 24-foot bronze ''Monument to Joe Louis,'' ...

Joe Louis Barrow Jr. stood under a tent in a well-tended vacant lot on Detroit's west side and looked eastward. He looked past the huge renderings of a massive greenway that will encircle the city and ...

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 ...

Joe Louis Southern Kitchen is expanding to downtown Detroit. This will be the third location for the restaurant named after the famed boxer. It's known for Southern-style comfort food and all-day ...