In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become ... uncontrollable black man remained on the minds of many when Joe Louis emerged as the next potential black champion.

Joe Louis, in the far right corner ... the greatest man in the world. Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champ, wasn't popular with whites. Louis, on the other hand, converted ...

Twenty years after Johnson lost the heavyweight title to Jess Willard, a talented young boxer from Detroit named Joe Louis began ... major boxing title. Louis' trainer, Jack Blackburn, warned ...

Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight ... Fighting under the name Joe Louis, so his mother wouldn't find out, he won 50 of 54 amateur bouts and gained the attention of John ...