The History Channel is doubling down on stars in its docuseries. The A+E Global Media-owned cable network has ordered a slew ...

September 28: Max Schmeling is born in Klein-Luckow, in Germany's Brandenburg province. Christmas Day: African American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out Canadian Tommy Burns in 14 rounds ...

Joe Louis and Max Schmeling were respected athletes in their own nations and celebrities around the world. And they shared a few famous acquaintances. Take a look at Louis and Schmeling's ...

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 ...

Rewatching, and re-reading about, Louis’ title reign is to be reminded of three things above all: he had one of the best ...

Schaaf, who has won 20 of his last 30 fights, last week went to Chicago to fight William Lawrence (“Young”) Stribling, who was beaten last July in Max Schmeling’s sole effort to defend the ...

The June 1938 boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling became known as one of the biggest sporting moments of the 20th Century. But as WWII loomed, their fight became much larger than a ...

In the darkest moments of history, certain figures have the power to inspire an entire nation. During the years of World War II, one man became much more than a champion in the ring: he was a ...

The History Channel has ordered a several new shows featuring the likes of David Duchovny , Henry Winkler and Ving Rhames .

Louis, on the other hand, converted all into his corner. When "The Brown Bomber" avenged his loss to Germany's Max Schmeling - viewed as a Nazi symbol - the entire country celebrated, not just ...

Finally, it has Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling (w/t), a two-hour doc that will follow the parallel lives and careers of African American heavyweight champion Louis and German heavyweight champion ...