Longtime heavyweight champ Klitschko takes on Philly's Jennings

NEW YORK - All Wladimir Klitschko needs to do is survey the landscape to get beyond his age's being anything more than a number, not that it has been much of a problem at all. One week after the 39-year-old heavyweight champion puts his many title belts on the line against Philadelphian Bryant Jennings on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, Manny Pacquiao, 37, and Floyd Mayweather, 38, recognized as the No. 2 and No. 1 pound-for-pound fighters in the world, will fight for the biggest purse in the sport's history. Philadelphian Bernard...

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Jennings undaunted by Klitschko's tall task

NEW YORK - As he wrapped up his final press responsibilities Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, Bryant Jennings made it seem as though he's bringing more than just his two hands into the ring on Saturday. "This fight is for myself, my team and everybody who is part of the team," the North Philadelphia heavyweight said. "We all share the same dream." On Saturday, Jennings (19-0, 10 knockouts) will have the grandest dream of his lifetime standing across from him - a chance to dislodge Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 50 KO), the lineal heavyweight...

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Keeping Fit U.s. Using The 'Little Guys' To Keep Military In Shape

The great heavyweight fighter Joe Louis once embarked on what was called his "Bum of the Month" tour. This meant that once a month, or more often, Louis would slap around an unknown pug who wasn't really tough enough or skilled enough to be in the ring with him. He did it because there were so very few fighters really worthy of fighting Louis. So, to make money in those pre-TV days, stay in shape, and remind the sporting world that he was the best, Louis took on whomever was available. He fought more than 100 such fights in places...

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Joe Louis Walker plays it his way

Joe Louis Walker, the mighty modern electric and acoustic blues guitarist and singer, appears this weekend at Warmdaddy's in South Philly. "You know, I like to think of myself as a chameleon," Walker says. "When I picked up the guitar as a kid, I picked it up to be a guitar player - not a blues guitar player." Walker, born in San Francisco, started playing in churches starting at age 8. "Church was where me and my cousins gigged, where we had to play everything from Junior Walker and the All-Stars to sacred songs to the blues," he says....

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Joe Louis Biography

The world heavyweight boxing champion from June 22, 1937, until March 1, 1949, Joe Louis held the title longer than anyone else in history. Synopsis Born on May 13, 1914 in Lafayette, Alabama, Joe Louis went on to become the heavyweight champion of the world. Known as the Brown Bomber, Louis held the belt for nearly 12 years, a boxing record, and posted 25 successful title defenses. Early Years Boxer. Widely considered one of the greatest and most beloved boxers in the sport's history, Joseph Louis Barrow was born May 13, 1914 in the...

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Joe Louis American boxer

Joe Louis, byname of Joseph Louis Barrow, also called the Brown Bomber (born May 13, 1914, Lafayette, Alabama, U.S.—died April 12, 1981, Las Vegas, Nevada), American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J. Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago, until March 1, 1949, when he briefly retired. During his reign, the longest in the history of any weight division, he successfully defended his title 25 times,...

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