Walcott only held the titles for a short time – but Big Fight Weekend is taking you back to before that historic night, when he challenged Joe Louis and lost in a hugely controversial fight on ...

"There was never a Harlem like the Harlem of last night. Take a dozen Christmases ... The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation ...

Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the ... In the second match, Schmeling sustained terrible injuries and the Louis fight was his last appearance on the world boxing stage.

He carries off the ring scenes and does well against Hilda Simms who plays Mrs Louis. Integration of real fight shots, from the early bouts to the pummeling Joe took from Schmeling, the triumphant ...