While in Detroit my husband and I saw quite a few monuments while driving around. One that was quite impressive was called “The Fist.” It’s a memorial statue dedicated to boxer Joe Louis. It was dedicated on October 16th, 1986 and is located at the intersections of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue. The sculpture weighs 5000 pounds and the total weight including the framework is 8000 pounds. It is a 24-foot-long (7.3 m) arm with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high (7.3 m) pyramidal framework.
There is an inscription on the back of the arm which reads:
MONUMENT
TO
JOE LOUIS
BY
ROBERT GRAHAM
A GIFT FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
DETROIT. THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF
ARTS AND ITS FOUNDERS SOCIETY
ON THE OCCASION OF THE MUSEUM'S
CENTENNIAL. 1885-1985.
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