The Monument to Joe Louis, known also as The Fist,[1] is a memorial dedicated to boxer Joe Louis located at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, near Hart Plaza.

[2] Dedicated on October 16, 1986, the sculpture, commissioned by Sports Illustrated from the Mexican-American sculptor Robert Graham (1938–2008), and poured by the legendary bronze artist, Rolf Kriken, is a 24-foot-long (7.3 m) arm with a fisted hand suspended by a 24-foot-high (7.3 m) pyramidal framework.

Because of Louis' efforts to fight Jim Crow laws, the fist was symbolically intended as a statement against racism.

The other is a full-size statue of Louis located inside the Huntington Place convention center.

[9] In 2013, Detroit-based artist Jerry Vile placed a 4-ft. tall can of Crisco in front of the monument[10] with a statement indicating it was for "helping to ease the pain of Detroit's bankruptcy.