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Max Schmeling. Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling ( German pronunciation: [maks ˈʃmeːlɪŋ], audio ⓘ; 28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations.
Apr 5, 2024 · Max Schmeling was a German heavyweight boxer who, from June 12, 1930, when Jack Sharkey lost to him by disqualification, until June 21, 1932, when he was outpointed by Sharkey in 15 rounds, held the world heavyweight boxing title, the first European to do so.
Feb 4, 2005 · Max Schmeling, the German boxer whose legendarily brief 1938 heavyweight title bout against Joe Louis was so fraught with political and racial overtones that it was called "the undercard of...
May 8, 2018 · German boxer. W idely vilified as a willing propaganda tool of Adolf Hitler 's Third Reich, Max Schmeling was. nevertheless one of Europe 's greatest boxers of all time. His professional career stretched from 1924 to 1948, during which time he compiled a career record of fifty-six wins, ten losses, and four ties.
Feb 5, 2005 · Feb. 5, 2005. NEW YORK — Max Schmeling, the persistent and meticulous German boxer whose legendarily brief 1938 heavyweight title bout against Joe Louis was so fraught with political and racial...
Feb 5, 2005 · Max Schmeling, the persistent and meticulous German boxer whose legendarily brief 1938 heavyweight title bout against Joe Louis was so fraught with political and racial overtones that it was...
Feb 5, 2005 · Max Schmeling, Germany's former world heavyweight champion, who has died aged 99, will primarily be remembered as the boxer who lost the most politically charged sporting bout in history.
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