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  1. Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling (or Max Schmeling vs. Joe Louis) refers to either of two separate fights between the two boxers which are among boxing's most famous bouts. Schmeling won the first match in 1936 by a knockout in round 12 and Louis won the second bout in 1938 with a knockout in the first round.

    • June 19, 1936 and June 22, 1938
    • World Heavyweight Championship (2nd fight)
  2. Jun 2, 2021 · Joe Louis and Max Schmeling fought twice in the 1930s, with the German boxer beating the American in 1936 and losing in 1938. The fights were seen as a proxy battle between Nazi Germany and the United States, and reflected the changing attitudes toward race and sport.

  3. Sep 4, 2009 · On June 22nd, 1938, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling met for the second time in the boxing ring. Schmeling had won the first first fight. The fight was held in Yankee Stadium before a crowd of...

    • Sep 4, 2009
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  4. Nov 25, 2006 · The 1938 boxing rematch between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling is believed to have had the largest audience in history for a single radio broadcast. In 2005, the Library of...

  5. Jun 19, 2021 · When one of the world’s most famous black Americans, Joe Louis, bludgeoned Germany’s Max Schmeling to a first-round defeat in 1938, it was symbolic of free-world endurance against the...

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    • Ben Wyatt
  6. Jun 21, 2022 · Hitler’s Favorite Boxer Fought Joe Louis Twice—and Became His Lifelong Friend. Louis, America's heavyweight champion and a Black man, duked it out with Max Schmeling, who had become a symbol for the racist Nazi regime. Boxers Louis and Schmeling square off for cameras in 1938.

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  8. Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their first bout on June 19, 1936. Each man was fighting for a shot at the world heavyweight boxing championship.

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