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Max Schmeling‌

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Max Schmeling

Klein Luckow, Germany

Max Schmeling

Klein Luckow, Germany

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1905-09-28

Popularity

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Biography

Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (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. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling went to the United States in 1928 and, after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko, became a sensation. He became the first to win the heavyweight championship (at that time vacant) by disqualification in 1930, after opponent Jack Sharkey knocked him down with a low blow in the fourth round. Schmeling retained his crown successfully in 1931 by a technical knockout victory over Young Stribling. A rematch in 1932 with Sharkey saw the American gaining the title from Schmeling by a controversial fifteen-round split decision. In 1933, Schmeling lost to Max Baer by a tenth-round technical knockout. The loss left people believing that Schmeling was past his prime. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party took over control in Germany, and Schmeling, although he never joined the NSDAP, came to be viewed as a Nazi puppet. The same year, he married Czech film actress Anny Ondra. In 1936, in their first fight Schmeling knocked out American rising star Joe Louis, placing him as the number one contender for Jim Braddock's title, but Louis got the fight and knocked Braddock out to win the championship in 1937. Schmeling finally got a chance to regain his title in 1938 in the rematch, but Louis won by technical knockout in the first round. During World War II, Schmeling served with the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) as an elite paratrooper (Fallschirmjäger). After the war, Schmeling mounted a comeback, but retired permanently in 1948. After retiring from boxing, Schmeling worked for The Coca-Cola Company. Schmeling became friends with Louis, and their friendship lasted until the latter's death in 1981. Schmeling died in 2005 aged 99, a sporting hero in his native Germany. Long after the Second World War, it was revealed that Schmeling had risked his life to save the lives of two Jewish children in 1938. At the age of 99, Schmeling was the longest living heavyweight boxing champion in history. In 2003, Schmeling was ranked 55 on The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anny Ondra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The Big Game

The Big Game‌
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calendar 1942

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War‌
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calendar 1942

a.k.a. Cassius Clay

a.k.a. Cassius Clay‌
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calendar 1970

The Zurich Engagement

The Zurich Engagement‌
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calendar 1957

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

Hitler's Forgotten Victims‌
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calendar 1997

Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann

Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann‌
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calendar 1935

Keine Angst vor großen Tieren

Keine Angst vor großen Tieren‌
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calendar 1953

Les Champions d'Hitler

Les Champions d'Hitler‌
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calendar 2016

Love in the Ring

Love in the Ring‌
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calendar 1930

The Stars Shine

The Stars Shine‌
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calendar 1938

The Century Is Fifty

The Century Is Fifty‌
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calendar 1950

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?‌
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calendar 1975

Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling

Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling‌
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calendar 1936

Tv Credits

Stars in der Manege

Stars in der Manege‌
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calendar 1959

Terra X History

Terra X History‌
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calendar 2000

Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren‌
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calendar 1979

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel‌
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calendar 1971

Dalli Dalli

Dalli Dalli‌
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calendar 1971

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten‌
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calendar 1969

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung‌
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calendar 1966

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards‌
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calendar 1948

Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards‌
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calendar 1948

Zeichen der Zeit

Zeichen der Zeit‌
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calendar 1957

Der große Preis

Der große Preis‌
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calendar 1974

Der Sport-Spiegel

Der Sport-Spiegel‌
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calendar 1963

Heut' abend

Heut' abend‌
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calendar 1980