Schmeling lost the title to sharkey in a 1932 rematch that ended in a controversial fifteenround split decision. People born on september 28 fall under the zodiac sign of libra, the scales. Em 1989, um dos irmaos judeus salvos por schmeling, henri lewin agora empresario hoteleiro em las vegas eua revelou a participacao do pugilista na sua fuga da alemanha. Boxing was virtually unknown in germany at the time, but schmelings father had seen the. Reviewed in the united kingdom on 14 february 2012. Storied fighter who became the world heavyweight champion in 1930, and held the title until 1932. Thus max schmeling, who had suffered a terrible beating at the hands of baer three years before, was regarded as just another stepping stone for louis, whose strength and power had captured the publics imagination and whose ascension to the heavyweight throne was a question of when, not if. Feb 04, 2005 max schmeling, germanys 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.
Career record of 56 wins 39 kos, 10 losses, and 4 draws. Germany and italy also allied with japan in an anticommunist pact in 1937, as. Anny ondra born anna sophie ondrakova, 15 may 1903 28 february 1987 was a czech film actress. His professional career stretched from 1924 to 1948, during which time he compiled a career record of fiftysix wins, ten losses, and four ties. Max schmeling lived and fought with dignity, writes bob mee it was the fate of max schmeling to illustrate to the world that no matter how hard an athlete tries, it is sometimes impossible to. As he climbed in the ranks, he eventually got his shot at the brown bomber, the most feared boxer of his era or perhaps any time, joe louis. O filme e baseado em fatos reais sobre um periodo da vida do boxeador alemao max schmeling. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. As a person born on this date, max schmeling is listed in our database as the 39th most popular celebrity for the day september 28 and the 21st most popular for the year 1905. Max schmeling, boxing champion and reluctant nazi symbol, died on february 2nd, aged 99 memory is unkind to many, but to max schmeling more than most. Maximillian adolph otto siegfried schmeling september 28, 1905 february 2, 2005 was a german boxer whose two fights with joe louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations.
Schmeling was seriously wounded in ww2 when he took part in the attack against crete in 1941 as a parachutist and spent the rest of the. Maximillian 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. In his biography its said, tha he was wounded in his very first action during the assault on crete on the 20th may 1941 and was at a hospital in athens for months. Usa 28 august 2012 dvd premiere also known as aka original title max schmeling. Jun 19, 2019 thus max schmeling, who had suffered a terrible beating at the hands of baer three years before, was regarded as just another stepping stone for louis, whose strength and power had captured the publics imagination and whose ascension to the heavyweight throne was a question of when, not if. Maximillian adolph otto siegfried max schmeling was a german boxer who was heavyweight. In a season 9 or 10 episode of law and order, schmeling s name is mentioned when the detectives are looking for a certain gun. Max schmelings two fights with joe louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing and became.
Joe louis finished max schmeling very quickly in the rematch in 1938. Max schmeling, germanys 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. Oct 15, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Max schmeling 1 1905 german boxer widely vilified as a willing propaganda tool of adolf hitler 2s third reich 3, max schmeling 4 was nevertheless one of europe 5s greatest boxers of all time.
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. With henry maske, heino ferch, susanne wuest, vladimir weigl. His two fights with joe louis in the late 1930s transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their national associations. Aryan boxing champ hid two jews for four days after. Max schmeling halle is a multipurpose arena, in berlin, germany, named after the famous german boxer max schmeling. Schmeling received favorable treatment from the regime and was featured heavily in nazi propaganda following his defeat of louis. The film tells the story of german boxing icon max schmeling. Max schmeling celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous.
Joe louis, a 22yearold son of alabama sharecroppers, had won his first 23 career fights when he stepped into the ring against 30yearold german max schmeling on june 19, 1936. Widely vilified as a willing propaganda tool of adolf hitlers third reich, max schmeling was. Max schmeling, german boxer, is dead at 99 the new york. Max adolph otto siegfried schmeling war ein deutscher. Max schmeling is a 2010 german biographical film directed by uwe boll. In 1933, she married german boxing champion max schmeling. Apart from mercedesbenz arena and the velodrom, its one of berlins biggest indoor sports arenas and holds from 8,861 people, up to 12,000 people.
Max schmeling is the only living heavyweight champion who has had lengthy conversations with franklin delanore roosevelt, adolf hitler, pope pius xii and marlene dietrich. Max schmeling 1905 2005 german heavyweight boxing champion in 1938. Despite his supposed associations with nazism, used for propaganda to smear him as a nazi villain, it became known long after the second world. The fading memories of a wellknown german from the nazi era, world heavyweight champion from 1930 to 1932, max schmeling, usually have it that he was a willing model for adolf hitler and the third reich, the selfproclaimed aryan superman. Max schmeling was a famous german boxer, who was born on september 28, 1905. Berlin german heavyweight boxer max schmeling, whose bouts against american joe louis set off a propaganda war between the nazi regime and the united states on the eve of world war ii, has died at age 99. He faced louis a second time in 1938, this time fighting for the world heavyweight title. Max schmeling 19052005 american experience official. A huge crowd in yankee stadium expected to see the veteran humbly fall to the undefeated contender who was viewed as unstoppable, but instead schmeling shocked the sporting world when. Former heavyweight champion max schmeling sheltered two young jewish brothers in his apartment while a nazi mob raged outside, one of the brothers recently told guests at a party honoring the. Schmeling, hearing about louis death, flew to the us, paid for louis funeral, and made a substantial donation to louis widow. Feb 04, 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 world. Schmeling took the first match by a knockout in round 12 but in the second match, louis won with a knockout in the first round. Louis tended to drop his left hand after a left jab, a weakness that schmeling exploited in a shocking 12round.
Premium 10 of the most well known german heavyweights. World heavyweight champion from 1930 to 1932, schmelings riveting autobiography is finally available in an english translation after years as a bestseller in germany. Maxschmelinghalle is a multipurpose arena, in berlin, germany, named after the famous german boxer max schmeling. Joe louis, max schmeling, jess willard, gene tunney, tommy farr, jack dempsey, inc. Max schmeling was born of humble origins, but picked up a love of boxing as well as a discipline that saw him in good stead and allowed him to earn worldrenown as a pugilist. After the war he became the head of the coca cola company in germany. Max schmeling 19052005 was a german boxer who, in 1936, fought and defeated africanamerican boxer joe louis, an upandcoming talent. Jun 22, 2011 max schmeling max schmeling, who in 1930 became the first european to win the heavyweight title, was an unwilling icon of the nazi party. His career record was 56104, with 40 wins coming by way of knockout. Louisschmeling ii by robert portis on june 22, 2019 former world champion max schmeling was a solid 10to1 underdog when he faced rising contender and awesome knockout artist joe louis in a major heavyweight showdown in june of 1936. World heavyweight champion from 1930 to 1932, schmeling s riveting autobiography is finally available in an english translation after years as a bestseller in germany. Schmeling lived in stettin, germany now known as szczecin, poland. Maximillian adolph otto siegfried max schmeling german. This is a hasslefree site no popups, no sound, no user ids, no spyware, and no huge graphics.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Maximillian adolph otto siegfried max schmeling september 28, 1905 february 2, 2005 was a germanborn professional boxer and heavyweight champion of the world 19301932 who battled joe louis in two of the most famous fights in boxing history. Schmeling 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. Max schmeling celebrity biography, zodiac sign and.
It was released abroad under the title max schmeling. Max schmeling refers to two separate fights between the two which are among boxings most talked about bouts. Max schmeling s fights against joe louis are listed in the best 10 ten fights of all times. Max schmeling, german boxer, is dead at 99 the new york times.
Louis 19141981 and max schmeling 19052005 on june 22, 1938 that he. Maximillian adolph otto siegfried schmeling noted for. Schmeling was the clear underdog, but he had detected a flaw in louis form while studying film. In 1933, schmeling lost to max baer by a 10th round tko at yankee stadium, and interest in his ability began to falter in the united states. Max schmeling filme wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Max schmeling maximillian adolph otto siegfried schmeling september 28, 1905 february 2, 2005 was a german boxer whose two fights with joe louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their national associations. Boxing was virtually unknown in germany at the time, but schmeling s father had seen the. Schmeling took several steps to distance himself from nazi ideals. Schmeling may indeed have lunched with hitler and had lengthy conversations with goebbels, master propagandist of the. Max schmeling was born on september 28, 1905, in rural northeastern germany, the son of a ships navigator.
She began her career in 1920 and appeared in czech, german, austrian, french and english films. The incredible true story of twotime world heavyweight boxing champion max schmeling, who rose to fame in the ring before reluctantly serving in the german air force during world war ii. Max schmeling, byname of maximilian schmeling, born september 28, 1905, klein luckow, brandenburg, germanydied february 2, 2005, hollenstedt, 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. Louis, he was a human punching bag and the beating he absorbed was as onesided as italy versus abyssinia. Portrait of german boxer max schmeling with his wife anny ondra. Schmeling was seriously wounded in ww2 when he took part in the attack against crete in 1941 as a parachutist and spent the rest of the war in a hospital. As he climbed in the ranks, he eventually got his shot at the brown bomber, the most feared. His two fights with joe louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. His german heritage further soured fans following the rise of adolf hitler and the nazi party. Tom schwarz is a german heavyweight unfamiliar to most boxing fans. Between the ropes won lost draw bouts ko w wf d kod l lf 56 10 4 70 39 14 3 4 5 5 0. Former world champion max schmeling was a solid 10to1 underdog when he faced rising contender and awesome knockout artist joe louis in a major heavyweight showdown in june of 1936. Berlin ap german heavyweight boxer max schmeling, whose bouts against american joe louis set off a propaganda war between the nazi regime and the united states on the eve of world war ii, has.