When Joe Louis Boxed Nazi Favorite Max Schmeling HISTORY


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Eighty-four years ago and arguably the most important triumph in heavyweight history. On June 22, 1938, Joe Louis successfully defended his championship for the fourth time by scoring a crushing first-round knockout over former titleholder Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium in New York. The official time was 2:04. With World War II brewing, Louis was […]


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Clem McCarthy (1882-1962) broadcast a heavyweight championship boxing match between Joe Louis (1914-1981) and Max Schmeling (1905-2005) on June 22, 1938 that he termed "the greatest fight of our generation.". Historians have largely agreed with him due to the symbolism and political ramifications of the encounter.


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Max Schmeling, 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.. Joe Louis (left) and Max Schmeling at a photo session prior to their heavyweight world.


1936 Max Schmeling KOs Joe Louis, setting off propaganda war on eve of WWII

Adolf Hitler pictured with German boxer Max Schmeling and his wife Anny Ondra at the Reich Chancellory in Berlin after Schmeling's victory against Joe Louis in New York, 1936. While Schmeling did.


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Louis's one defeat before attaining the title came at the hands of the German fighter and ex-champion Max Schmeling, who knocked Louis out in twelve rounds at Yankee Stadium in 1936. Two years later, Louis faced Schmeling in a rematch, this time not only with the championship belt on the line but bragging rights among nations lurching toward war.


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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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Vancouver Province sports front on June 19, 1936, when Joe Louis was the heavy favourite. Front page photo of Joe Louis after he knocked out Max Schmeling in one round in the rematch on June 22, 1938.


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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 Congress.


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Max Schmeling And Joe Louis Pose Photograph by Everett

On this Day in 1938, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling Went to War. After the first fight, Schmeling was generally well-received by Americans but on the eve of the rematch a lot had changed around the.


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Joe Louis 198 lbs lost to Max Schmeling 192 lbs by KO at 2:29 in round 12 of 15Date: 1936-06-19Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, USA.Schmeling spent.


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Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling. 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.


Max Schmeling Fights Joe Louis Photograph by Everett Pixels

When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation celebrated -- and one of the biggest parties was in Harlem. In the famous New York neighborhood, a center of African American.


When Joe Louis Boxed Nazi Favorite Max Schmeling HISTORY

On January 10, 1942, Louis enlisted in the U.S. Army. "Joe has a date for a return engagement with Max Schmeling," trumpeted the Chicago Tribune. Louis was soon busy raising morale across the United States, appearing in exhibition bouts and even risking his world title to raise funds for the war effort.


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Max Schmeling vs Joe Louis (1st meeting). Jun. 19, 1936. Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States.Макс Шмелинг против Джо Луиса (первая встреча), 19 ию.


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He was 7 on June 22, 1938, the night Louis, the boxer who might otherwise have been a violinist, fought a rematch against Max Schmeling for the heavyweight title and much more.