Max Schmeling - German Legend

Highlights of the skilled and underrated former Heavyweight world champion. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/haNZAgod Max Schmeling - 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 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. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hanzagod_1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanzagod_1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haNZAgod1 Twitter/X: https://x.com/haNZAgod Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user41971768 Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/hanzagod1 Questions / Requests: hanzagod@gmail.com PayPal donations: paypal.me/hanzagod Highlights Knockouts Tribute ------------------------------------------------ haNZAgod