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Max Schmeling
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German boxer (1905-2005)
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Max Schmeling (1905–2005) was a German boxer, actor, and entrepreneur. Born Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling in Klein Luckow, he competed in the heavyweight division from 1924 to 1948. He held citizenship in Nazi Germany, Germany, the United States, and West Germany. His professional career included acting roles, and he was married to Anny Ondra.
Schmeling received several honors, including induction into Germany's Sports Hall of Fame and the International Boxing Hall of Fame, as well as The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year. He authored works such as *Ich boxte mich durchs Leben* and *Mein leben--meine kämpfe*. He died in Wenzendorf.
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Klein Luckow, Germany
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…
Known for
- Les Champions d'Hitler — Self2016
- Terra X History — Self (archiveFootage)2000
- Hitler's Forgotten Victims — Self (achive footage)1997
- Heut' abend — Self1980
- Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren — Self1979
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
- Der große Preis — Self1974
- V.I.P. Schaukel — Self1971
- Dalli Dalli — Self - Box-Experte1971
- a.k.a. Cassius Clay — Self (archive footage)1970
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1905
- Active to
- 2005
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- 182
- Total plays
- 456
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Maximilian 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. Despite his supposed associations with nazism, used for propaganda to smear him as a Nazi villain, it became known long after the Second World War that Schmeling had risked his own life to save the lives of two Jewish[1]children in 1938. <a href="https://www.la
Key facts
- Nicknames
- Black Uhlan of the Rhine Der schwarze Ulan vom Rhein
- Born
- Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling , ( 1905-09-28 ) 28 September 1905, Klein Luckow , Province of Brandenburg , Prussia , German Empire
- Died
- 2 February 2005 (2005-02-02) (aged 99), Wenzendorf , Lower Saxony , Germany
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- Light-heavyweight Heavyweight
- Allegiance
- Nazi Germany
- Branch
- Luftwaffe
- Service years
- 1939–1941
- Conflicts
- World War II Mediterranean theatre Battle of Crete ( Wounded in action</span>"}]]}'>WIA )
- Reach
- 1.93 m (76 in)
- Stance
- Orthodox
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Fighting
- Position
- Boxer
- Nationality
- West Germany
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Empire
- Place of birth
- Klein Luckow
- Place of death
- Wenzendorf
- Spouse
- Anny Ondra
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- boxing
- Image
- Max Schmeling NYWTS.jpg
- Height
- 185
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- Max Schmeling
- date of birth
- 1905-09-28
- date of death
- 2005-02-02
- name in native language
- Max Schmeling
- birth name
- Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling
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- Max Schmeling
- start of work period
- 1924-08-02
- end of work period
- 1948-10-31
- sports discipline competed in
- heavyweight
- subject has role
- eponym
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 70
- number of wins
- 56
- number of losses
- 10
- number of draws/ties
- 4
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Encyclopedic overview
Maximilian "Max" Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling ( German pronunciation: [maks ˈʃmeːlɪŋ], audio; 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, but Schmeling never joined the Party. The same year, he married Czech film actress Anny Ondra.
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