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Max Schmeling

German boxer (1905-2005)

  • Fame61.6
  • Momentum11.6
  • Wikipedia51.3K
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Lived 1905–2005, aged 100Germany
GermanyGermanyAthletesAthlete
  • Wikipedia
    41 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1905–2005
    Aged 100
  • Awards
    6
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-09-06

Maximilian "Max" Adolph Otto Siegfried 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.

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  • SC Colonia 06
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  • International Boxing Hall of Fame
  • Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
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Fame
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61.6
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum11.6
Historical25.4
Now attention13.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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