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Something wrong?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.
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Max Schmeling on the cover of TIME Magazine. June 24, 1929
Max Schmeling with his mother Amanda Schmeling (née Fuchs) in 1931
Wedding of Schmeling and Czech actress Anny Ondra in 1933. The couple remained married until Ondra's death in 1987.
Louis vs. Schmeling, 1936
Joe Louis and Max Schmeling in 1971
Henry Maske and Wladimir Klitschko, after the unveiling of the Max Schmeling monument in Hollenstedt on 21 May 2010Teams 1
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Spouse: Anny OndraAbout this person
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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Roy Jones Jr.Both received WBA World Heavyweight Champion
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Sonny ListonBoth received The Ring World Heavyweight Champion
Larry HolmesBoth received The Ring World Heavyweight Champion
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