Max Schmeling

Max Schmeling

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 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, and Schmeling, although he never joined the NSDAP, came to be viewed as a Nazi puppet. The same year, he married Czech film actress Anny Ondra. 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. During World War II, Schmeling served with the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) as an elite paratrooper (Fallschirmjäger). After the war, Schmeling mounted a comeback, but retired permanently in 1948. After retiring from boxing, Schmeling worked for The Coca-Cola Company. Schmeling became friends with Louis, and their friendship lasted until the latter's death in 1981. Schmeling died in 2005 aged 99, a sporting hero in his native Germany. Long after the Second World War, it was revealed that Schmeling had risked his life to save the lives of two Jewish children in 1938. At the age of 99, Schmeling was the longest living heavyweight boxing champion in history. In 2003, Schmeling was ranked 55 on The Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anny Ondra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 1.562
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1905-09-28
  • Place of Birth : Klein Luckow, Germany
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Max Schmeling Movies

  • 1942
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    The Big Game

    The Big Game

    5 1942 HD

    A player on a soccer team, where everyone matches together just perfectly, has fallen out of a championship tournament due to illness; which leads to...

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  • 1942
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    Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    6.4 1942 HD

    Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was...

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  • 1970
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    a.k.a. Cassius Clay

    a.k.a. Cassius Clay

    7.5 1970 HD

    The study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity. a.k.a. Cassius Clay presents a fascinating look at the incredible life and achievements of...

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  • 1957
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    The Zurich Engagement

    The Zurich Engagement

    6.1 1957 HD

    Juliane Thomas is an ambitious but unemployed young writer. After breaking up with her lover she works at a dentist friend to make ends meet. One day...

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  • 1997
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    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    10 1997 HD

    The story of black and mixed race people in Nazi Germany who were sterilised, experimented upon, tortured and exterminated in the Nazi concentration...

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  • 1935
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    Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann

    Knockout – Ein junges Mädchen, ein junger Mann

    6.3 1935 HD

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  • 1953
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    Keine Angst vor großen Tieren

    Keine Angst vor großen Tieren

    1 1953 HD

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    Les Champions d'Hitler

    Les Champions d'Hitler

    1 2016 HD

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  • 1930
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    Love in the Ring

    Love in the Ring

    5.7 1930 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Stars Shine

    The Stars Shine

    6.25 1938 HD

    German all-star musical from 1938 that was a big commercial success.

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  • 1950
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    The Century Is Fifty

    The Century Is Fifty

    1 1950 HD

    As the title of this French documentary indicates, Ce Siecle a 50 Ans examines the 20th Century at its halfway point. Utilizing the archives of...

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  • 1975
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.7 1975 HD

    Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

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  • 1936
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    Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling

    Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling

    1 1936 HD

    The theatrical release of the heavyweight boxing contest between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling.

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  • 1959
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    Stars in der Manege

    Stars in der Manege

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 2000
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    Terra X History

    Terra X History

    6.75 2000 HD

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  • 1979
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    Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

    Peter Alexander: Wir gratulieren

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1971
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    V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Dalli Dalli

    Dalli Dalli

    8 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

    Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1966
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    Goldene Kamera Verleihung

    Goldene Kamera Verleihung

    3.5 1966 HD

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  • 1948
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    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 1948
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    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 1957
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    Zeichen der Zeit

    Zeichen der Zeit

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1974
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    Der große Preis

    Der große Preis

    6 1974 HD

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  • 1963
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    Der Sport-Spiegel

    Der Sport-Spiegel

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1980
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    Heut' abend

    Heut' abend

    1 1980 HD

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