Who is the most famous german boxer of all time, was he in Hitlers time?
The German Boxer Max Schmeling 1948 Buch Max Schmeling was a German boxer and a good human being. He is most famous for his two encounters with the American boxer Joe Louis. Less well known are his philanthropic efforts and his refusal to join the Nazi party. Max Schmeling was born in the small northern German town of Klein-Luckow in the state of Brandenburg on September 28, 1905. His father, also named Max Schmeling, was a helmsman who moved to Hamburg with his wife Amanda (nee Fuchs) and son Max soon after his son’s birth. Around 1921 Max became interested in boxing after seeing a boxing film. Over the next few years he trained as a boxer in Germany’s Rhineland (Rheinland). In 1924 he won both his first amateur and professional light-heavyweight boxing titles. He moved to Berlin in 1926. Two years later he had become heavier and fought for titles in the heavyweight division. On 4 April 1928 he became the German heavyweight champion. Taking time out from his rapidly advancing pugilist
Max Schmeling (1905-2005) Max Schmeling was a German boxer and a good human being. He is most famous for his two encounters with the American boxer Joe Louis. Less well known are his philanthropic efforts and his refusal to join the Nazi party. Max Schmeling was born in the small northern German town of Klein-Luckow in the state of Brandenburg on September 28, 1905. His father, also named Max Schmeling, was a helmsman who moved to Hamburg with his wife Amanda (nee Fuchs) and son Max soon after his son’s birth. Around 1921 Max became interested in boxing after seeing a boxing film. Over the next few years he trained as a boxer in Germany’s Rhineland (Rheinland). In 1924 he won both his first amateur and professional light-heavyweight boxing titles. He moved to Berlin in 1926. Two years later he had become heavier and fought for titles in the heavyweight division. On 4 April 1928 he became the German heavyweight champion. Taking time out from his rapidly advancing pugilistic career, Max
