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.
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| Full name at birth | Maxmillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling
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| Claim to fame | World Heavyweight Champion from 1930 to 1932, Schmeling is perhaps best remembered for his two heavyweight bouts with Alabama-born Joe Louis
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1905
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| Place of birth | Klein Luckow, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire
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| Date of death | 2 February 2005
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| Age | 99 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Wenzendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| Weight | 194 lbs (88 kg)
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- 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.
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12 Jun 1930Age: 24
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19 Jun 1936Age: 30
Max Schmeling is known for his role in the TV series documentary Abandoned Engineering (2016) as Self - German Boxer.
He is also known for his role in the documentary On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of (2010) as Self (uncredited).
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