Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling
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Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling was a professional boxing match contested on June 19, 1936.
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A moment of the fight
Louis is counted out
James J. Braddock
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James Walter Braddock was an American boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937.
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling
…a very controversial decision in 1932. As a result, Schmeling was well known to American boxing fans and was still considered the No. 2 contender for James Braddock's heavyweight title in 1936. Nevertheless, many boxing fans considered Schmeling, 30 years old by the time of his first match with Louis, to be on the…
Braddock in 1935
Braddock (left) and Joe Gould (center), training as officers at the Atlantic Coast Transportation Corps Officers Training School in Fort Slocum, New York
James J. Braddock North Hudson Park in North Bergen, New Jersey