Max Schmeling
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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 cultu
Schmeling in March 1930
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.
Max Baer (boxer)
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Maximilian Adelbert Baer Sr. was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. He was known in his time as the Livermore Larupper and Madcap M
Max Schmeling
…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…
Baer c. 1935
Baer and Jean Howard in The Prizefighter and the Lady
Baer refereeing a match between George Godfrey (left) and Hank Hankinson, 1937
Carnera, Loy and Baer in The Prizefighter and the Lady