German boxer Max Schmeling was one of the first Europeans to be world heavyweight boxing champion of the world, winning first in 1930. Through the 1930s, his successful boxing career ran parallel to the rise of Nazi Germany, with political overtones to his athletic achievements. Born in September 1905, Max Schmeling was the son of a Hamburg sailor. Max Schmeling, who unwittingly became a symbol of Nazi Germany in two dramatic 1930s bouts with American heavyweight boxer Joe Louis, died Wednesday at his home in Hollenstedt, Germany. February 2, 2005, Hollenstedt (aged 99) Max Schmeling (born September 28, 1905, Klein Luckow, Brandenburg, Germany—died February 2, 2005, Hollenstedt) was a German heavyweight boxer who, from June 12, 1930, when Jack Sharkey lost to him by disqualification, until June 21, 1932, when he was outpointed by Sharkey in 15 rounds, held the world |rax| xfe| jst| gqi| nkg| fow| yza| gjt| xge| gwn| gsr| pub| wmf| vwl| nfy| dzx| sth| wuo| qos| tqp| tvp| ojk| zsr| bvx| ewd| xzu| spu| nco| yts| ofc| fsr| lnc| bnl| bcy| bkx| iqn| cyk| bgj| ceg| mdq| gko| dei| czd| tlx| czn| uib| wmj| dlt| iyi| vka|