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Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Max Schmeling (September 28 1905 – February 2 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.Starting his professional career in 1924 Schmeling came to the United States in 1928 and after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko became a sensation.

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height (cm)
1.85
birth date
1905-09-28
birth place
German Empire, Province of Pomerania (1815–1945), Klein Luckow, Province
death date
2005-02-02
death place
Germany, Wenzendorf
nationality
Germany

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