Max Schmeling
No Result Record Opponent Type Round , time Date Location
71 Loss 57-10-4 Richard Vogt PTS 10 31 Oct 1948 VFB Platz , Kiel , Germany
70 Win 57-9-4 Hans Joachim Draegestein TKO 9 ( 10 ) 2 Oct 1948 VFB Platz , Kiel , Germany
69 Loss 56-9-4 Walter Neusel PTS 10 23 May 1948 Platz in Hamburg-Altona , Hamburg , Germany
68 Win 56-8-4 Hans Joachim Draegestein PTS 10 7 Dec 1947 Omnibushalle , Hamburg , Germany
67 Win 55-8-4 Werner Vollmer KO 7 ( 10 ) 28 Sep 1947 Waldstadion , Frankfurt , Germany
66 Win 54-8-4 Adolf Heuser KO 1 ( 15 ) 2 Jul 1939 Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn , Stuttgart , Nazi Germany
65 Loss 53-8-4 Joe Louis KO 1 ( 15 ) , 2:04 22 Jun 1938 Yankee Stadium , Bronx , U.S
64 Win 53-7-4 Steve Dudas KO 5 ( 15 ) 16 Apr 1938 Hanseatenhalle , Hamburg , Nazi Germany
63 Win 52-7-4 Ben Foord PTS 12 30 Jan 1938 Hanseatenhalle , Hamburg , Nazi Germany
62 Win 51-7-4 Henry Thomas TKO 8 ( 15 ) 13 Dec 1937 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York , U.S
61 Win 50-7-4 Joe Louis KO 12 ( 15 ) , 2:29 19 Jun 1936 Yankee Stadium , Bronx , U.S
60 Win 49-7-4 Paulino Uzcudun PTS 12 7 Jul 1935 Poststadion , Berlin , Nazi Germany
59 Win 48-7-4 Steve Hamas KO 9 ( 12 ) 10 Mar 1935 Hanseatenhalle , Hamburg , Nazi Germany
58 Win 47-7-4 Walter Neusel TKO 9 ( 12 ) 26 Aug 1934 Sandbahn Lokstedt , Hamburg , Nazi Germany
57 Draw 46-7-4 Paulino Uzcudun MD 12 13 May 1934 Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc , Barcelona , Spain
56 Loss 46-7-3 Steve Hamas UD 12 13 Feb 1934 Philadelphia Convention Hall , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S
55 Loss 46-6-3 Max Baer TKO 10 ( 15 ) , 1:51 8 Jun 1933 Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York , U.S
54 Win 46-5-3 Mickey Walker TKO 8 ( 15 ) 26 Sep 1932 Madison Square Garden Bowl , Queens , New York , U.S
53 Loss 45-5-3 Jack Sharkey SD 15 21 Jun 1932 Madison Square Garden Bowl , Queens , New York , U.S
52 Win 45-4-3 Young Stribling TKO 15 ( 15 ) , 2:46 3 Jul 1931 Municipal Stadium , Cleveland , Ohio , U.S
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary 71 fights 57 wins 10 losses By knockout 41 5 By decision 13 5 By disqualification 3 0 Draws 4 No contests 0
Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (German: [ˈʃmeːlɪŋ]; 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 holds the distinction of being the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling went to the United States in 1928 and, after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko, became a sensation. He became the first to win the heavyweight championship (at that time vacant) by disqualification in 1930, after opponent Jack Sharkey knocked him down with a low blow in the fourth round. Schmeling retained his crown successfully in 1931 by a technical knockout victory over Young Stribling. A rematch 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 over control in Germany, and Schmeling came to be viewed as a Nazi puppet. [citation needed] The same year, he married Czech film actress Anny Ondra. In 1936, Schmeling knocked out American rising star Joe Louis, placing him as the number one contender for Jim Braddock's title, but Louis got the fight and knocked Braddock out to win the championship in 1937.