Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their first bout on June 19, 1936. Each man was fighting for a shot at the world heavyweight boxing championship.

September 28: Max Schmeling is born in Klein-Luckow, in Germany's Brandenburg province. Christmas Day: African American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out Canadian Tommy Burns in 14 rounds ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...

Max Schmeling is an artist. The artist's work has been offered at auction multiple times. In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Max Schmeling is featured in When Art and Sports Collide: 7 Must-See ...

Jan 16 - Jack (Kid) Berg defeats Tony Canzoneri, 10 rounds, New York. June 12 - Max Schmeling wins on fouls over Jack Sharkey, four rounds, New York, to win vacant heavyweight championship.

The term Bronx Bombers was officially coined back in 1936. A boxing match between Max Schmeling and Joe Louis was set to take ...

The June 1938 boxing match between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling became known as one of the biggest sporting moments of the 20th Century. But as WWII loomed, their fight became much larger than a ...

Louis, on the other hand, converted all into his corner. When "The Brown Bomber" avenged his loss to Germany's Max Schmeling - viewed as a Nazi symbol - the entire country celebrated, not just ...