Two of the first people I spoke with yesterday about Max Schmeling were surprised to learn that he had died this week. They didn't know he was alive in the first place. Come September, he would have ...

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. The two ...

Just off the boat -- A regime's embrace -- A star rises in the Midwest -- New York falls in love -- Champion in waiting -- The condemned man -- Victor and vanquished -- Climbing back -- A German ...

Universum announced yesterday on Aug 24 that Tomasz Adamek´s defense of the WBC 175 title against Thomas Ulrich will go forward on October 15 in Duesseldorf. German super middleweight Danilo Haussler, ...

EVEN two little fellows as active as Al Singer and Buddy Taylor could not divert, attention from the heavyweight situation which, three weeks ago merely a jumble of tedious mediocrities, became in a ...

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BERLIN (Hollywood Reporter) - When it was announced that German boxing champion Henry Maske was going to play historic heavyweight champion Max Schmeling in a biopic, another name came close to ...