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 ...

In contemporary MTV culture, the term “pimp” rarely carries its original connotation of “one who solicits customers for a prostitute or brothel,” and has evolved to denote a type of excellence and ...

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 ...

Trying to find 'Great International Heavyweight Boxing Contest Between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling' at home? Pinpointing where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch the Jack Rieger directed ...

Melissa Block talks with David Margolick, author of the forthcoming Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling and a World on the Brink, about the death of former heavyweight boxing champion Max ...

Before he became heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Louis’s mother forced him to play the violin. Or so she thought. She handed over a quarter a week for lessons. But he never showed up, choosing ...

The poor babies of Manhattan and environs are richer by $130,000, that being their share of the sums paid by 40,000 fight patrons to see last week’s Milk Fund bout between Heavyweights Max Schmeling ...

Marco Huck (34-1, 25 KOs), the WBO's cruiserweight champion, wants to make German boxing history by becoming the first champion in the country since the legendary Max Schmeling. Huck is going to ...

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