Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling ... champion. Schmeling had been at the top, winning and losing the title controversially. In 1930, Jack Sharkey had hit ...

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 and Max Schmeling were respected athletes in their own nations and celebrities around the world. And they shared a few famous acquaintances. Take a look at Louis and Schmeling's ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their ... the greatest man in the world. Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champ, wasn't popular ...