Max Schmeling (Black Uhlan of the Rhine) was a German professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 24 years, 2 months, and 29 days, Schmeling amassed a record of 56-10-4, which includes 39 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1992.
Max Schmeling was born in Klein Luckow, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, German Empire on September 28, 1905. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on August 2, 1924 against Hans Czapp. Schmeling defeated Czapp via 6th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Schmeling became a world champion at the age of 24 after 49 professional fights. He challenged Jack Sharkey for the The Ring heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 4th round disqualification, winning his first world title.
Schmeling's last fight was a points decision loss to Richard Vogt at age 43, on October 31, 1948.
Some of Max Schmeling's best fights were against Jack Sharkey (HOFer), Joe Louis (HOFer), and Young Stribling (HOFer). For a complete list of Schmeling's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Max Schmeling".
Schmeling has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Max Schmeling Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Oct 31, 1948 | 43 | Richard Vogt | loss | PTS 10 |
69 | Oct 02, 1948 | 43 | Hans Joachim Draegestein | win | TKO 9 |
68 | May 23, 1948 | 42 | Walter Neusel | loss | PTS 10 |
67 | Dec 07, 1947 | 42 | Hans Joachim Draegestein | win | PTS 10 |
66 | Sep 28, 1947 | 42 | Werner Vollmer | win | KO 7 |
65 | Jul 02, 1939 | 33 | Adolf Heuser | win | KO 1 |
64 | Jun 22, 1938 | 32 | Joe Louis 24 35-1 | loss | TKO 1 |
63 | Apr 16, 1938 | 32 | Steve Dudas | win | KO 5 |
62 | Jan 30, 1938 | 32 | Ben Foord | win | PTS 12 |
61 | Dec 13, 1937 | 32 | Henry Thomas | win | TKO 8 |
60 | Jun 19, 1936 | 30 | Joe Louis 22 24-0 | win | KO 12 |
59 | Jul 07, 1935 | 29 | Paulino Uzcudun | win | PTS 12 |
58 | Mar 10, 1935 | 29 | Steve Hamas | win | KO 9 |
57 | Aug 26, 1934 | 28 | Walter Neusel | win | TKO 9 |
56 | May 13, 1934 | 28 | Paulino Uzcudun | draw | MD 12 |
55 | Feb 13, 1934 | 28 | Steve Hamas | loss | UD 12 |
54 | Jun 08, 1933 | 27 | Max Baer 24 38-7 | loss | TKO 10 |
53 | Sep 26, 1932 | 26 | Mickey Walker | win | TKO 8 |
52 | Jun 21, 1932 | 26 | Jack Sharkey 29 35-9-2 | loss | SD 15 |
51 | Jul 03, 1931 | 25 | Young Stribling 26 238-13-17 | win | TKO 15 |
50 | Jun 12, 1930 | 24 | Jack Sharkey 27 34-8-1 | win | DQ 4 |
49 | Jun 27, 1929 | 23 | Paulino Uzcudun | win | PTS 15 |
48 | Feb 01, 1929 | 23 | Johnny Risko | win | TKO 9 |
47 | Jan 21, 1929 | 23 | Pietro Corri | win | KO 1 |
46 | Jan 04, 1929 | 23 | Joe Sekyra | win | PTS 10 |
45 | Nov 23, 1928 | 23 | Joe Monte | win | KO 8 |
44 | Apr 04, 1928 | 22 | Franz Diener | win | PTS 15 |
43 | Mar 11, 1928 | 22 | Ted Moore | win | PTS 10 |
42 | Feb 25, 1928 | 22 | Gipsy Daniels | loss | KO 1 |
41 | Jan 06, 1928 | 22 | Michele Bonaglia | win | KO 1 |
40 | Dec 02, 1927 | 22 | Gipsy Daniels | win | PTS 10 |
39 | Nov 06, 1927 | 22 | Hein Domgoergen | win | KO 7 |
38 | Oct 02, 1927 | 22 | Louis Clement | win | TKO 6 |
37 | Sep 02, 1927 | 21 | Robert Larsen | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Aug 07, 1927 | 21 | Willem Westbroek | win | KO 3 |
35 | Aug 01, 1927 | 21 | Jack Taylor | win | PTS 10 |
34 | Jun 19, 1927 | 21 | Fernand Delarge | win | KO 14 |
33 | May 17, 1927 | 21 | Raoul Paillaux | win | KO 3 |
32 | May 08, 1927 | 21 | Robert Larsen | win | PTS 10 |
31 | Apr 26, 1927 | 21 | Stanley Glen | win | KO 1 |
30 | Apr 08, 1927 | 21 | Francois Charles | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Mar 12, 1927 | 21 | Leon Sebilo | win | KO 2 |
28 | Feb 04, 1927 | 21 | Joe Mehling | win | TKO 3 |
27 | Jan 23, 1927 | 21 | Louis Wilms | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Jan 07, 1927 | 21 | Jack Stanley | win | KO 8 |
25 | Oct 01, 1926 | 21 | Herman van't Hof | win | DQ 8 |
24 | Aug 24, 1926 | 20 | Max Diekmann | win | KO 1 |
23 | Jul 13, 1926 | 20 | August Vongehr | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Mar 19, 1926 | 20 | Willy Louis | win | KO 1 |
21 | Feb 12, 1926 | 20 | Max Diekmann | draw | PTS 8 |
20 | Nov 08, 1925 | 20 | René Compère | win | PTS 8 |
19 | Aug 28, 1925 | 19 | Larry Gains | loss | TKO 2 |
18 | May 09, 1925 | 19 | Leon Randol | draw | PTS 10 |
17 | May 09, 1925 | 19 | Jack Taylor | loss | PTS 10 |
16 | Apr 28, 1925 | 19 | Fred Hammer | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Apr 03, 1925 | 19 | Jimmy Lyggett Sr | draw | PTS 8 |
14 | Mar 15, 1925 | 19 | Alfred Baker | win | KO 8 |
13 | Mar 01, 1925 | 19 | Leon Randol | win | KO 4 |
12 | Jan 20, 1925 | 19 | Joe Mehling | win | PTS 6 |
11 | Jan 18, 1925 | 19 | Johnny Cludts | win | KO 2 |
10 | Dec 26, 1924 | 19 | Jimmy Lyggett Sr | win | DQ 4 |
9 | Dec 17, 1924 | 19 | Richard Hartig | win | KO 1 |
8 | Dec 07, 1924 | 19 | Battling Mathar | win | KO 3 |
7 | Dec 04, 1924 | 19 | Hans Breuer | win | KO 2 |
6 | Oct 31, 1924 | 19 | Fred Hammer | win | KO 3 |
5 | Oct 10, 1924 | 19 | Max Diekmann | loss | RTD 4 |
4 | Oct 04, 1924 | 19 | Rocky Knight | win | PTS 8 |
3 | Sep 20, 1924 | 18 | Willy Louis | win | KO 1 |
2 | Sep 19, 1924 | 18 | Henri van der Vyver | win | KO 3 |
1 | Aug 02, 1924 | 18 | Hans Czapp | win | KO 6 |