On June 21, 1932, Max Schmeling (44-4-3, 30 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against American challenger, Jack Sharkey (35-9-2, 12 KOs).
Max Schmeling is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a 15th round TKO victory over Young Stribling, 11 months and 18 days ago. Jack Sharkey is on a 1-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Primo Carnera, 8 months and 9 days ago.
The winning odds are at 87.2-12.8 in favor of Jack Sharkey. Max Schmeling may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Jack Sharkey defeated Max Schmeling via split decision in the rematch and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Sharkey improves his record to 36-9-2, while Schmeling adds a loss to his record at 44-5-3.