On June 22, 1938, Joe Louis (35-1, 29 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Max Schmeling (52-7-4, 36 KOs).
Joe Louis is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Harry Thomas, 2 months and 18 days ago. Max Schmeling is on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round KO win over Steve Dudas, 2 months and 6 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Louis at 99-1 winning odds. Max Schmeling really doesn't have much to present against Louis.
Joe Louis made quick work of Max Schmeling in the rematch, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Louis improves his record to 36-1 (30 KOs), while Schmeling adds a loss to his record at 52-8-4.