He treasured his friendship with Louis and quietly gave the down-and-out American ... to exhort the black boxer to beat Mr. Schmeling. Louis, then the champion, sent the German challenger to ...

Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their ... arrange a title fight with James J. Braddock, the American who wore the heavyweight crown.

BERLIN - Max Schmeling, the great German boxing champion best remembered for two dramatic bouts with the American heavyweight Joe Louis, has died. He was 99. Mr. Schmeling died Wednesday at his ...

He canceled a meeting with journalists because of a cold, but a spokesman said the German boxer was in good health ... handing the American his first professional defeat. Two years later, Louis ...

German boxer Rico Mueller on Wednesday ... He says Mueller has a similar style to the hardworking American. “Rico is very aggressive with a high level of activity,” Trabant said.