Max Schmeling vs Joe Louis, I (All Rounds)

Max Schmeling vs Joe Louis (1st meeting). Jun. 19, 1936. Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States.
Макс Шмелинг против Джо Луиса (первая встреча), 19 июня 1936 г., весь бой, победа Шмелинга в 12-ом раунде (KO)

[@thomasdonohue1833]

Joe Louis was broke when he died. Max Schmeling paid for his friend Joe's funeral and gave him the respect he deserved. Two great fighters in and out of the ring

[@gordonm.7387]

That's true class. True humanity. x

[@dagaming-guru5523]

Gordon M. You are disgusting

[@lefez9015]

Happy huWhite Man Did a black guy steal your wife?

[@leonardomartins7186]

yes...were friends...and improved your technique in boxing with joseph pilates...financig his firts pilates studio on the eighth avenue in NY.....great man

[@pickler_pickler]

"steal" nice

[@usernamemadness]

I adore how Max picked Joe up off the floor and personally took him to his corner. What a great sport he was.

[@dvrmte]

Unlike today's athletes, who the vast majority are POS's. Rocky Marciano was also a good sport, he felt everything but exuberance after defeating Joe Louis, who was his hero.

[@robboroberts7612]

@@dvrmte Mike Tyson used to pick them up too and he used to watch all these old fights

[@desiolle2874]

was a beautiful moment

[@andriaharris5955]

They were life long friends .

[@doctordolittle3652]

Angela, I totally agree with you.In those days they were different fighters, often showing mutual respect both in the ring and out of the ring.It really touched my heart when Max picked Joe off the floor. Those days have unfortunately gone i'm a fraid .You'll never see those type boxers again!

[@domsawyer8953]

Max helps Joe up after his win. What an amazing show of respect and sportsmanship!

[@Person_-ck2ii]

Да, настоящая спортивная солидарность. У них, кстати, всю жизнь оставались хорошие отношения вне ринга

[@brianbodes2194]

It seems like Schmelling was one hell of a nice guy look at the sportsmanship after he KO Lewis, Scmelling celebrates for a second then goes over and helps Lewis up...Not to mention Schmelling helped Lewis out financially in later years and paid for his funeral

[@NBUltra187]

brian bodes I wish more people knew that about Max S

[@diesense4268]

brian bodes hitler always wanted him to be a spokesman for the nazis around the world but schmeling always refused it which was even dangerous for a german celebrety his size back then.

[@m.e.k.8810]

+brian bodes , yes, a great german, we germans are proud of him

[@NBUltra187]

Eric Joseph oh yeah...all those black millionaires they had back then were so about themselves. hope you feel better with that stupid comment

[@BigBadassR]

Black millionaires today certainly are so no reason to think they wouldn't have been back then. Read up on how fucked up black slave owners were....yeah, there were blacks who owned slaves too.

[@engraciofuluyafoy6404]

Those were the days when fighters really go for broke. They fought their hearts out. In memoriam to these greats!

[@geoffm9944]

Two great heavyweight fighters. What wonderful sportsmanship shown by Schmeling.

[@Noah-pc6wq]

Schmeling's counter right on this night was truly something special

[@LMatters1]

Yes it was. It was almost like he couldn't miss! Joe Louis took a pounding in this one.

[@richardv.582]

Noah Joe was throwing a lazy Jab..Max saw this in fight film.And said " me thinks I see something"..

[@seanbriankirby7646]

It's said he landed his right cross 56 times during the bout.

[@jimgonewild909]

@@richardv.582 um no, it was actually jack Johnson that told schmeling how louis had a habit of dropping his left hand. since he was mad at joe for not accepting his help.

[@sterling7178]

@@richardv.582 As soon as Louis's left hand drops there is a right cross coming from Schmeling nearly every time. Joe learns this and doubled up his jab but as soon as he drops it here comes the power shot. It's really all Schmeling has. His jab is limp and his jump left hook is slow. His footwork is terrible. But that right cross is sizzling.

[@jurjyzaidan5540]

This was one of the greatest heavyweight fights! The Brown Bomber was undefeated and at his peak when he came into this fight. Louis was the overwhelming favorite to win (10-to-1). Schmeling was considered past his prime by virtually everyone in the boxing business. However, he had this bout leading toward the title shot again (being a former heavyweight champ). He trained especially hard for this last shot toward regaining the title. What many people aren't aware of was that Schmeling sparred in exhibition bouts twice with Jack Dempsey (1925 and 1933). Dempsey had trained Max Baer before his fight with Louis. Unfortunately for Baer (who didn't train as seriously as Dempsey had wanted him to), Joe Louis knocked him out in 3 rounds. Dempsey had also SPARRED many rounds with Max Schmeling in Schmeling's preparation for this bout with Joe Louis; in Max Schmeling, Dempsey found a much more serious contender. When Jack Dempsey first traded leather with Max Schmeling in an exhibition bout back in 1925, he told Max that he would be a future heavyweight champ someday. In their 2nd exhibition bout in 1933 (Dempsey having retired from professional boxing), Dempsey decked Schmeling to the canvas. To Max's credit, he got back up and fought back, earning Dempsey's respect. In this fight, Schmeling kept nailing Louis with solid rights which Louis apparently didn't even see coming. They took their toll on Louis and resulted in the only other knockout loss of his illustrious boxing career (the other KO loss was to Rocky Marciano at the end of the Brown Bomber's fight career). In the 1938 Louis-Schmeling rematch, although present at the bout, Dempsey had not sparred with Schmeling this time around, nor did he visit him at training camp as the social and political climate had drastically changed between Germany and the United States. Max Schmeling most certainly did not exude the same confidence in their rematch as he got bombed out by Louis in the very first round. In viewing this (their first) fight, Louis won rounds 1-3; Schmeling won rounds 4-6 (knocking Louis down for the first time in his professional boxing career in Round 4); Louis regained dominance in rounds 7-9; Round 10 was close but Louis had the upper hand; Round 11 was a draw; Round 12, Max owned the Brown Bomber (knocking him out). Louis hit Schmeling with a lot of low blows (for which the referee kept cautioning Louis). Louis only apologized for the first low blow but after that, he didn't seem to care. Max stepped a little out of line only once in this bout when he kept punching out Louis after the bell in Round 11. Schmeling had the common decency and professional sportsmanship to run over to pick up a KO'd Joe Louis. Louis certainly did NOT extend Schmeling the same courtesy in their rematch when the tables were turned and Max Schmeling struggled to stand up on his feet with the help of the referee and a few others. Even though Joe Louis always felt that this loss to Max Schmeling was a fluke, anyone who watches this fight film footage can clearly see that Schmeling weathered some very hard shots to his face from Louis in the in-fighting, while strategically counterpunching with some stunning rights to Louis' face throughout this bout. Schmeling's knockout of Louis was most certainly no fluke. It was carefully planned strategy all the way.

[@albanyorganics3030]

Very well said.

[@bjornsundberg1947]

I believe Louis later on in his life said that Schmeling in this fight was very calculating, that his game plan was indeed successful. Louis had great respect for Schmeling's skill.

[@gregpilgrim3750]

Max was …, left, left , left , left..,; right out of the blue ! …. I think he trained hard for what he though may be his last fight …, but the brown bomber was pissed in the 2nd fight … no doubt … but I agree … this was no fluke… just great fight preparation… and maybe Joe took this fight a little lightly… thinking Max was at the end of his career?

[@gregpilgrim3750]

Max was …, left, left , left , left..,; right out of the blue ! …. I think he trained hard for what he though may be his last fight …, but the brown bomber was pissed in the 2nd fight … no doubt … but I agree … this was no fluke… just great fight preparation… and maybe Joe took this fight a little lightly… thinking Max was at the end of his career?

[@michaelblum6537]

That's an excellent assessment. Appreciate the back story, too.

[@cet0708]

It pains me that Max is underrated as much as he is. For his day, he was a surprisingly technical fighter, and a very good counterpuncher (especially for a reformed swarmer!) It's also worth notingthat he was one of the few champs to retire to a long life of comfort.

[@Ditka-89]

He retired to 6 years of combat service and forced military duty before the life of comfort started

[@maxrenn7]

@@Ditka-89 touché

[@kasherimilkong1036]

He spied out Joe 's weakness in training...left arm low and close to the body....head rigid ...no movement....kind of thrust forward....Joe's defence was low...he was up against a technically sound counterpuncher with good head movement and he was all on the offensive..... kept getting exposed.....and bang !!!

[@ohmymygod6666]

This is honestly such a great fight. People seem to forget this fight or avoid mentioning it when talking about Joe Louis. And it's a shame because Max outclassed Louis that night. Truly impressive work by Max. I think this fight should be mentioned just as much as their rematch. It was a significant fight for both men.

[@kenhankin5073]

Max was over the hill in the second fight

[@rg8071]

@@kenhankin5073 Nope, just outsmarted.

[@yummyyum36719]

@@rg8071 Nope... a bit over the hill. Also Joe was very motivated and there was a lot of negativity aimed at Max for something that was not his fault. Max was not a Nazi. He was a good man.

[@andrewblanchette5561]

Another I interesting aspect of Max was a paratrooper involved in the battle of Crete were he was injured.

[@albanyorganics3030]

@@kenhankin5073 Max was over the hill in both fights. He was the first to use film to study an opponent and figured out how to neutralize Joe's strengths. Savvy.

[@tiredlawdog]

These were two men of the old days. Both had respect for each other and later became the best of friends. Both had integrity and ethics, boy to have that back again. RIP you two.

[@drake1896]

Thats crazy dude, the fights were promoted by using racial issues

[@garymorris1856]

It's amazing to watch this fight from 85 years ago, and the footage is very crisp and clear.

[@stuartperry1047]

The footage in this fight is actually clearer than the second fight.

[@michaelh.2041]

Schmeling was a great student of the game, did his homework, and followed through. Huge upset at the time. Having exposed Louis's one glaring flaw, though (dropping the left after every jab), Max was inadvertently doing Louis a huge favor. Louis fixed that flaw, and was pretty much a perfect fighter thereafter. (That second fight-- Oh, man! Louis was a machine! Just crushed Schmeling like he was nothing.) As other posters here have pointed out, it's great to see Schmeling run back to Louis and help him up. Fighters up through, oh, Floyd Patterson or so, were a lot better sports. They totally understood that they were a rare, special fraternity, and--with an exception here and there, of course--they treated each other with respect and even affection.

[@jimgonewild909]

lol it was Jack Johnson that gave schmeling the advice that led to his victory here, it was not of his own.

[@ChuckRosseel]

@@jimgonewild909 It's true that Jack Johnson noticed Joe Louis' tendency to drop his left after a jab thus leaving him open for a counter right but Max Schmeling had discovered this flaw on his own. He attended Louis v. Uzcudun in 1935 where he first noticed Joe's weakness. However what really cemented Max's strategy was his diligent work watching films of Joe Louis fighting. He watched the footage forward and backward for hours until he was confident of Louis' flaw and how to counter it. Schmeling was in the film business (he actually purchased the European film rights to his fight with Joe Louis from promoter Mike Jacobs) so he had access to Louis' fight movies. Max also trained very hard for the fight.

[@_friedie]

@@ChuckRosseel You*re right. I think this story about Jack Johnson helping Max is a myth. I read all of Max' books, he never mentioned Johnson helping or even meeting him.

[@Ditka-89]

@@jimgonewild909 jack was a real patriot to help out the Germans

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Louis never changed the positioning of his left hand, and no one other than Schmeling and Walcott managed to counter his jab with right hands. Max simply had the skill to force Louis to overextend the jab and leave himself vulnerable to counters.

[@cannonbalz]

I can't believe Joe didn't go down when he was on the ropes, the guy had a hell of a chin. Louis learned from this and became a better boxer

[@rickvalens276]

The first* thing Max did after the ref stopped counting was RUN to help Louis up to his feet..................... That, is what true Champions always do ! / Respect !

[@manunanakiki3730]

Was für ein großer Sportler, nach dem ersten Jubelsprung hilft er sofort seinem Gegner. in großer Kampf

[@ReptilianAnusWizzard]

Er hat ihm auch Geld geben als er am Ende seine Lebens arm war, und die Bestattung bezahlt. Ein wirklich ehrenvoller mann

[@MyBenjamin66]

Oh well, I'm just glad to find this great fight on youtube. And it hasn't been chopped to pieces with a lot of inserted ringside commentators that were never even there.

[@IBIGFLY1]

Why would anyone give this a thumbs down😒

[@fayensu]

Because at 10:39, Schmeling knocks Louis down and the referee fails to give Louis a 10 count. Instead he allows Schmeling to resume right away. Had the referee given Louis a 10 count to allow him to recover, the fight might have gone differently. One of the most flagrant violations I have seen in boxing.

[@andrewr62]

@@fayensu You mean a standing 8 count? That is discretionary so was no violation by the referee. Either way fight 1 like fight 2 was one sided blowout. Standing 8 count or no the outcome was a forgone conclusion.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@fayensu You're a dumb duushbag frankie.

[@fayensu]

@@TheBatugan77 Most of the time, when people say these things, they are describing themselves and projecting that self-description onto someone else because they don’t like what they see in themselves. Get a life. It will help you. And while you are at it, get some education as well. It’s douchebag, not duushbag. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”

[@doughaak7407]

Two of the greatest heavyweights of all time.

[@witoldjanowicz6255]

Nie był żołnierzem zawodowym był pilotem

[@davida.4933]

@@witoldjanowicz6255 Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Fury, etc. would have made both of them look like amateurs. BUT...all you can do is be the best of your time...

[@TheBatugan77]

@@davida.4933 Shut up.

[@tesla-v2681]

@@davida.4933 Always thought Frazier was over-rated. Pretty one dimensional. He fought Ali great, but Ali could be a sucker for left hooks. Other than that was never real impressed.

[@manrajbasaintyyearu6630]

@@tesla-v2681 don’t disrespect joe Frazier like that the man had the greatest gas tank the world’s ever seen putting on era defining fights against all of the best

[@ambuman]

What a fight!!!, Max sure had the edge on Joe ...those rights landed clean and flush everytime. They were the gentlemen of the sport, good battlers and good friends. RIP to the both of them.

[@seanbriankirby7646]

They actually became lifelong friends, with Schmeling helping Joe when the latter was down-and-out in later years.

[@FighterGlory]

Max Schmeling was a Great Fighter!

[@edvinparmeza1298]

If this was a title fight, people would have been talking about this more than many other iconic fights.

[@MrEdlgar]

Gotta love Max. Whata class act. It wasn't the Brown Bomber's night unfortunately, but as much as I love Joe, Schmeling, is another of my favorite human beings.

[@JB-zc2zq]

Two legends of the sport... I really like how Mr. Schmeling picked up Mr. Louis off the ground after the KO.

[@qwedcrbbyy8519]

Max fought a really smart fight. He moved inside the Louis right and then outside so he couldn't get set. Max took the Louis left jab and came over with his own right. Great Fight!

[@colinhiggins4779]

You will notice that while Louis has a great jab, he wasn't moving laterally to his left after throwing it. Schmeling realized that if he could coax Joe into throwing a 2 jab + right combo, he could come over the top with a right hand after the first jab. This didn't work until the third round, when Max tagged him for the first time. Another factor was Max's chin, which was underrated: he could take a shot, and had absorbed some bombs in his earlier fights. This was the first time Joe ran into a really clever fighter with big power.

[@andrewhawkes7352]

One of the greatest fights of all time....how either of them lasted till the 12th round is anyone’s guess......first person over to Louis was Schmeling....amazing fighter......an even better human being......

[@Luc7ano]

Schmeling's counter-right was something else on this night!

[@xcxdxd82]

At the end Max seems like he is a good sport

[@LMatters1]

Most of them were in those days. I detest the 'trash talking' that goes on these days, really ruins it (for me anyway).

[@thomasdonohue1833]

Ali started that trend and it's one of the reasons why I never liked him. The way he talked about Frazier was disgusting. Frazier was a good fighter and I think it's great he broke Ali's jaw

[@justinriley8651]

LMatters1 agreed that doesn't sell me a fight. skill and talent is what I wanna see they don't need to say a word.

[@lefez9015]

Thomas Donohue Frazier never broke his jaw. It was Ken Norton that broke his jaw.

[@lefez9015]

Stefan Arvidsson His jaw was swollen yes but it wasn't broken .

[@bobbyfaison1901]

Man oh man this was a counter right hand festival. He couldn't miss with that right hand, it landed flush every time he threw it. Louis never saw this coming. But he grew from this defeat.

[@PorkFrog]

yep. Max said before the fight that he had discovered a flaw in Joe's game. Usually when guys say that, they are playing mind games or blowing smoke, but Max watched film and saw that Louis brought the left in low after he threw it, and if he was close enough and he timed it right, he could immediately shoot the right over top. man was he on the money

[@mrdefinitely8769]

Max was a good to very good fighter. Louis was a developing great fighter with KO power. Usually you only expect the underdog to win by a puncher's chance but Max was able to beat him as a fighter this day. Rare in the boxing world then as it is now.

[@author7027]

Havanero Marianao 6 months ago Louis left jab wouldn't go up to protect his face afterwards too low so Max would wait for Louis to jab knowing he could nail him with a right to the head counter punch to the head after a Louis left jab. 1 Max did 10 km of road work doing the answer for this left jab=i read it in a book.

[@jimisland7664]

@@author7027 which book? Any recommendations?

[@author7027]

@@jimisland7664 unfortunately its in Russian. www.livelib.ru/book/1001447525/about-nokaut-za-ringom-vladimir-chudnov and i cant find it to read on-line Год издания: 1974 Издательство: Физкультура и спорт Язык: Русский Нокаут за рингом Владимир Чуднов 0 Биографии и мемуары

[@_friedie]

Rest in peace both Champs!

[@havrisen6620]

Schmeling was a great one.

[@andrewr62]

Give Max his due. At this point of his career he was certainly on the down side of the hill. But defeating the young Joe Louis was his greatest accomplishment in the sport. Even more than winning the title.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

He was 30 and his speed was clearly still there. Younger Max did not perform nearly as well against other fighters like Baer or Sharkey (who he outboxed but couldn't knock out). This fight is his greatest performance.

[@timothygibson4226]

One of my favourite fights, perfect tactics from schmeling, his right hand was a hammer

[@duasheanetharps83]

Yeah against a guy who for some strange reason absolutely refuses to hold his left hand up. I dont get it

[@kimberlywilliams7543]

In German there was only one word to describe Max Schmeling and that word is, "Ausgezeichnet" which in German translates to, "Excellent"! Max Schmeling was the true Sportsmen who defied Hitler and Goebells!

[@christopherellison5689]

Every time Louis jabs, Schmeling comes over the top with the right hand.

[@andrewhawkes7352]

Two great fighters in a great fight........🙏🏻

[@sergeantwarden471]

When you knock out Joe Louis, you did something great. That being said I read a lot about these two people and they were terrific guys both in and out of the ring. They deserve to be remembered and respected. RIP Champs.

[@BrotherPatriot]

Well said.

[@weirdsearchhistory5876]

I'm glad there never was a 3rd fight like with the Ali/Fraiser rivalry. Each man won 1 fight, neither can claim superiority over the other.

[@petermanson3475]

What are you talking about? Schmeling was clearly the better fighter. He knocked Louis around the whole fight, and Louis had to result to dirty moves like grabbing, low blows, and even throwing a forearm. The 2nd fight came after Schmeling had been fighting in the war, and was looking for a reason to defect to the US.

[@realdealnealcrook8940]

Peter Manson the second fight was two years after this one in 38. By then Schmeling was almost completely past his prime and Louis had just entered his. Not to mention the bad press and death threats mentally had gotten to Max's head by the time the 2nd fight had started. If ppv had been around back then and they would have fought in a more neutral country towards Schmeling, the results probably would have been the same as the first.

[@petermanson3475]

+Jason Crook he was even well past his prime the first time he fought Louis in 1936. Louis came in undefeated, whereas Schmeling held the belt from 1930-32, before going on a stretch where he had 3 losses and a draw in 5 fights. He had recovered and bounced back against some of those fighters back on home soil. But he wasn't expected to put up much of a fight against Louis. He also fought 1 fight in 1936, 1 fight in 1937, but suddenly the Nazi's had him fight 3 fights before midway though 1938. His body was worn down. He didn't have his trainer, he didn't have his cornerman, and he was assaulted by garbage and cigar butts. It was all just a sham. IDK if my earlier statement saying Schmeling was clearly a better fighter is a fair assessment. But the first fight seemed a much better glance at how the 2 fighters matched up.

[@ericmatterson9905]

I think the second fight was a better measurement because Joe made adjustments--more aggressive, mixing his punches better than the predictable jab, jab right cross,which opened him up to Schmeling's right cross. I think that Schemling's confidence would have drastically reduced and Louis would have only gotten better and more confident.

[@Aqua.man045]

Max isn’t better look at the people he lost too. Louis went 13 years without losing

[@rockyperez719]

Cant forget about the referee did an amazing job in this fight

[@Mutant_Miniatures]

The documentary of Joe Louis and Max Schmeling is fantastic.

[@antonaraya5016]

Excelente registro de un par de gladiadores del ring...grande joe louis con 22 años y mejor max schmeling ,ganando esta pelea a sus 29 años...

[@macka534]

2 of the greatest fighters ever inside and outside the boxing ring💪

[@Hool28]

German Legend!! Thank you Max!! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

[@juanindiocua]

Joe Louis received all the straight rights that Max thrown. What a spectacular KO

[@thetviruslord]

Thank you joe and max

[@BrotherPatriot]

Indeed...great human beings.

[@anwjuice]

This is history and those two had a great friendship

[@mikehagman8187]

Die beiden standen über allen Dingen und waren gute Freunde!Nur das zählt,zwei großartige Menschen und Fighter!!

[@iamspecialk_]

0:37 "wearing purple trunks" Off topic but when i think about this period in time i find myself forgetting that color actually x existed Inside the ring there are colors. Really brings Into account just how much things have changed.

[@ek7404]

Lol I thought I was the only person that thought this. Watching old boxing matches with Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano I keep forgetting that it actually happened in color.

[@sergejschiller8810]

Der man war ein ehrenhafter Krieger er hat seinem Volk Ehre und ruhm gebracht Gott schütze ihn

[@MM-qe7ng]

The greatest german sportsman of all time, i know his career and his wonderful character

[@Denner771]

Schmeling's right hand was working all night!

[@howcumusuck]

That was fucking BEAUTIFUL!

[@m.e.k.8810]

Max Schmeling the one and only!!!!

[@m.e.k.8810]

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[@m.e.k.8810]

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[@m.e.k.8810]

@@niqo_1 Anschaffen, bücken, Geld verdienen!

[@m.e.k.8810]

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[@user-rz6bc2cl3c]

Joe and Max became the best of friends! Max covered most of Joe's expenses, which was quite an act of deep friendship and respect. Max always knew Joe was one of the greatest fighters of all-time.

[@pedrajunior53]

Wonderful video!

[@firstblood4704]

Я Макса уважаю он 99 лет прожил и всем помагал УВАЖЕНИЕ К ЭТОМУ БОКСЁРУ

[@andreyyakovlev6028]

Slava Damaskin Приятно нашего в комментариях видеть) Мне тоже Макс импонирует. Кстати, есть хороший фильм "Бой" про противостояние Макса и Луиса. Очень советую посмотреть.

[@_friedie]

The best heavyweight boxer of all times (Joe Louis) short of his prime defeated by another great fighter and boxing legend (Max Schmeling).

[@nicolaslacrampe459]

First thing Max did was helping Joe after the KO !!! This tell so much ......

[@thechampionshiproundsminds7982]

Take nothing away from Max Schmeling, but he was a "good" fighter who had a "great' night. He was well prepared and executed his gameplan to perfection. He even showed some decent head movement which was non existent prior to this bout. He lost to Max Baer who Louis wiped the floor with less than a year earlier. It's boxing, anything can happen and everyone matches up differently. Unfortunately we didn't get a 3rd fight; Max was already on the edge of his prime in this one and by the 2nd one mostly a shot fighter. Louis was still green even though he was an undefeated top contender already at this point. Veterans make the in fight adjustments and Louis did not here. Great Fight!

[@_friedie]

Max was not shot in 1938 I think. He was just overwhmeld by Joe Louis one of the greatest fighters ever. And the circumstances of the 2nd fight were very bad for Max. He was not himself in that fight. One year later Max won the European Heavyweight title by an impressive 1st round K.o. victory over Adolf Heuser....

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Max was definitely not shot at 32 years old.

[@pt_1070]

Well, Max met Joe both times at the Yankee Stadium in Joe's country so Louis had home ground advantage both times. Max didn't get his title shot after beating Joe. Instead, Joe went on to beat Braddock for the title. The political overtones surrounding the rematch in particular played on Schmeling's mind seemingly. Also Joe Jacobs, Schmeling's manager, wasn't allowed to be in the corner in Louis-Schmeling 2. In addition, Joe also dearly wanted revenge for the beating he took in 1936. Louis went on to be one of the ATG heavyweights and Schmeling is remembered as a fine boxer himself.

[@billthestinker]

excellent quality, thanks

[@jacksons8446]

are you joking about the video quality or do you mean the fight quality?

[@jublicqohnp.61]

When Schmeling landed that right at 29:00 it was all over. Louis was out on his feet and somehow managed to eat several more power shots before finally falling down.

[@Ditka-89]

Louis had one hell of a chin to stay standing after that blow.

[@thescatman5029]

This is one of those Jim Lampley "hard right hand by Schmeling" fights!

[@bengoldberg6198]

Thank you so much for posting his historic fight. Joe proved Hitler's racial ideology was false in their rematch. But when Max picked Joe up and escorted him to his corner, he showed the world that not every German carried hatred in his heart.

[@robertwise6916]

RIP Max and Joe two trully great fighters

[@xcxdxd82]

Lol the slo mo music ahh the times

[@terryschnaider5374]

Good fight again thanks u tube 🇨🇦🤘

[@dennishenry3319]

Max is a class act ..however2nd fight was a different story

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

I didn't actually know slow mo existed in that time.

[@joshisanonymous]

Kinda crazy how dominant Schmeling is here considering that Louis easily secured a first round win in their rematch. It's like Louis decided that he wasn't gonna win a drawn out fight with Schmeling so just went all in right away.

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

He was looking for openings in this fight. He created the openings in the second fight. That's the key difference.

[@tyronemartinpolanski6331]

GREAT FIGHT! 👍

[@ivannogueira6112]

Em "Misto Quente", Bukowski faz referência a essa luta. Decidi procurar. E não é que achei aqui? Cara, que coisa maravilhosa!

[@Plexpara]

they are close good friends outside the ring

[@MyBenjamin66]

What's with the drugstore music during the slow motion sequence of the 4th round knockdown?

[@mmmoroi]

Max Schmeling's ring manner was impressive.

[@kidblackie4626]

Anyone else notice these rounds are short?

[@joseesposito9432]

gran persona max schmeling, garan aleman, jamas nazi,, vease que al ok ha joe luis, el fue el primero en atenderle,, se isieron grandes amigos....

[@johngerard3218]

Max was already passed his prime here, and Joe had a bit more to learn on the way up.

[@loveboxinglucky1716]

That's exactly it a seasoned pro against An upcoming great

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Max was 30 and put his best performance of his life. He certainly looked better than he was against Baer and Sharkey.

[@peace-yv4qd]

After being knocked down the first time Louis was beaten. The fear in his eyes were the most telling.

[@necrocleric13]

Joe Louis was definitely a better boxer that Max. Max just happened to teach him a lesson in that match, one which Joe learned and knocked him out in the rematch. One thing I do admire about Max is that he was the first person to go over and help Joe Louis to his feet.

[@Tim7421]

My Grandmother told me when she was a little girl, her father was sitting infront of the radio in germany and was listening to this fight, when i realzied it exactly the same sound my grand grand father might hear it, made me cry.

[@user-fk8lt2ky6n]

Joe landed about 3 or 4 low blows during the fight , no recovery time back then ?

[@evgrin1961]

Knights in the ring. Great times, great people.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Two great fighters who were friends until the end.

[@eddyflanagan8867]

Two great gentlemen from two different traditions brilliant

[@evilseedsgrownaturally1588]

These guys were gentlemen, almost as culturally refined as the modern renaissance men Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. True, Max showed the world that Germans weren't all bad, and he did save some kids from certain death. And Joe did inspire hope for entire generations of heavily subjugated minorities. But "Notorious" McGregor and "Money" Mayweather; there's something for the kids to look up to. :)

[@cedrickharris5475]

I love how they showed the knockdown in slow motion😭😭😭😭

[@robertdipaola3447]

Max fought a smart fight, he studied louis' s style and exploited his weaknesses, which was dropping his right hand when he through a jab, max than countered with numberus right cross counter punch, and max was a great counter puncher, a gt fight!!!

[@earthwormjim88]

Although the accompanying music for the slow-mo knockdown is delightful, it's not half incongruous.

[@samtopeka2535]

Max completely outsmarted Joe inthis bout. Inthe rematch, Joe grew in maturity and experience and Max just grew old.

[@michaeljoyner6470]

Good Fight!💥

[@rockyperez719]

1st time watching this fight 2020

[@davidabney7700]

The sportsmanship of Max Schmeling at the end of his knock out win over the Bomber, is a quality rarely, if ever, seen! This was a common occurrence in 1930's America. Max and Joe never had a grudge against each other. Both spoke highly of each other years after the second fight took place., Max had did his homework and saw something in the films of Joe's previous fights. That something was a opening for a right hand shot coming off his jab. Max took advantage of it and delivered a sound beating after the 4th round in the first fight. After that 4th round knockdown, Joe would say later, that he was fighting on instinct alone. Media made the second fight a so called grudge fight. Nothing of the sort! Joe went out and took care of business fast like!

[@mikedee1771]

Max was a true sportsman

[@erectus20]

O Boxeador alemão sabia que os juízes americanos só dariam o título de campeão mundial , se ele vencesse por nocaute, os americanos eram os maiorais , mas Max foi lá e nocauteou Joe Louis.

[@50newdude]

Max stance gets lower and he moves his upper behind towards Louis front side and tieing up his right hand via left hand= Louis not being able to throw his right to close

[@georgeswift4063]

Most of the crowd rooted for Schmelling.

[@lenklingen2073]

great fighters..A younger one schooled by a real pro in this one..

[@bobcochrane8098]

What a trippy interlude following Round 4.

[@forcaeluz9553]

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