"The Fight - Louis vs Schmeling" (Rare Documentary)

[Masato]

Hey all

During some HBO special about Mayweather-Pacquiao, Max Kellar and Jim Lampley were listing off their 'biggest' fights in boxing history... to my surprise their #1 all-time biggest fight was a rematch between Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling, which I had not previously heard of.

#1 biggest fight of all time! That is a serious reputation, especially coming from the likes of Keller and Lampley.

So I found a documentary about this rivalry. Haven't watched yet but I expect it to be great.

Enjoy:

[Luigi]

That fight is the reason why Black Americans are considered Americans. Before that they were not considered part of the American society, but America needed a hero to overcome the Nazis and Joe was perfect. They later paraded him around to WW2 soldiers to inspire them and he become a national hero.

Another cool fact about this story, when they retired they became good friends, and Schmeling helped Louis out when he blew all his money on failed business ventures.

[Edge Guerrero]

Hey all

During some HBO special about Mayweather-Pacquiao, Max Kellar and Jim Lampley were listing off their 'biggest' fights in boxing history... to my surprise their #1 all-time biggest fight was a rematch between Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling, which I had not previously heard of.

#1 biggest fight of all time! That is a serious reputation, especially coming from the likes of Keller and Lampley.

So I found a documentary about this rivalry. Haven't watched yet but I expect it to be great.

Enjoy:

- THank you for posting.
I've only read about Max.

[Masato]

I watched the whole thing, it is a GREAT tale...!!

Absolutely fascinating. What a sensation, international political and sport-capitalist extremism all pooled into 1 fight

[Masato]

PS: I thought it was weird how much Schmeling looked like a young Jack Dempsey:



At the same age, can you tell which is which?:

[Masato]

Also amazed at the $$ Demsey supposedly made in his day. $750,000 for 1 fight! 100,000 people in attendance!

Dude said Dempsey made more in that fight than Babe Ruth made his entire career

Relatively speaking, that is a fair rival to Mayweather today, no?

[Edge Guerrero]

Also amazed at the $$ Demsey supposedly made in his day. $750,000 for 1 fight! 100,000 people in attendance!

Dude said Dempsey made more in that fight than Babe Ruth made his entire career

Relatively speaking, that is a fair rival to Mayweather today, no?

- Yes. One million a couple of decades ago was more than one million today.
Sports used to pay little back them, so it's was very good money, i think that even movies paid very little.