Quote by: Max Schmeling

Looking back, I'm almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal.


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Author Bio


  • NameMax Schmeling
  • DescriptionGerman boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932
  • AliasesMaximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling
  • BornSeptember 28, 1905
  • DiedFebruary 2, 2005
  • CountryNazi Germany; Germany; United States Of America
  • ProfessionBoxer
  • AwardsGrand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany