Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their first bout on June 19, 1936. Each man was fighting for a shot at the world heavyweight boxing championship. The two ...

BERLIN -- Max Schmeling wanted to be a heavyweight champion, not a symbol of Nazi supremacy. Though he thrilled Germany by knocking out Joe Louis, there was another side to the fighter that Hitler ...

Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with PBS Video App June 22, 1938. Though the Great Depression rages and war looms, the eyes of the world are on Yankee Stadium in New York where ...

The 1938 boxing rematch between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling is believed to have had the largest audience in history for a single... The Fight of the Century: Louis vs. Schmeling The ...