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Originally Posted by 60'sfan
I wasn't aware of Schmeling's personal life - interesting. He was a classy fighter, no doubt.
One thing I always wondered about. How could such a complete fighter as Schmeling have gotten KO'd by a one-dimensional Max Baer? If Schmeling had beaten Baer, Schmeling would have fought Carnera and would have been the heavyweight champ again. Is there any indication that Schmeling threw the fight to Baer?
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Max Bear actually trained hard and took Schmeling seriously, plus, Bear had great punching power. Though Schmeling wouldn't join the Nazi party and had nothing good to say about Hitler, Bear was jewish.
MJ