Max Schmeling
Biography
Maximilian "Max" Schmeling was a German boxer who became heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events due to their national associations, and he remains the only boxer to win the title on a foul. After serving as an elite paratrooper during World War II, Schmeling mounted a comeback after the war before retiring permanently in 1948.