*** TWO AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1924
Willy Louis L
-Light Heavyweight Championship of Western Germany
Jul Otto Nispel Chemnitz, Ger L 5
-Light Heavyweight Championship of Germany;
(Two extra rounds were fought)
*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1924
Aug 2 Hans Czapp Dusseldorf, Ger TK 6
Sep 20 Willy Louis Duisburg, Ger KO 1
Sep 22 Henri Van Der Vyver Cologne, Ger KO 3
-Some sources report "Dusseldorf, Ger"
Oct 4 Phil "Rocky" Knight Cologne, Ger W 8
Oct 10 Max Diekmann Berlin, Ger LT 4
Oct 31 Fred Hammer Cologne, Ger TK 3
Dec 4 Hans Breuer Cologne, Ger KO 2
Dec 7 Battling Mathar Dusseldorf, Ger KO 3
Dec 17 Richard Hartig Berlin, Ger KO 1
-Some sources report "Helmuth Hartig"
Dec 26 Jimmy Lyggett Cologne, Ger WF 4
-Some sources report "TK 4"
1925
Jan 18 Johnny Cludts Cologne, Ger KO 2
-Some sources report "John Kloudts"
Jan 20 Joe Mehling Berlin, Ger W 6
Feb Jack Dempsey Cologne, Ger EX 2
Mar 1 Leon Randol Cologne, Ger KO 4
Mar 15 Alfred Baker Cologne, Ger KO 3
-Some sources report "W 8"
Apr 3 Jimmy Lyggett Berlin, Ger D 8
Apr 28 Fred Hammer Bonn, Ger W 8
May 9 Jack Taylor Cologne, Ger L 10
Jun 14 Leon Randol Brussels, Belg D 10
-Some sources report 6/13/25
Sep 1 Larry Gains Cologne, Ger LT 2
Nov 8 Rene Compere Cologne, Ger W 8
1926
Feb 12 Max Diekmann Berlin, Ger D 8
Mar 19 Willy Louis Cologne, Ger KO 1
Jul 13 August Vongehr Berlin, Ger KO 1
Aug 24 Max Diekmann Berlin, Ger TK 1
-Light Heavyweight Championship of Germany
Oct 1 Hermann van't Hof Berlin, Ger WF 8
1927
Jan 7 Jack Stanley Berlin, Ger KO 8
-Some sources report 1/13/27
Jan 23 Louis Wilms Breslau, Ger TK 8
Feb 4 Joe Mehling Dresden, Ger KO 3
Mar 12 Leon Sebilo Dortmund, Ger KO 2
Apr 8 Francis Charles Berlin, Ger KO 8
Apr 26 Stanley Glen Hamburg, Ger KO 1
May 7 Robert Larsen Frankfurt, Ger W 10
May 17 Raoul Paillaux Frankfurt, Ger KO 3
Jun 19 Fernand Delarge Dortmund, Ger TK 14
-EBU Light Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
This was the first live transmitted
boxing match on German radio
Jul 13 Jack Taylor Hamburg, Ger W 10
Aug 7 Willem Westbroek Essen, Ger KO 1
-Some sources report "KO 3"
Sep 2 Robert Larsen Berlin, Ger KO 3
Oct 2 Louis Clement Dortmund, Ger KO 6
Nov 6 Hein Domgorgen Leipzig, Ger KO 7
-EBU Light Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
Light Heavyweight Championship of Germany
Dec 2 Billy "Gypsy" Daniels Berlin, Ger W 10
-Daniels was the Light Heavyweight Champion of England
1928
Jan 6 Michele Bonaglia Berlin, Ger KO 1
-EBU Light Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
Bonaglia was the Light Heavyweight Champion of Italy
Feb 25 Billy "Gypsy" Daniels Frankfurt, Ger LK 1
Mar 11 Ted Moore Dortmund, Ger W 10
Apr 4 Franz Diener Berlin, Ger W 15
-Heavyweight Championship of Germany
May -Schmeling was stripped of the German and European
Heavyweight titles
Nov 23 Joe Monte New York, NY KO 8
1929
Jan 4 Joe Sekyra New York, NY W 10
Jan 21 Pietro Corri Newark, NJ KO 1
-Some sources report 1/22/29
Feb 1 Johnny Risko New York, NY TK 9
Jun 27 Paulino Uzcudun Bronx, NY W 15
Jul 24 an unnamed opponent Chicago, Il EX
Jul 25 Herman Heller Omaha, Ne EX 4
Jul 27 Herman Heller Denver, Co EX 4
-Some sources report 1/27/29
-Schmeling boxed exhibitions for six weeks,
during Jul-Aug, with 23 unnamed opponents
Aug 22 Hermann Heller Winnipeg, ---, Can EX 2
Aug 22 Walter Selis Winnipeg, ---, Can EX 2
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
1930
Jun 12 Jack Sharkey Bronx, NY WF 4
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
1931
Jul 3 W.L. "Young" Stribling Cleveland,Oh TK 15
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
1932
Jan 11 George LaRocco Boston, Ma EX
Jan 11 George Panka Boston, Ma EX 1
Jan 11 Pedro Lopez Boston, Ma EX 1
-The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Apr 20 Jack Shaw Cleveland, Oh EX 2
Apr 20 Pedro Lopez Cleveland, Oh EX 1
-The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 21 Jack Sharkey Long Island City, NY L 15
-NBA Heavyweight Championship of the World
-Schmeling gave a series of exhibition bouts
Sep 26 Mickey Walker Long Island City, NY TK 8
1933
May 27 Jack Dempsey Lake Swannaga, NJ EX 1
Jun 8 Max Baer Bronx, NY LT 10
1934
Feb 13 Steve Hamas Philadelphia, Pa L 12
May 13 Paulino Uzcudun Barcelona, Spain D 12
-Some sources report 5/12/34
Aug 26 Walter Neusel Hamburg, Ger KO 9
1935
Mar 10 Steve Hamas Hamburg, Ger KO 9
Jul 7 Paulino Uzcudun Berlin, Ger W 12
1936
Jun 19 Joe Louis Bronx, NY KO 12
Sep 30 Jim Braddock New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Braddock injured a hand in training
Dec 12 -Braddock was prohibited from engaging in any bouts
by the New York State Athletic Commission, after
a hearing: "The Commission forbids Braddock from
engaging in a bout of any length whatsoever
against Joe Louis before he defends his title
against Max Schmeling"
1937
Feb -Braddock signed to fight Joe Louis
Jun 3 Jim Braddock New York, NY SCH
-This bout was scheduled but cancelled;
Braddock chose to fight Louis instead
Jun 10 -Madison Square Garden was denied request for
an injunction to prevent the Louis-Braddock
bout
Dec 13 Harry Thomas New York, NY TK 8
-Some sources report 12/14/37
1938
Jan 30 Ben Foord Hamburg, Ger W 12
Apr 16 Steve Dudas Hamburg, Ger KO 5
Jun 22 Joe Louis Bronx, NY LK 1
-Heavyweight Championship of the World
1939
Jul 2 Adolf Heuser Stuttgart, Ger KO 1
-EBU Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
Heavyweight Championship of Germany
1940-1946
-Schmeling visited at least one Allied prisoner of war camp in 1945;
He handed out photos of himself to American GIs; As Sergeant Sam
Nahan reported -- "when he left we took the pictures he had given
us and did our duty on them in the latrine" Nevertheless, the Allied
forces viewed Max as a "genuine anti-Nazi who helped American
prisoners in German camps."
1947
Sep 28 Werner Vollmer Frankfurt, Ger KO 7
Dec 7 Hans Joachim Draegestein Hamburg, Ger W 10
1948
May 23 Walter Neusel Hamburg, Ger L 10
Oct 2 Hans Joachim Draegestein Kiel, Ger KO 9
Oct 31 Richard Vogt Berlin, Ger L 10
-Some sources report "Reidel Vogt"
Record courtesy of
Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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