The heroisism of Max Schmeling

Many of Schmelings good deeds are shrouded in mystery because he did not seek recognition for them. One of his jewish friends later claimed that he helped over 100 people in one way or another.

It is fairly reliably reported that he lifted sombody out of the back of a van taking them to one of the concentration camps and tampered with files to get people more lenient treatment.

 

max schmeling=hero.........great bloke he didn't even let on to joe louis when he was helping pay hospital bills

 

Yes, R. I read an autobiography by Schmeling, that was enlightening. I took it out of a library 2-3 years ago. It was published in Germany.Check it out...

 

Schmeling is one of the great misunderstood athletes of the 20th Century ...

 

Unfairly condemned for being a bad guy..he was the symbol of Nazism in the second Louis fight as well as in the Baer fight. He was grossly misunderstood...and not until fairly recently, in my opinion, given the credit he deserved for his brilliant upset of Louis. Like I've said...he and perhaps Carlos Monzon are the two most mysterious boxers of history.

 

I think they were sons of his friend and he got them out the country. Schmellings manager was also Jewish if I remember correctly. Hitler wanted Schmelling to join the Nazi party and stop socialising with Jews but Max refused, because of this Max was placed on the front line. A great man, his story is an interesting 1 and it could be the best boxing movie ever made based on its an actual story, ie it has 1.

 

A great movie, his life would make.And with a beautiful actress wife, to boot...Hollywood, what are you waiting for?

 

As has been mentioned a German version is to be released, Hollywood tend to mess up biopics by dumbing them down

 

Unfortunate the task was overtaken by the garbage director Uwe Boll, with the cast being made up of current and ex-German boxers.

 

Oh dear, is Schmelling going to be played by 'Sven Otke' atsch

 

No, he's played by Henry Maske. :-(

 

Right, Schmeling is played by Henry Maske, and as far as I know Arthur Abraham plays his last opponent Riedel Vogt.

 

Schmeling also would not fire his Jewish manager, despite requests from the Reich. For all his non-compliance, they made Max a paratrooper in Crete, a thoroughly undesireable assignment, and one which hospitalized him for months.