Boxer Max Schmeling dies -- quite a story even if

[RougeUnderoos]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/1321910.stm

The Hindenburg airship carried Schmeling back to Germany, where Hitler invited him to lunch.

"I had to go," he said later.

Together, they watched a film of the fight and Hitler slapped his leg each time Schmeling scored a telling blow.

Born in 1905. No wonder I thought he was already dead.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Same here, thought he was gone long ago actually.

The guy doesn't get the recognition he deserves (and that's a hallowed spot at the top of the charts in the history of boxing) simply because he was German and his rise coincided with the rise of the Third Reich.

One of the best heavyweights ever.

[habernac]

yeah, just read this on tsn.ca:

http://www.tsn.ca/tsn/news_story.asp?id=113779

Classy guy by the sounds of it. Did well and kept his distance from the Nazis. Great gesture paying for Joe Louis' funeral. I saw his headstone when I was in Arlington, VA a couple of years ago and it is easily the nicest one in it's area.

[RougeUnderoos]

Joe Louis

Findagrave.com is a wonderful resource for all your headstone viewing needs.

[Wookie]

Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Feb 4 2005, 04:38 PM
Joe Louis

Findagrave.com is a wonderful resource for all your headstone viewing needs.

wow, I found my great x 5 grandfather..

edt: sorry, didn't mean to hijack,,

[Golden Jet]

Man, I thought he died like 30 years ago. Ninety nine??? Wow!!