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'The definitive book' (<em>The Ring</em>) on one of the greatest sports events of the twentieth century, the heavyweight championship bout between Americaâs 'Brown Bomber,' Joe Louis, and Germanyâs Max Schmeling. <p>More than the world heavyweight championship was at stake when Joe Louis fought Max Schmeling on June 22, 1938. In a world on the brink of war, the fight was depicted as a contest between nations, races, and political ideologies, the symbol of a much vaster struggle. Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels boasted that the Aryan Schmeling would crush his 'inferior' black opponent. President Roosevelt told Louis, his guest at the White House, that 'America needs muscles like yours to beat Germany.' For Louis, this was also his chance to avenge the only loss in his brilliant career-by a knockout-to the same Max Schmeling two years earlier.</p><p>Recreating the drama of their momentous bout, the author traces the lives of both fighters before and after the fight, including Schmelingâs efforts in Nazi Germany to protect Jewish friends and the two boxersâ surprising friendship in the postwar years. In <em>Fight of the Century</em> Myler tells the story of two decent

Author

Patrick Myler

Publisher

Arcade Pub

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781611456455

Subjects

History, Sports, Anthropology