Oct 1948
Waldbuehne, Westend, Berlin
Oct 1948
VFB Platz, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Draegestein suffered broken jaw.
May 1948
Platz in Hamburg-Altona, Altona, Hamburg
Dec 1947
Omnibushalle, Altona, Hamburg
Sep 1947
Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Hessen
Jul 1939
Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Jun 1938
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
World Heavyweight title
The timekeeper was Eddie Joseph.
Apr 1938
Hanseatenhalle, Hamburg
Jan 1938
Hanseatenhalle, Hamburg
Dec 1937
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Jun 1936
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Louis down in the 4th and 12th rounds; Ring Magazine 1936 Fight of the Year
Jul 1935
Poststadion, Moabit, Berlin
Mar 1935
Hanseatenhalle, Hamburg
Aug 1934
Sandbahn Lokstedt, Hamburg
Att:102.000 (Largest ever European Att )
May 1934
Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Cataluña
Feb 1934
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 1933
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
A crowd of 53, 000 (with another 3, 300 with passes) - including Jack Sharkey and Primo Carnera - paid $239, 676.07 to assure a fair profit for Jack Dempsey in his first big promotional venture.
1933 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine. Donovan ignored repeated back-handers from Baer.
Sep 1932
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York
Jack Kearns, Walker's manager, signaled Referee Denning to stop the bout. New York Times
Jun 1932
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York
World Heavyweight Title
As a result of the controversial decision of this bout, the NYSAC barred any but "boxing experts" (sports writers, referees, judges) from broadcasting descriptions of future matches.
Jul 1931
Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Jun 1930
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Jun 1929
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
Feb 1929
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
1929 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
Jan 1929
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey
Jan 1929
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Nov 1928
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Apr 1928
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Mar 1928
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Feb 1928
Festhalle, Frankfurt, Hessen
Jan 1928
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Dec 1927
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Nov 1927
Achilleion, Leipzig, Sachsen
IBU title fight for the European light heavyweight championship and VDF title fight for the German light heavyweight championship.
Oct 1927
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sep 1927
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Aug 1927
Radrennbahn, Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Aug 1927
Sagebiel, Hamburg
Jun 1927
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
May 1927
Sagebiel, Hamburg
May 1927
Waldstadion/Radrennbahn, Frankfurt, Hessen
Apr 1927
Sagebiel, Hamburg
Apr 1927
Sportpalast, Berlin
Mar 1927
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Feb 1927
Zirkus Sarassani, Dresden, Sachsen
Jan 1927
Jahrhunderthalle, Wroclaw
Jan 1927
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Oct 1926
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Van 't Hof was disqualified for kidney-punching.
Aug 1926
Luna Park, Halensee, Berlin
V.D.F. title fight for the vacant German light heavyweight title.
Jul 1926
Luna Park, Halensee, Berlin
Mar 1926
Hochhaus-Sportschule, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
All fights of this program were ND fights. This fight was over 6 rounds, the other ones were over 4 rounds.
Feb 1926
Kaiserdamm Arena, Berlin
Nov 1925
Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Aug 1925
Kristallpalast, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Schmeling was counted out standing, leaning helpless upon the ropes. So it was a "formal" K.o.
Jun 1925
Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, Bruxelles-Capitale
May 1925
Messehalle, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Apr 1925
Beethovenhalle, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Hammer wrote a long letter to BOXSPORT (issue Nov. 7, 1949) stating that his fight against Schmeling was over 10 rounds and that the 8 rounds in the complete secondary literature are wrong.
Apr 1925
Sportpalast, Berlin
Mar 1925
Schauburgring, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Mar 1925
Schauburgring, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Jan 1925
Kriegervereinshaus, Berlin
Jan 1925
Schauburgring, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Dec 1924
Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Dec 1924
Saalbau Friedrichshain, Berlin
Dec 1924
Tonhalle, Duesseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Dec 1924
Colonia-Haus, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Oct 1924
Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Oct 1924
Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
Schmeling retired due to an ear injury in the rest between round 4 and 5.
Oct 1924
Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sep 1924
Schützenhof, Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sep 1924
Bickendorfer Festhalle, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Sources: Cologne newspapers. ATTENTION: About this early Schmeling fight is a lot of wrong information afloat in the secondary literature!
Aug 1924
Tonhalle, Duesseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen
