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Max Schmeling 196 lbs beat Harry Thomas 196 lbs by TKO in round 8 of 15
- Date: 1937-12-13
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Arthur Donovan
Max Schmeling signalized his return to fistic wars tonight by systematically cutting down Harry Thomas, crude, but willing Chicago heavyweight, in the eighth round of a 15-round match before a near-capacity crowd in Madison Square Garden. Germany's ex-holder of the world championship toyed with Thomas for six rounds, put on the pressure finally near the end of the seventh and stopped his rugged opponent with a slam-bang finish. Thomas, bobbing up and down like a rubber ball from the impact of Schmeling's terrific right-hand blows, was knocked to the canvas seven times before Referee Arthur Donovan halted the one-sided affair, with only six seconds of the eighth round remaining. Boston Globe.