Max Schmeling: An Autobiography

The Fight of the Century.

As he was putting on my gloves, Machon said, "Max, you've done all the right things - now show me what you've got." We both smiled. Then three men came out of the crowd into the ring; they were announced, and each shook my hand. And each one of the mcaused me to think .

Max Schmeling is the only living man who has had lengthy conversations with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pope Pius XII, Adolf Hitler, and Marlene Dietrich.

World Heavyweight Champion from 1930 to 1932, Schmeling's riveting autobiography is finally made available in English translation after years as a best seller in Germany.