Fine and large Max Schmeling original period boxing autograph – signed in ink and laid on card. Note: Maximillian "Max" Schmeling (b.1905-05) German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. In 1936, Schmeling knocked out Joe Louis, placing him as the number one contender for Jim Braddock's title