Maximilian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a 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. Schmeling is the only boxer to win the world heavyweight championship on a foul. More about Max Schmeling
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Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling went to the United States in 1928 and, after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko, became a sensation. He became the first to win the heavyweight championship (at that time vacant) by disqualification in 1930, after opponent Jack Sharkey knocked him down with a low blow in the fourth round. Schmeling retained his crown successfully in 1931 by a technical knockout victory over Young Stribling. A rematch in 1932 with Sharkey saw the American gaining the title from Schmeling by a controversial fifteen-round split decision. In 1933, Schmeling lost to Max Baer by a tenth-round technical knockout. The loss left people believing that Schmeling was past his prime. Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party took over control in Germany, but Schmeling never joined the Party. The same year, he married Czech film actress Anny Ondra.In total, we tracked 170 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Max Schmeling (Joe Louis Signed Litho 24x20 LE Max Schmeling Autograph Boxing HOF Framed JSA) was sold in December 2022 for £1909.26 while the cheapest item (Signed Max Schmeling Photo) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (6) was February 2015 with an average selling price of £12.47 for an autographed item of Max Schmeling. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2022 with £111.21 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.41 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Max Schmeling is worth £14.51.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Max Schmeling were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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AUTOGRAPHED RPPC PHOTO MAX SCHMELING WORLD CHAMPION BOXER WWII FALLSCHIRMJAGER | £11.50 | ||
BOXING~SIGNED MAX SCHMELING(HOF) 5 1/2 X 3 1/2” GLOSSY PHOTO W/“1989” INSCRIBED | £13.76 | ||
BOXING~SIGNED MAX SCHMELING(HOF) GERMAN POSTCARD (FRANZ JOSEPH RUDEL)~w/INSCRIP | £8.19 | ||
Max Schmeling - German World Heavyweight Boxing Champion - Hand Signed Card. | £15.00 | ||
Max Schmeling Autograph signed 4x6 B/W Photo | £23.67 | ||
Max Schmeling Autographed 8x10 Photo-PSA/DNA COA-Boxer 1930s Heavyweight Champ | £15.63 | ||
Max Schmeling Certified Psa/dna 8X10 Photo Authentic Autograph | £18.06 | ||
Max Schmeling Heavywieght Champion Boxing HOF autograph | £20.33 | ||
MAX SCHMELING signed photo(boxing) | £9.50 | ||
Max Schmeling World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1930 - 1932 signed Photo & COA. | £20.00 |