SCHMELING, MAX & JOE JACOBS WIRE PHOTO (1937)

Max Schmeling was born on September 28, 1905 in Klein Luckaw, Brandenburg, Germany. He won the World Heavyweight Title on June 12, 1930 in a bout with Jack Sharkey. He also held the German Light Heavyweight, European Light Heavyweight and German Heavyweight Titles. He retired after losing to Richard Vogt on October 31, 1948 with a final record of 56-10-4 with 38 KO's. Offered here is an original wire photo of Max Schmeling and his manager Joe Jacobs in New York on August 18, 1937 on the occasion of Schmeling's arrival from Germany on the German ship Bremen.
This is an original Wide World Photo wire photo with their stamp and caption on the back. Bold, clear image. Small clip in upper left corner. Not creased or torn. Clean. 6 3/4" x 8 1/2."