Max Schmeling WAS not RACIST!!

[mickey malone]

I did a similar post on Boxing History recently.. I picked him as 1 of the finest role models in boxing.. What the poster said is true, & I think God agreed with him, cos dear old Max made a few bob & lived to the ripe old age of 99!

[Fox McCloud]

Schmeling had a ***ish manager and saved the lives of a lot of ***s one night as well.

I've also heard that he admitted later in life that he was happy he didnt beat Louis twice, because it would have added so much more fuel to the fires of racial division in Germany.

He would have been a national legend for beating the dark-skinned Joe Louis twice.

[Silver Shamrock]

co-sign..its only a few idiots that spread this hatred. Racial hatred and ignorancy is built on misconceptions and stereotypes. Whenever you meet and interact with different people and become more worldly, you realize how ignorant racism really is. Schmelling as well as other athletes such as vitali are well traveled a have interacted with different ethnicities to the point its foolish to imply they are racist.

They internet BTW is full of b!tch @ss people who sit in their rooms all day and live life behind a computer screen. I would suggest you take everything you read on the internent from posters with a grain of salt.

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[Ray*]

Schmeling has to be one of the nicest individual from the early 40s in boxing, But because of a meeting with Hitler prior to the Louis rematch some people seem to want to tarnish his name, Like someone said above if hitler wanted to see you in those days then am sure you wouldnt say NO because he would probably kill all your relative.

[J.R]

I never suggested Schmeling was racist, the original QUESTION was 'is Vitali a racist?' for admittidely naming his son after someone who was around and a part of the **** era.

I admit i made a mistake saying he was part of the Hitler Youth as he wasn't, but in reply to your thread sir, i never said Max was racist.

AND it was only a question. Maybe i got my facts wrong, i was going by what i read on Wikipedia.

[Dubious-Dutch]

I never suggested Schmeling was racist, the original QUESTION was 'is Vitali a racist?' for admittidely naming his son after someone who was around and a part of the **** era.

I admit i made a mistake saying he was part of the Hitler Youth as he wasn't, but in reply to your thread sir, i never said Max was racist.

AND it was only a question. Maybe i got my facts wrong, i was going by what i read on Wikipedia.

There is your mistake.

[J.R]

There is your mistake.

Tell me about it, lol i got roasted in my thread lol. Ok i kinda knew it'd get some heat lol..........