Although Braddock would not fight Schmeling, Louis needed to beat the German to make his title definitive. The Louis-Schmeling rematch, on June 22, 1938, again at Yankee Stadium, took place before ...

August 2: In his first professional boxing match, in Dusseldorf, Germany, Schmeling beats Kurt Czapp by TKO ... In Detroit, the teenage Louis meets John Roxborough, who becomes his manager.

"Joe, we need muscles like yours to beat Germany," he said ... Two years of waiting ended for Louis after 124 seconds, with Schmeling lying broken on the canvas. Louis had crossed the line ...

"Joe, we need muscles like yours to beat Germany," he said ... Two years of waiting ended for Louis after 124 seconds, with Schmeling lying broken on the canvas. Louis had crossed the line ...