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Adolf Heuser vs Max Schmeling — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Adolf Heuser

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Max Schmeling

Adolf Heuser (88-21-17) and Max Schmeling (56-10-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Heuser

88

Wins44 KO · 50%

21

Losses

17

Draws2 tracked bouts

Schmeling

56

Wins40 KO · 71%

10

Losses

4

Draws70 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Schmeling leads 1–0

Adolf Heuser and Max Schmeling have met 1 time; Schmeling leads 1–0.

Adolf Heuser and Max Schmeling have met 1 time; Schmeling leads 1–0.
Met1939Jul 2Series
Adolf HeuserFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Max SchmelingFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Heuser 2 · Schmeling 5 of 7 measurable rows
HeuserSchmeling
Record
88-21-1756-10-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
76.6%
82.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
44 (edge)
40
KO rate0–100%
50%
71.43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—70%
Times stopped†max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
0.3
2.9 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70
2
70

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Adolf Heuser: 5′8″
Max Schmeling: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Adolf Heuser: Died aged 81
Max Schmeling: Died aged 99
Stance
Adolf Heuser: Not recorded
Max Schmeling: Orthodox

Adolf Heuser left, Max Schmeling right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Adolf Heuser0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Adolf Heuser: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Heuser yet.

Max Schmeling56 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

Max Schmeling: 56 tracked wins — 39 by KO/TKO (70%), 14 on the cards (25%) and 3 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 70 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

39 by KO/TKO 70%14 on the cards 25%3 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Adolf Heuser 2, Max Schmeling 70 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Adolf Heuser has lost two straight. Heuser last boxed on Jul 2, 1939.LL

Rosenbloom Mar 1933Schmeling Jul 19390.3 tracked bouts per year

Max Schmeling had won one in a row before losing a decision to Richard Vogt. Schmeling last boxed on Oct 31, 1948.WWLWL

Vollmer Sep 1947Draegestein Dec 1947Neusel May 1948Draegestein Oct 1948Vogt Oct 19482.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Adolf Heuser and Max Schmeling ever fought each other?
Yes. Adolf Heuser and Max Schmeling met once on July 2, 1939, and Max Schmeling won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LJul 2, 1939 · Schmeling · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Heuser or Schmeling?
Adolf Heuser is 88-21-17 and Max Schmeling is 56-10-4. Max Schmeling has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Heuser88–21–1776.6%

Schmeling56–10–482.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Heuser or Schmeling?
Adolf Heuser has 44 knockout wins and Max Schmeling has 40. Adolf Heuser has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Heuser4450%

Schmeling4071.4%

The Numbers ↓
Do Heuser and Schmeling have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Adolf Heuser and Max Schmeling have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Heuser and Schmeling?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Adolf Heuser and 70 bouts tracked for Max Schmeling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Heuser2bouts

Schmeling70bouts

How They Win ↓

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