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Franz Diener (2-3-1 across 6 tracked bouts) 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 3 common opponents.

Franz Diener vs Max Schmeling — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇩🇪GERMANY

Franz Diener

Tracked record

2–3–1

6 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Max Schmeling

56–10–4

70 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Max Schmeling leads 1–0

The Numbers

2-3-1
Record
56-10-4 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

41.7%
Win %
82.9% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
40 (edge)
KO rate
71.43%
0%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
70% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Times stopped
5

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
2 (edge)
1.2
Bouts per year
2.9 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

6
Bouts tracked
70

Tale of the Tape

125
Age
120
Stance
Orthodox
Germany
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Franz Diener · 2 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
1

Max Schmeling · 56 wins

KO/TKO
39
Decision
14
Other
3

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (6 and 70 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Franz Diener

    DPTS · Feb 1926

    Paulino Uzcudun

    Max Schmeling

    WPTS · Jul 1935DMD · May 1934WPTS · Jun 1929
  • Franz Diener

    WPTS · Mar 1929

    Gipsy Daniels

    Max Schmeling

    LKO R1 · Feb 1928WPTS · Dec 1927
  • Franz Diener

    LKO · Oct 1924

    Larry Gains

    Max Schmeling

    LKO R2 · Aug 1925

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Franz Diener

LWWLD

L1 streak · last fought Dec 17, 1929

Max Schmeling

LWLWW

L1 streak · last fought Oct 31, 1948

Common Questions

Have Franz Diener and Max Schmeling ever fought each other?
Yes. Franz Diener and Max Schmeling met once on April 4, 1928, and Max Schmeling won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Franz Diener or Max Schmeling?
Franz Diener is 2-3-1 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Max Schmeling is 56-10-4. Max Schmeling has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Franz Diener or Max Schmeling?
Franz Diener has 0 knockout wins and Max Schmeling has 40. Max Schmeling has more.
Do Franz Diener and Max Schmeling have any common opponents?
Franz Diener and Max Schmeling share 3 common opponents: Paulino Uzcudun, Gipsy Daniels and Larry Gains. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Franz Diener and Max Schmeling?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Franz Diener and 70 bouts tracked for Max Schmeling. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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