Max Schmeling (Germany) vs Paulino Uzcudun (Spain) | HISTORIC HEAVYWEIGHT Fight Highlights

💥 BLACK UHLAN vs BASQUE WOODCHOPPER 💥
A rising German puncher meets Spain’s rugged iron-chinned brawler under the lights of Yankee Stadium in a bruising heavyweight clash staged for New York’s famous Milk Fund charity show.

Tale of the Tape
🏆 Stakes: World heavyweight title eliminator & Milk Fund Charity main event
📅 Date: 27 June 1929
🌍 Venue: Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York, USA
👥 Attendance: Around 40,000 fans packed into the stadium
⚖️ Weights: Schmeling 187 lbs | Uzcudun 192 lbs
👨‍⚖️ Officials: Referee Arthur Donovan with judges Charles F. Mathison & Lou Magnolia overseeing the action
💰 Purses: Schmeling $36,250 | Uzcudun $36,250 – all on a charity bill for the Free Milk Fund

Fighter Spotlights
🥊 MAX “BLACK UHLAN OF THE RHINE” SCHMELING – 23-year-old German contender (41-4-3, 29 KOs) storming through the American heavyweight scene with a lethal right hand and disciplined textbook technique. Coming off a big win over Johnny Risko, he arrives in New York as the sharper boxer-puncher, cool under pressure and hungry for a shot at the world crown.
🥊 PAULINO “BASQUE WOODCHOPPER” UZCUDUN – Europe’s bull-strong heavyweight (38-6-2, 28 KOs), a former lumberjack whose cross-armed guard, granite chin and grinding pressure made him one of the era’s toughest men. European champion, feared body puncher and famous for walking through fire without backing up.


What’s Inside These Highlights
Early-round feeling-out turns into a brutal inside battle as Uzcudun marches forward behind that high, shell-like guard while Schmeling looks for clean rights and uppercuts.
Sharp German counterpunching versus relentless Basque pressure: long jabs and right hands trying to split a guard built to swallow punches.
Facial damage, swelling and cuts that show just how punishing heavyweight boxing in the 1920s really was, with both men paying a heavy physical price.
Momentum shifts as Schmeling injures his right hand mid-fight while Uzcudun soaks up punishment and keeps plowing in, his own arm left so battered he’d carry it in a sling afterward.
The roar of a massive Yankee Stadium crowd reacting to every exchange in a high-stakes bout designed to push the winner toward the world title picture.
Heavyweight history, classic styles, real damage, and fifteen rounds’ worth of drama packed into one highlight reel.

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