German Expected to Knock Out Ben Foord Hamburg, Jan. 26.
Schmeling, former world eight champion, was made si to-one favourite to beat Ben Foord, South African titleholder, in the ten-round battle to be held here Sunday, it was announced to-day.
It was generally predicted that the German batter would win the bout by a knockout before the eighth round.
A crowd of 40000 spectators was expected to flock to the stadium.
After Sunday's fight, Schmeling will probably clash in one more bout before meeting Joe Louis for the world championship in June.—United Press.
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