The Archive · 1938

SCHMELING TO FIGHT

STEVE DUDES

German Expected to Defeat American Easily Berlin, Jan. 31.

Max Schmeling's next foe and probably his last in his series of tube-up bouts before meeting Joe Louis in June will be Steve Dudas, second-rate American heavyweight, Although plans were made to hold the fight at Los Angeles, it was understood that the venue would be transferred to Berlin.

Dudas, a fairly good heavyweight whose chief qualities are hard-hitting rather than skill has been winning consistently in recent months Put he is not even ranked in the first ten U.S. top weight category.

The American will be Schmeling's next foe regardless of where the fight is staged, it was believed United Press,

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