Karl Mildenberger ~ 'I Had The Formula To Beat Cassius Clay'

[Bill Paxtom]

December 3, 1963

~ A 'New' Max Schmeling ~

After '11-Straight' wins, Karl was matched with 'solid-punching' Helmut Ball in an
Eliminator for the German Light-Heavyweight Championship on November 7, 1959
at the Killesburghalle in Stuttgart.

In a 'shocker' Karl was flattened by a Knockout {KO'd in 7}
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Not one to rest and sulk, 5-weeks {December 12, 1959} later Karl was back in the Ring and
winning, as he scored an impressive {W Dec 8} over 32 1/2 year-old 'veteran' Dutch
Light-Heavyweight - Wim Snoek, a fighter he defeated by {W Dec 8} earlier on June 6, 1959.
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Next up, was Karl's '1st' American opponent. On December 30, 1959 > at the Sportpalast in
Berlin, Karl was matched with 'cagey' veteran 33 year-old New York Light-Heavyweight -
Jimmy 'The Spoiler' Slade who had a record of 35-20-5 with {10 KO's}

Karl, now at {190 lbs.} boxed impressively, and won an 8-Round Decision over Jimmy {181 lbs.}
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