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Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champions Max Schmeling, left, and Joe Louis stand together in front of a birthday cake for Louis's 57th birthday at Caesars's Palace in Las Vegas on May 15, 1971. Former world champion Schmeling, one of Germany's biggest sports idols, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, at the age of 99, his foundation announced Friday Feb. 4, 2005. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo)