Paulino Uzcudun (b. May 3, 1899, d. July 5, 1985). Paulino (known as Paolino in U.S.A) was a Basque heavyweight boxer who was the greatest heavyweight to come out of Spain. Uzcudun was the European heavyweight champion, and he fought heavyweight champions Joe Louis, Max Baer, Max Schmeling (thrice) and Primo Carnera during his career. The former butcher (incorrectly named 'the Basque woodchopper') retired from boxing with a record of 50 wins (34KOs), 17 losses and 3 draws. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 - April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama who became World Heavyweight Champion. ... Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... Primo Carnera (October 26, 1906 - June 29, 1967) was an Italian boxer who became the World Heavyweight champion. ... Woodchop is a competition in which skilled contestants attempt to be the first to cut or saw through a log or other block of wood. ...

Uzcudun was a very rugged boxer who fought out of a crouch. He had a powerful left hook, and fought the toughest heavyweights of his time. He was afforded only one opportunity at the world's heavyweight championship, but was outpointed in a fifteen round fight by Primo Carnera of Italy on October 22, 1933. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Uzcudun also "retired" the famed Harry Wills, when he stopped him in four rounds on July 13, 1927. The tough and durable Uzcudun was never knocked off his feet, or kayoed until his last professional fight. On December 13, 1935, Uzcudun made the mistake of coming out of retirement to meet Joe Louis. In the fourth round, Louis hit Uzcudun with a swift, powerful right uppercut that knocked him down and out. Harry The Black Panther Wills (b. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...