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Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. He was known in his time as the Livermore Larupper and Madcap Maxie.
Max Baer was an American boxer who won the world heavyweight championship by knocking out Primo Carnera in 11 rounds in New York City on June 14, 1934. He lost the title to James J. Braddock on a 15-round decision at Long Island City, New York, on June 13, 1935.
Jul 16, 2022 · On August 25, 1930, between 15,000 to 20,000 fans gathered at Recreation Park in San Francisco, California for a boxing match between Frankie Campbell, the hometown favorite, and Max Baer, an up-and-comer (via Sports Illustrated Vault). But the fight was filled with issues from the very start.
World heavyweight title. Nat Fleischer (inThe Ring, August 1934, page 47) claimed that Carnera was floored three times in round one, twice in round two (Carnera dragging Baer down both times). once in round three, and several more times in the last two rounds.
Apr 5, 2017 · Knockouts and highlights of one of the baddest punchers in the history of boxing, Max Baer. He became the heavyweight champion of the world in 1934 when he knocked down giant Primo Carnera 11...
Mar 31, 2020 · Former heavyweight champion Max Baer last stepped into the ring in April 1941, stopped for the second time by Lou Nova. Baer left the earth 18 years later. Yet, even in 2020, it doesn’t take...
Jul 9, 2020 · Between the Braddock and Louis losses, Baer scored the biggest victory of his life by marrying Mary Ellen Sullivan. The breaker of a thousand hearts had finally found his soul mate. They had...
May 8, 2022 · Career Overview. Fun-loving, entertaining, hard-hitting, and charismatic, Max Baer was the fighter most responsible for maintaining the public's interest in the heavyweight division during the early years of the Great Depression.
Max Baer was a heavyweight boxer with a professional career that spanned over eleven years, from 1929 to 1941. Over the course of his career, Baer fought in a total of 81 fights, winning 68 of them, 51 of which were by knockout.
Possessing perhaps the most powerful right hand in heavyweight history, Max Baer was a flashy performer who wise-cracked and clowned his way through his career. Although he never fully realized his tremendous potential, Baer won the heavyweight title, and his showmanship entertained an America rocked by the Great Depression.
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