Max Baer
Titles: Heavyweight champion 1934-1935
Record: 70-13
Born: February 11, 1909 in Omaha, Nebraska (USA)
Years active: 1929-1941
Nickname: The Livermore Larruper
Max Baer is the Hector Camacho of the 1930's, he had all the talent in
the world and squandered it away. Perhaps he was just to niece and good
humored of a man to fight? While he lay dying in a Hollywood hotel room
the hotel operator asked him if he needed the "house doctor", his reply
was "No - I need a people doctor!". This characterized his clowning life
style both inside and outside of the ring. As a boxer he had one of the
hardest of any heavyweight ever, with his right hand being particularly
heavy. He also had quality wins over Max Schmeling, Primo Carnera, King
Levingsky and Tom Heeny. The victory over Schmeling earned him a title
shot against Carnera which he won easily by flooring the Carnera 11 times
who outweighed him by 50 pounds. He lost the title in the biggest upset
prior to the Douglas vs. Tyson bout to James Braddock. Baer clowned and
grinned while Braddock was building up points. Baer believed he could knock
out Braddock whenever he wanted but was proven wrong. His good humor never
left him as he went on to loose to Joe Louis, Tommy Farr and Lou Nova.
This a case of a potential great who was defeated by his own good nature.
Max Baer
Career Record: 72 W, 11 L (52 K.O's)
1929
May 16 Chief Caribou Stockton, Ca KO 2
Jun 6 Sailor Leeds Stockton, Ca KO 1
Jul 4 Tillie Taverna Stockton, Ca KO 1
Jul 18 Al Ledford Stockton, Ca KO 1
Jul 24 Benny Hill Oakland, Ca W 4
Jul 31 Benny Hill Oakland, Ca W 4
Aug 28 Al Ledford Oakland, Ca KO 2
Sep 4 Jack McCarthy Oakland, Ca LF 3
Sep 25 Frank Rujenski Oakland, Ca KO 3
Oct 2 George Carroll Oakland, Ca KO 1
Oct 16 Chief Caribou Oakland, Ca KO 1
Oct 30 Alex Rowe Oakland, Ca KO 1
Nov 6 Natie Brown Oakland, Ca W 6
Nov 20 Tillie Taverna Oakland, Ca KO 2
Dec 4 Chet Shandel Oakland, Ca KO 2
Dec 30 Tony Fuente Oakland, Ca KO 1
1930
Jan 15 Tiny Abbott Oakland, Ca LF 3
Jan 29 Tiny Abbott Oakland, Ca KO 6
Apr 9 Jack Stewart Oakland, Ca KO 2
Apr 22 Ernie Owens Los Angeles, Ca W 10
May 7 Tom Toner Oakland, Ca KO 6
May 28 Jack Linkhorn Oakland, Ca KO 1
Jun 11 Ora "Buck" Weaver Oakland, Ca KO 1
Jun 25 Ernie Owens Oakland, Ca TKO 5
Jul 15 Les Kennedy Los Angeles, Ca L 10
Aug 11 Meyer "K.O." Christner Oakland, Ca KO 2
Aug 25 Frankie Campbell San Francisco, Ca KO 5
Dec 19 Ernie Schaaf New York, NY L 10
1931
Jan 16 Tom Heeney New York, NY KO 3
Feb 6 Tommy Loughran New York, NY L 10
Apr 7 Ernie Owens Portland, Or KO 2
May 5 Johnny Risko Cleveland, Oh L 10
Jul 4 Paolino Uzcudun Reno, Nv L 20
Sep 23 Jack van Noy Oakland, Ca TKO 8
Oct 21 Jose Santa Oakland, Ca KO 10
Nov 9 Johnny Risko San Francisco, Ca W 10
Nov 23 Les Kennedy Oakland, Ca KO 3
Dec 30 Arthur DeKuh Oakland, Ca W 10
1932
Jan 29 King Levinsky New York, NY W 10
Feb 22 Tom Heeney San Francisco, Ca W 10
Apr 26 Paul Swiderski Los Angeles, Ca KO 7
May 11 Walter Cobb Oakland, Ca TKO 4
Jul 4 King Levinsky Reno, Nv W 20
Aug 31 Ernie Schaaf Chicago, Il W 10
Sep 26 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith Chicago, Il TKO 7
1933
Jun 8 Max Schmeling New York, NY TKO 10
1934
Jun 14 Primo Carnera Long Island City, NY TKO 11
1935
Jun 13 Jim Braddock Long Island City, NY L 15
Sep 24 Joe Louis New York, NY KOby 4
1936
Jun 15 Tony Souza Salt Lake City, Ut W 6
Jun 17 Bob Frazier Boise, Id TKO 2
Jun 19 Harold "Millionaire" Murphy Pocatello, Id W 6
Jun 23 George Brown Tyler, Tx KO 3
Jun 24 Wilson Dunn San Antonio, Tx KO 3
Jul 2 Alfred "Butch" Rogers Dallas, Tx KO 3
Jul 13 Jim Merriott Oklahoma City, Ok KO 2
Jul 16 Junior Munsell Tulsa, Ok KO 5
Jul 18 Cecil Smith Ada, Ok W 4
Jul 24 Bob Williams Ogden, Ut KO 1
Aug 19 James J. Walsh Vancouver, BC, Can KO 1
Aug 20 Nails Gorman Marshfield, Or TKO 2
Aug 25 Cecil Myart Portland, Or W 6
Aug 29 Al Frankco Lewiston, Id KO 2
Aug 31 Don Baxter Coeur d'Alene, Id KO 1
Sep 2 Al Gaynor Twin Falls, Id KO 1
Sep 3 Eddie Franks Provo, Ut KO 3
Sep 8 Sammy Evans Casper, Wy KO 4
Sep 14 Ed "Bearcat" Wright Des Moines, Ia W 6
Sep 21 Andy "Kid" Miller Sheldon, Ia W 6
Sep ?? Cyclone Bench Rock Springs, Wy KO ?
Sep 30 Babe Davis Keokuk, Ia W 6
Oct 6 Tim Charles Evansville, Il KO 4
Oct 8 Willie Davies Platteville, Wi W 6
Oct 19 Dutch Weimer Toronto, Ont, Can KO 2
1937
Apr 15 Tommy Farr London, Eng L 12
May 27 Ben Foord London, Eng TKO 9
1938
Mar 11 Tommy Farr New York, NY W 15
Oct 27 Ellsworth "Hank" Hankinson Honolulu, Hi KO 1
1939
Jun 1 Lou Nova New York City, NY TKOby 11
Sep 4 Ed Murphy Silver Peak, Nv KO 1
Sep 18 Babe Ritchie Lubbock, Tx KO 2
1940
Jul 2 Tony Galento Jersey City, NJ TKO 8
Sep 26 Pat Comiskey Jersey City, NJ TKO 1
1941
Apr 4 Lou Nova New York, NY TKOby 8