BoxRec: Max Baer

Max Baer

66 13 0
51 KOs 3 KOs
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Box-pro
referee
division heavy
status inactive
bouts 79
rounds 423
KOs 77.27%
career 1929-1941
debut 1929-05-16

ID# 012077
birth name Maximillian Adelbert Baer
sex male
alias Livermore Larupper
nationality USA
stance orthodox
height 6′ 2½″   /   189cm
reach 81″   /   206cm
residence Livermore, California, USA
birth place Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Box-pro 81 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1941-04-04 Lou Nova 24 2 4
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-TKO
2:18    ref: Arthur Donovan
Max Baer's final career bout.
1940-09-26 Pat Comiskey 29 1 1
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City
W-TKO
2:39    ref: Jack Dempsey
1940-07-02 Tony Galento 75 24 6
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City
W-RTD
Galento was unable to answer the bell for the 8th round.
1939-09-18 Babe Ritchie 10 4 1
Fair Park Stadium, Lubbock
W-KO
1:10    ref: George Blake
Ritchie was knocked down twice.
1939-09-04 Big Ed Murphy 2 1 0
Silver Peak
W-KO
1:40    ref: Tom Sharkey
1939-06-01 Lou Nova 21 1 4
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx
L-TKO
1:21    ref: Frank Fullam   Bill Healy   Joe Lynch
Attendance: 16, 778; Gate: $82, 364
(Poster)
Baer, "the left side of his face battered out of shape after ten rounds of the most excruciating fighting he had ever undergone, was bleeding so severely from a severe laceration of the lower lip he could hardly breathe" when the referee stopped the bout. New York Times
1938-10-26 Hank Hankinson 50 22 1
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
W-KO
0:48    ref: Alky Dawson   Otto Allgoewer   George Parker
1938-03-11 Tommy Farr 73 26 19
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
Farr was knocked down in the 2nd and 3rd. Scoring: 13-2, 11-3-1, 9-5-1
1937-05-27 Ben Foord 35 9 4
Harringay Arena, Harringay
W-TKO
ref: Jack Hart
1937-04-15 Tommy Farr 71 24 19
Harringay Arena, Harringay
L-PTS
1936-10-19 Dutch Weimer 57 29 1
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
W-KO
1:30    ref: Herschel Osbourne
A light slap to Weimer's ribs ended the bout, causing the crowd to roar its disgust. Someone threw an empty whiskey bottle at Baer. Leaving the ring, he turned to the crowd and shouted, "Well, you paid to get in - suckers." The bout, termed "a fake, fiasco and disgrace" by Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn (who had been in the crowd), resulted in the reorganization of the Ontario Athletic Commission and the appointment of P. J. Mulqueen as Chairman to restore confidence of fans.
1936-10-08 Willie Davies 12 13 2
Fair Grounds, Platteville
L-PTS
ref: Ted Jamieson 1-5
This result is given as reported in the Milwaukee Sentinel. The fight was billed as an exhibition, yet Referee Ted Jamieson gave an official decision. Baer floored Davies in the 2nd round. Jamieson only gave this 2nd round to Baer and gave Davies the other five.
1936-10-06 Tim Charles 46 39 18
Coliseum, Evansville
W-KO
Charles downed eight times.
1936-09-21 Andy Miller 40 10 4
Sheldon
W-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Sioux City Journal
1936-09-14 Bearcat Wright 71 25 22
Coliseum, Des Moines
W-NWS
Newspaper decision from the Des Moines Register and Des Moines Tribune
Baer wore 16oz gloves.
1936-09-07 Cowboy Sammy Evans 10 15 2
Elks Hall, Casper
W-KO
1936-09-04 Cyclone Lynch 2 5 0
Rock Springs
W-KO
1936-09-02 Al Gaynor 2 3 0
Lincoln Field, Twin Falls
W-KO
1936-08-31 Don Baxter 0 1 0
Memorial Ball Park, Coeur d'Alene
W-KO
1936-08-29 Al Frankco debut
Recreation Park, Lewiston
W-KO
1936-08-25 Cecil Myart 16 31 7
Multnomah Stadium, Portland
W-PTS
1936-08-24 Nails Gorman 15 17 14
Armory, Marshfield
W-TKO
1936-07-24 Bob Williams 11 7 1
Ogden Stadium, Ogden
W-KO
1936-07-17 Cecil Smith 6 0 0
Convention Hall, Ada
W-PTS
1936-07-16 Junior Munsell 21 0 1
Coliseum, Tulsa
W-KO
0:45    ref: Red Andrews
Munsell down in the 1st round. Munsell reportedly 21-0-1 entering contest. Source: Miami News-Record (OK)
1936-07-13 James Merriott 10 14 2
Avey's Open-Air Arena, Oklahoma City
W-KO
1936-07-02 Buck Rogers 1 2 0
Sportatorium, Dallas
W-KO
1936-06-24 Wilson Dunn 94 32 11
Tech Field, San Antonio
W-TKO
Dunn announced at 183, was weighed after the fight and was actually 168. San Antonio Light
1936-06-23 George Brown 6 20 1
Tyler
W-TKO
Brown was floored three times in the fourth round before his manager tossed in the towel.
1936-06-19 Harold Murphy 58 27 14
Armory, Pocatello
W-PTS
Murphy was floored in the 3d, 4th, & 5th
1936-06-17 Bob Fraser 15 20 16
Ada Co. Fairgrounds, Boise
W-TKO
1936-06-15 Tony Souza 34 17 7
McCullough's Arena, Salt Lake City
W-PTS
Souza was floored four times in the bout.
1935-09-24 Joe Louis 21 0 0
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx
L-KO
3:09    ref: Arthur Donovan
1935-06-13 Jim Braddock 49 25 7
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens
L-UD
ref: Johnny McAvoy 5-9   George Kelly 7-7   Charley Lynch 4-11

World heavyweight title
Kelly 7-7-1 (points for Braddock under NY's rounds plus points scoring)
1934-06-14 Primo Carnera 78 6 0
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens
W-TKO
2:16    ref: Arthur Donovan   Charley Lynch   Tommy Shawtell

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. Fleischer's account is not entirely clear and it appears that one or two paragraphs at the end may have been deleted by accident. Other accounts indicate that Carnera was down twice in round 10 and twice more in round 11, which would make a total of 10 knockdowns. Fleischer had Carnera winning rounds four, seven, and eight, Baer winning all of the others (unofficially). Attendance 56, 000.
1933-06-08 Max Schmeling 45 5 3
Yankee Stadium, The Bronx
W-TKO
1:51    ref: Arthur Donovan   Joe Agnello   Charley Lynch
A crowd of 53, 000 (with another 3, 300 with passes) - including Jack Sharkey and Primo Carnera - paid $239, 676.07 to assure a fair profit for Jack Dempsey in his first big promotional venture.
1933 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine. Donovan ignored repeated back-handers from Baer.
1932-09-26 Tuffy Griffiths 78 12 5
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
W-TKO
0:58    ref: Phil Collins
From Chicago Tribune (Bob Soderman). Griffith was down in round six and narrowly avoided a knockout in round four, and suffered a bad beating. There was one additional fight scheduled for this program, the result for which is not shown here: Jackie Sharkey v. Kid Irish, 6 rounds.
1932-08-31 Ernie Schaaf 56 12 2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
W-MD
"The bell deprived Baer of a knock-out victory. Two seconds before the fight ended Schaaf was knocked flat on his face, completely knocked out. He was dragged to his corner and his seconds worked on him for three minutes restoring him to his senses." (Associated Press)
1932-07-04 King Levinsky 41 17 4
Dempsey's Bowl, Reno
W-PTS
Attendance: 8, 000 "Baer piled up a big lead throughout the fight." (AP)

1932-05-11 Walter Cobb 29 12 0
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
1932-04-26 Paul Swiderski 19 12 2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
W-TKO
ref: Abe Roth
1932-02-22 Tom Heeney 36 19 7
Seals Stadium, San Francisco
W-PTS
1932-01-29 King Levinsky 41 15 4
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Ed Smith
1931-12-30 Arthur De Kuh 42 10 1
Auditorium, Oakland
W-PTS
1931-11-23 Les Kennedy 40 13 2
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1931-11-09 Johnny Risko 62 38 7
Seals Stadium, San Francisco
W-PTS
1931-10-21 Jose Santa 54 12 4
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1931-09-23 Jack Van Noy 12 5 1
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
1931-07-04 Paulino Uzcudun 41 10 2
Race Track Arena, Reno
L-PTS
This is the "first heavyweight bout of any importance in Reno since [Jack] Johnson defeated [James] Jeffries July 4, 1910." Some 18, 000 people attended, "virtually equalling the normal population of the city." New York Times
1931-05-05 Johnny Risko 59 37 7
Public Hall, Cleveland
L-UD
1931-04-07 Ernie Owens 64 24 25
Auditorium, Portland
W-KO
1931-02-06 Tommy Loughran 98 18 7
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-UD
1931-01-16 Tom Heeney 35 15 5
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-KO
Referee Jack Dempsey picked up the count incorrectly. Knockdown time-keeper Arthur Donovan signaled Heeney out at Dempsey's count of eight. Heeney was waiting to hear "nine" before arising. When he learned he had been counted out, he "protested strenuously, " and the crowd "broke into a deafening roar of disapproval." New York Times
1930-12-19 Ernie Schaaf 30 10 2
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-UD
1930-08-25 Frankie Campbell 32 3 3
Recreation Park, San Francisco
W-TKO
Frankie Campbell died the following day as a result of injuries sustained during this bout.
1930-08-11 KO Christner 31 11 2
Oaks Ballpark, Emeryville
W-KO
Baer sent Christner to the floor three times in the second stanza.
1930-07-15 Les Kennedy 33 5 2
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
L-PTS
ref: Jack Kennedy 1-7
1930-06-25 Ernie Owens 64 21 25
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1930-06-11 Buck Weaver 8 8 3
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1930-05-28 Jack Linkhorn 19 3 0
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1930-05-07 Tom Toner 20 3 2
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
1930-04-22 Ernie Owens 64 19 25
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
W-PTS
Owens knocked down for first time in career
1930-04-09 Jack Stewart 9 3 2
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1930-01-29 Tiny Abbott 5 1 0
Auditorium, Oakland
W-KO
1930-01-15 Tiny Abbott 4 1 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
L-DQ
Baer was disqualified for hitting Abbott while he was being given a count; fined $100 for fouls
1929-12-30 Tony Fuente 75 25 8
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-KO
1929-12-04 Chet Shandel 19 2 1
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-KO
1929-11-20 Tillie Taverna 5 5 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-KO
1929-11-06 Natie Brown 0 1 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-PTS
1929-10-30 Alex Rowe 3 1 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-KO
1929-10-16 Chief Caribou 1 9 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-TKO
A scheduled four-rounder according to Vancouver Sun.
1929-10-02 George Carroll debut
Auditorium, Oakland
W-TKO
1929-09-25 Frank Rudzenski 1 5 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-KO
"Frank succumbed to a vicious left hook after being knocked half out of the ring with a right." (Hayward Review)
1929-09-04 Jack McCarthy 2 3 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
L-DQ
1929-08-28 Al Red Ledford 6 12 0
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-KO
1929-07-31 Benny Hill 13 18 12
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-PTS
1929-07-24 Benny Hill 13 17 12
Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland
W-PTS
1929-07-18 Al Red Ledford 4 11 0
Oak Park Arena, Stockton
W-KO
1929-07-04 Tillie Taverna 0 3 0
Oak Park Arena, Stockton
W-KO
1929-06-06 Sailor Leeds debut
Oak Park Arena, Stockton
W-TKO
1929-05-16 Chief Caribou 0 1 0
Oak Park Arena, Stockton
W-TKO
First documented bout for Max Baer.