Max Baer

 

his record

 

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Born: February 11, 1909, Omaha, Nebraska
Died November 21, 1959, Hollywood, California

Record: 72-11 (52 Kayos)
 

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                TK  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                TK  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                TK  4
Jul  4 King Levinsky               Reno, Nv                    W 20
Aug 31 Ernie Schaaf                Chicago, Il                 W 10
Sep 26 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith     Chicago, Il                TK  7
       -Weights: 204 - 188

1933
Apr  4 Sam Greer                   Denver, Co                 EX  KO 2
Apr  4 "Wee" Willie Medivitch      Denver, Co                 EX KO  1
May    Harold "Millionaire" Murphy Kansas City, Mo            EX  3
May    Jacob "Buddy" Baer          Kansas City, Mo            EX  3
May    Alvin "Babe" Hunt           Kansas City, Mo            EX  3
       -The previous 3 bouts were held the same date

Jun  8 Max Schmeling               New York, NY        (1:51) TK 10
       -Weights: 203 - 189 1/4

Jun  9 Pete Wistort                Buffalo, NY                EX  4
Jun 15 Cecil "Seal" Harris         Pittsburgh, Pa             EX  3
Jun 22 Cecil "Seal" Harris         St. Paul, Mn               EX  3
Jul 10 Alvin "Babe" Hunt           Oklahoma City, Ok          EX  4
Jul 14 Billy Murdock               Salt Lake City, Ut         EX  2
Jul 14 Ed Sheppard                 Salt Lake City, Ut         EX  2
Jul 14 Jack Dempsey                Salt Lake City, Ut         EX  1
Jul    Jack Dempsey                Salt Lake City, Ut         EX  1
Jul    Jack Dempsey               Louisville, Ky             EX  3

1934
Jun 14 Primo Carnera               Long Island City, NY( 2:16)TK 11
       -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
        Weights: 209 1/2 - 263 1/4
Dec  6 Johnny Miler                Des Moines, Ia             EX  4
Dec 14 Les Kennedy                 Kansas City, Mo            EX  4
Dec 28 King Levinsky               Chicago, Il                EX  KO 2

1935
Jan  4 Alvin "Babe" Hunt           Detroit, Mi                EX  4
Jan  7 Ernie Anderson              Flint, Mi                  EX  4
Jan  9 Dick Madden                 Boston, Ma                 EX  4
Jan 21 Tony Cancela                Tampa, Fl                  EX  4
Jan 28 Jim Maloney                 Miami Beach, Fl            EX  4
Feb 15 Stanley Poreda              San Francisco, Ca          EX  4
Apr 10 Ed Wills                    Grand Rapids, Mi           EX  4
Apr 17 Harold Anderson             Flint, Mi                  EX  4
Apr 18 Hobo Little                 Kalamazoo, Mi              EX  4
Apr 23 Eddie Simms                 Cleveland, Oh              EX  4
Jun 13 Jim Braddock                Long Island City, NY        L 15
       -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
        Weights: 209 1/2 - 193 3/4
Sep 24 Joe Louis                   New York, NY        (2:50) LK  4

1936
Jun 15 Tony Souza                  Salt Lake City, Ut          W  6
Jun 17 Bob Frazier                 Boise, Id                  TK  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
       -Weights: 224 - 217
Jul 13 Jim Merriott                Oklahoma City, Ok          KO  2
       -Weights: 215 - 214
Jul 16 Junior Munsell              Tulsa, Ok                  KO  5
Jul 18 Cecil Smith                 Ada, Ok                     W  4
Jul 24 Bob Williams                Ogden, Ut                  KO  1
       -Weights: 217 - 225
Aug 19 James J. Walsh              Vancouver, BC, Can         KO  1
Aug 20 Nails Gorman                Marshfield, Or             TK  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 18 an unnamed opponent         Cedar Rapids, Ia          SCH   
       -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
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
       -Weights: 215 - 192
Oct 19 Dutch Weimer                Toronto, Ont, Can          KO  2
       -Weights: 212 1/2 - 186 1/4
Nov  6 Maurice Strickland          Chicago, Il                       
       -This bout was scheduled but cancelled

1937
Apr 15 Tommy Farr                  London, Eng                L 12
       -Weights: 210 1/2 - 198
May 27 Ben Foord                   London, Eng                TK  9
       -Weights: 212 - 208
Jul 30 Al Rovay                    San Jose, Ca               EX  4
       -Weights: 215 - 195
Oct  6 Nash Garrison               Oakland, Ca                EX  4

1938
Mar 11 Tommy Farr                  New York, NY                W 15
       -Weights: 212 - 208 1/2
Oct 27 Ellsworth "Hank" Hankinson  Honolulu, Hi               KO  1

1939
Apr  6 Nash Garrison               Oklahoma City, Ok          EX  4
Jun  1 Lou Nova                    New York City, NY   (1:21) LT 11
       -Weights: 210 1/2 - 202
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            TK  8
       -Galento did not answer the bell for the eighth round;
        Weights: 221 1/2 - 244 1/2
Sep 26 Pat Comiskey                Jersey City, NJ     (2:39) TK  1
       -Weights: 223 1/2 - 207 1/2

1941
Apr  4 Lou Nova                    New York, NY        (2:18) LT  8
       -Weights: 220 3/4 - 202 3/4