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Max Baer (born February 11, 1909, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.—died November 21, 1959, Hollywood, California) 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.

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Max Baer
Max BaerAmerican boxer Max Baer after losing to Joe Louis, September 24, 1935.(more)

Perhaps Baer’s finest performance was a 10-round knockout of former heavyweight champion Max Schmeling on June 8, 1933. During Baer’s boxing career (1929–41) he won 70 of 83 fights, 52 by knockouts, and was considered one of the hardest right-hand punchers in boxing history. Baer was a genial man known for his quick wit and flamboyant lifestyle.

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After retiring from boxing Baer appeared in a nightclub act with his brother, Buddy, who was also a world-class prizefighter. Max Baer also appeared on television and made a number of films, including The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933) and The Harder They Fall (1956). In 1959 he suffered a fatal heart attack. Ten years later Baer was posthumously inducted into Ring magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame.

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