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Max Baer Losses

Max Baer has 13 losses against 12 opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Baer's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Max Baer".

1. 13. Max Baer loses to Lou Nova via KO

   On April 4, 1941 Max Baer faced off against Lou Nova at age 32. He was coming in with a record of 68-13 (51). Baer lost the fight via 8th-round TKO.

2. 12. Max Baer loses to Lou Nova via KO

   On June 1, 1939 Max Baer faced off against Lou Nova at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 64-12 (47). Baer lost the fight via 11th-round TKO.

3. 11. Max Baer loses to Tommy Farr via points decision

   On April 15, 1937 Max Baer faced off against Tommy Farr at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 61-11 (45). Baer lost the fight via 12-round points decision.

4. 10. Max Baer loses to Willie Davies via points decision

   On October 8, 1936 Max Baer faced off against Willie Davies at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 60-10 (44). Baer lost the fight via 6-round points decision.

5. 9. Max Baer loses to Joe Louis via KO

   On September 24, 1935 Max Baer faced off against Joe Louis at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 40-9 (30), and Louis was 21 years old and with a record of 21-0 (17). Baer lost the fight via 4th-round KO.

6. 8. Max Baer loses to James J. Braddock via unanimous decision

   On June 13, 1935 Max Baer met James J. Braddock in a heavyweight (The Ring) world-title defense fight. Baer was 26 years old and with a record of 40-8 (30), and Braddock was 30 years old and with a record of 50-25-7 (27). Baer lost the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and lost the title.

7. 7. Max Baer loses to Paulino Uzcudun via points decision

   On July 4, 1931 Max Baer faced off against Paulino Uzcudun at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 26-7 (22). Baer lost the fight via 20-round points decision.

8. 6. Max Baer loses to Johnny Risko via unanimous decision

   On May 5, 1931 Max Baer faced off against Johnny Risko at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 26-6 (22). Baer lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.

9. 5. Max Baer loses to Tommy Loughran via unanimous decision

   On February 6, 1931 Max Baer faced off against Tommy Loughran at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 25-5 (21). Baer lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.

10. 4. Max Baer loses to Ernie Schaaf via unanimous decision

    On December 19, 1930 Max Baer faced off against Ernie Schaaf at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 24-4 (20). Baer lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.

11. 3. Max Baer loses to Les Kennedy via points decision

    On July 15, 1930 Max Baer faced off against Les Kennedy at age 21. He was coming in with a record of 22-3 (18). Baer lost the fight via 10-round points decision.

12. 2. Max Baer loses to Tiny Abbott via disqualification

    On January 15, 1930 Max Baer faced off against Tiny Abbott at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 15-2 (12). Baer lost the fight via 3-round disqualification.

13. 1. Max Baer loses to Jack McCarthy via disqualification

    On September 4, 1929 Max Baer faced off against Jack McCarthy at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 7-1 (5). Baer lost the fight via 3-round disqualification.