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Best of Max Baer: Top 10 Fights

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Max Baer had 81 fights with 51 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Max Schmeling, Primo Carnera, Tony Galento, Ben Foord, and Tuffy Griffiths. The following are Baer's top 10 fights.

Max Baer's boxing career

  1. Max Baer defeats Max Schmeling

    On Max Baer defeated German boxer Max Schmeling via 10th round TKO. Baer was 24 years old with a record of 39-7 (29 KOs). Schmeling was 27 years old with a record of 45-5-3 (31 KOs). The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Baer's fights.

  2. Max Baer defeats Primo Carnera

    On Max Baer defeated Italian boxer Primo Carnera via 11th round TKO. Baer was 25 years old with a record of 40-7 (30 KOs). Carnera was 27 years old with a record of 78-6 (63 KOs). Baer won the NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles — his first world titles. This fight is the second best performance in Baer's career.

  3. Max Baer defeats Tony Galento

    On Max Baer defeated Tony Galento via 7th round RTD. Baer was 31 years old with a record of 67-12 (50 KOs).

  4. Max Baer defeats Ben Foord

    On Max Baer defeated Ben Foord via 9th round TKO. Baer was 28 years old with a record of 62-11 (46 KOs).

  5. Max Baer defeats Tuffy Griffiths

    On Max Baer defeated Tuffy Griffiths via 7th round TKO. Baer was 23 years old with a record of 38-7 (28 KOs).

  6. Max Baer defeats Tom Heeney

    On Max Baer defeated Tom Heeney via 3rd round KO. Baer was 21 years old with a record of 25-4 (21 KOs).

  7. Max Baer loses to James J. Braddock

    On Max Baer lost to James J. Braddock via 15 round unanimous decision. Baer was 26 years old with a record of 40-8 (30 KOs). Braddock was 30 years old with a record of 50-25-7 (27 KOs). Baer lost his NBA, NYSAC, and Ring Magazine heavyweight titles. Despite the loss, Baer put on a good fight.

  8. Max Baer defeats Frankie Campbell

    On Max Baer defeated Frankie Campbell via 5th round TKO. Baer was 21 years old with a record of 24-3 (20 KOs).

  9. Max Baer defeats Santa Camarão

    On Max Baer defeated Santa Camarão via 10th round KO. Baer was 22 years old with a record of 28-7 (24 KOs).

  10. Max Baer defeats Al Frankco

    On Max Baer defeated Al Frankco via 2nd round KO. Baer was 27 years old with a record of 53-9 (39 KOs).