On June 14, 1934, a 25-year-old Max Baer (39-7, 29 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring heavyweight title held by 27-year-old Italian boxer Primo Carnera (78-6, 63 KOs).
Baer came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 6 days. Carnera was on a 18-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 13 days.
Max Baer stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Baer improves his record to 40-7 (30 KOs), while Carnera adds a loss to his record at 78-7.
On June 8, 1933, a 24-year-old Max Baer (38-7, 28 KOs) and a 27-year-old German boxer Max Schmeling (45-5-3, 31 KOs) met in the ring.
Baer came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 13 days. Schmeling was on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 13 days.
Max Baer stopped Max Schmeling via TKO in the 10th round. Baer improves his record to 39-7 (29 KOs), while Schmeling adds a loss to his record at 45-6-3.
On January 29, 1930, a 20-year-old Max Baer (15-2, 12 KOs) and Tiny Abbott met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
In the rematch, Max Baer stopped Tiny Abbott via KO in the 6th round. Baer improves his record to 16-2 (13 KOs)
On January 16, 1931, a 21-year-old Max Baer (24-4, 20 KOs) and Tom Heeney met in the ring.
Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Max Baer stopped Tom Heeney via KO in the 3rd round. Baer improves his record to 25-4 (21 KOs)
On August 25, 1930, a 21-year-old Max Baer (23-3, 19 KOs) and Frankie Campbell met in the ring.
Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
Max Baer stopped Frankie Campbell via TKO in the 5th round. Baer improves his record to 24-3 (20 KOs)
On July 2, 1940, a 31-year-old Max Baer (66-12, 49 KOs) and Tony Galento met in the ring.
Baer came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 14 days.
Max Baer stopped Tony Galento via RTD in the 7th round. Baer improves his record to 67-12 (50 KOs)
On November 23, 1931, a 22-year-old Max Baer (29-7, 24 KOs) and Les Kennedy met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Baer came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 14 days.
In the rematch, Max Baer stopped Les Kennedy via KO in the 3rd round. Baer improves his record to 30-7 (25 KOs)
On September 26, 1932, a 23-year-old Max Baer (37-7, 27 KOs) and Tuffy Griffiths met in the ring.
Baer came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 26 days.
Max Baer stopped Tuffy Griffiths via TKO in the 7th round. Baer improves his record to 38-7 (28 KOs)
On March 11, 1938, a 29-year-old Max Baer (62-11, 46 KOs) and Tommy Farr met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 12 days.
In the rematch, Max Baer defeated Tommy Farr via unanimous decision in the 15-round fight. Baer improves his record to 63-11
On June 13, 1935, the 26-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Max Baer (40-7, 30 KOs), faced a 30-year-old James J. Braddock (50-25-7, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Baer came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days. Braddock was on a 5-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Braddock improves his record to 51-25-7, while Baer adds a loss to his record at 40-8.