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Max Baer

1909 - 1959

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Maximilian Adelbert Baer Sr. (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American professional boxer and the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935. He was known in his time as the Livermore Larupper and Madcap Maxie. Two of his fights (a 1933 win over Max Schmeling and a 1935 loss to James J. Braddock) were rated Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Baer is the 41st most popular boxer (down from 37th in 2019), the 4,080th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,272nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Max Baer ranks 41 out of 496. Before him are Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, Manny Pacquiao, Jack Johnson, Trevor Berbick, and Roy Jones Jr.. After him are Oscar Bonavena, Henry Armstrong, José Torres, Oleksandr Usyk, Emile Griffith, and Kim Duk-koo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Max Baer ranks 148. Before him are Richard Wurmbrand, Bert Patenaude, Gene Krupa, Henri Alekan, Lamberto Maggiorani, and Géza Toldi. After him are Stephen Cole Kleene, Georg Konrad Morgen, Luigi Villoresi, Kató Lomb, Christophe Soglo, and Miklós Radnóti. Among people deceased in 1959, Max Baer ranks 82. Before him are Ernst Fast, Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, Luigi Sturzo, Erhard Schmidt, Kenneth Anderson, and Johannes Kleiman. After him are Aleksandr Khinchin, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Jerry Unser Jr., Giovanni Pastrone, Eduard van Beinum, and Štefan Tiso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Max Baer ranks 4,080 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin Moses (1955), Sandra Dee (1942), Daniel Bryan (1981), William L. Shirer (1904), Steve Gadd (1945), and Jeff Fahey (1952). After him are James Mangold (1963), Lucia Berlin (1936), Miley Cyrus (1992), Harold Robbins (1916), Marshall Bell (1942), and Jackie Cooper (1922).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Max Baer ranks 25. Before him are Ken Norton (1943), Jimmy Ellis (1940), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Riddick Bowe (1967), Jack Johnson (1878), and Roy Jones Jr. (1969). After him are Henry Armstrong (1912), Leon Spinks (1953), Earnie Shavers (1944), Ezzard Charles (1921), John L. Sullivan (1858), and Tommy Morrison (1969).

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