Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)
Max Baer
"The Livermore Larruper"
71
Wins
13
Losses
0
Draws
52
KOs
73%
KO %
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 1959
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1929–1941
A clowning heavy hitter who stopped Primo Carnera for the title.
Titles & Honours
- World Heavyweight Champion (1934–1935)
Career Timeline
1929–1941- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Chief Caribou · W TKO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Tom Heeney · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Max Schmeling
W TKO · Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Title history
Title reign begins
World Heavyweight Champion (1934–1935). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Primo Carnera
W TKO · Madison Square Garden Bowl , Long Island City , New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
50th recorded win
vs Bob Williams · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Lou Nova · L TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-05-16 | W | Chief Caribou | TKO | 2 | Oak Park Arena, Stockton, California , U.S. |
| 1929-06-06 | W | Sailor Leeds | TKO | 1 | Oak Park Arena, Stockton, California, U.S. |
| 1929-07-04 | W | Tillie Taverna | KO | 1 | Oak Park Arena, Stockton, California, U.S. |
| 1929-07-18 | W | Al Red Ledford | KO | 1 | Oak Park Arena, Stockton, California, U.S. |
| 1929-07-24 | W | Benny Hill | PTS | 4 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland , California, U.S. |
| 1929-07-31 | W | Benny Hill | PTS | 4 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-08-08 | W | Al Red Ledford | KO | 2 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-09-04 | L | Jack McCarthy | DQ | 3 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-09-25 | W | Frank Rudzenski | KO | 3 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-10-02 | W | George Carroll | TKO | 1 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-10-16 | W | Chief Caribou | TKO | 1 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-10-30 | W | Alex Rowe | KO | 1 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-11-06 | W | Natie Brown | PTS | 6 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-11-20 | W | Tillie Taverna | KO | 2 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-12-04 | W | Chet Shandel | KO | 2 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1929-12-30 | W | Tony Fuente | KO | 1 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-01-15 | L | Tiny Abbott | DQ | 3 | Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-01-29 | W | Tiny Abbott | KO | 6 | Auditorium , Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-04-09 | W | Jack Stewart | KO | 2 | Oakland Civic Auditorium , Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-04-22 | W | Ernie Owens | PTS | 10 | Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles , California, U.S. |
| 1930-05-07 | W | Tom Toner | TKO | 6 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-05-28 | W | Jack Linkhorn | KO | 1 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-06-11 | W | Buck Weaver | KO | 1 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-06-25 | W | Ernie Owens | KO | 5 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1930-07-15 | L | Les Kennedy | PTS | 10 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1930-08-11 | W | KO Christner | KO | 2 | Oaks Ballpark , Emeryville , California, U.S. |
| 1930-08-25 | W | Frankie Campbell | TKO | 5 | Recreation Park , San Francisco , California, U.S. |
| 1930-12-19 | L | Ernie Schaaf | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , U.S. |
| 1931-01-16 | W | Tom Heeney | KO | 3 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-02-06 | L | Tommy Loughran | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1931-04-07 | W | Ernie Owens | KO | 2 | Keller Auditorium , Portland, Oregon , U.S. |
| 1931-05-05 | L | Johnny Risko | UD | 10 | Public Hall , Cleveland, Ohio , U.S. |
| 1931-07-04 | L | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 20 | Race Track Arena, Reno, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1931-09-23 | W | Jack Van Noy | TKO | 8 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1931-10-21 | W | Santa Camarão | KO | 10 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1931-11-09 | W | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Seals Stadium , San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 1931-11-23 | W | Les Kennedy | KO | 3 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1931-12-30 | W | Arthur De Kuh | PTS | 10 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1932-01-29 | W | King Levinsky | UD | 10 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1932-02-22 | W | Tom Heeney | PTS | 10 | Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 1932-04-26 | W | Paul Swiderski | TKO | 6 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 1932-05-11 | W | Walter Cobb | TKO | 4 | Oakland Civic Auditorium, Oakland, California, U.S. |
| 1932-07-04 | W | King Levinsky | PTS | 20 | Dempsey's Bowl, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1932-08-31 | W | Ernie Schaaf | MD | 10 | Chicago Stadium , Chicago, Illinois , U.S. |
| 1932-09-26 | W | Tuffy Griffiths | TKO | 7 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 1933-06-08 | W | Max Schmeling | TKO | 10 | Yankee Stadium , Bronx , New York, U.S. |
| 1934-06-14 | W | Primo Carnera | TKO | 11 | Madison Square Garden Bowl , Long Island City , New York, U.S. |
| 1935-06-13 | L | James J. Braddock | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, New York, U.S. |
| 1935-09-24 | L | Joe Louis | KO | 4 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| 1936-06-15 | W | Tony Souza | PTS | 6 | McCullough's Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah , U.S. |
| 1936-06-17 | W | Bob Fraser | TKO | 2 | Ada Co. Fairgrounds, Boise, Idaho , U.S. |
| 1936-06-19 | W | Harold Murphy | PTS | 6 | Pocatello Armory, Pocatello , Idaho, U.S. |
| 1936-06-23 | W | George Brown | TKO | 4 | Tyler, Texas , U.S. |
| 1936-06-24 | W | Wilson Dunn | TKO | 3 | Tech Field , San Antonio , Texas, U.S. |
| 1936-07-02 | W | Buck Rogers | KO | 3 | Sportatorium , Dallas , Texas, U.S. |
| 1936-07-13 | W | James Merriott | KO | 2 | Avey's Open-Air Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , U.S. |
| 1936-07-16 | W | Junior Munsell | KO | 5 | Tulsa Coliseum , Tulsa , Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 1936-07-17 | W | Cecil Smith | PTS | 4 | Convention Hall, Ada , Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 1936-07-24 | W | Bob Williams | KO | 1 | Ogden Stadium , Ogden , Utah, U.S. |
| 1936-08-24 | W | Nails Gorman | TKO | 3 | Armory, Marshfield, Wisconsin , U.S. |
| 1936-08-25 | W | Cecil Myart | PTS | 6 | Multnomah Stadium , Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 1936-08-29 | W | Al Frankco | KO | 2 | Recreation Park, Lewiston , Idaho, U.S. |
| 1936-08-31 | W | Don Baxter | KO | 1 | Memorial Ball Park, Coeur d'Alene , Idaho, U.S. |
| 1936-09-02 | W | Al Gaynor | KO | 1 | Lincoln Field, Twin Falls , Idaho, U.S. |
| 1936-09-04 | W | Cyclone Lynch | KO | 3 | Rock Springs, Wyoming , U.S. |
| 1936-09-07 | W | Cowboy Sammy Evans | KO | 3 | Elks Hall, Casper , Wyoming, U.S. |
| 1936-09-14 | W | Bearcat Wright | NWS | 6 | Des Moines Coliseum , Des Moines, Iowa , U.S. |
| 1936-09-21 | W | Andy Miller | NWS | 6 | Sheldon, Iowa , Iowa, U.S. |
| 1936-10-06 | W | Tim Charles | KO | 4 | Coliseum , Evansville , Illinois, U.S. |
| 1936-10-08 | L | Willie Davies | PTS | 6 | Platteville , Wisconsin, U.S. |
| 1936-10-19 | W | Dutch Weimer | KO | 2 | Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
| 1937-04-15 | L | Tommy Farr | PTS | 12 | Harringay Arena , London , England |
| 1937-05-27 | W | Ben Foord | TKO | 9 | Harringay Arena, London, England |
| 1938-03-11 | W | Tommy Farr | UD | 15 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1938-10-26 | W | Hank Hankinson | KO | 1 | Civic Auditorium , Honolulu, Hawaii , U.S. |
| 1939-06-01 | L | Lou Nova | TKO | 11 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| 1939-09-04 | W | Big Ed Murphy | KO | 1 | Silver Peak , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1939-09-18 | W | Babe Ritchie | KO | 2 | Fair Park Stadium , Lubbock , Texas, U.S. |
| 1940-07-02 | W | Tony Galento | RTD | 7 | Roosevelt Stadium , Jersey City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1940-09-26 | W | Pat Comiskey | TKO | 1 | Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1941-04-04 | L | Lou Nova | TKO | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Showing 81 of 81 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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