Since the release of Opie's movie in 2005, the perception that Max Baer was a killer and a monster has been spreading across cyberspace. I decided I couldn’t allow his true image to be tarnished by one movie. For people years from now to see him as something he was not. I decided to set the record straight. For the last six months, I’ve waded through newspaper accounts, magazine articles and books from the era, read modern biographies and autobiographies written about the great boxers from the 1930s, and conferred with boxing experts via the internet to obtain background and detailed information. I’ve double-confirmed facts, dispelled or proved rumors and debunked or laid to rest myths about Max Baer to the best of my ability. I’ve put everything I’ve discovered into a website at http://www.maxbaer.org. I would love to hear from all those who knew him and hope that all of you enjoy this labor of love. I would especially appreciate if those of you who know Max’s family members in Sacramento were to let them know of my site. Thank you.
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Cat
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New website - Max Baer
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pundit
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Re: New website - Max Baer
Excellent stuff. I am looking forward to the clips, and it would be nice if you could include also some material on Max' brother Buddy.Maxie's Gal wrote:Since the release of Opie's movie in 2005, the perception that Max Baer was a killer and a monster has been spreading across cyberspace. I decided I couldn’t allow his true image to be tarnished by one movie. For people years from now to see him as something he was not. I decided to set the record straight. For the last six months, I’ve waded through newspaper accounts, magazine articles and books from the era, read modern biographies and autobiographies written about the great boxers from the 1930s, and conferred with boxing experts via the internet to obtain background and detailed information. I’ve double-confirmed facts, dispelled or proved rumors and debunked or laid to rest myths about Max Baer to the best of my ability. I’ve put everything I’ve discovered into a website at http://www.maxbaer.org. I would love to hear from all those who knew him and hope that all of you enjoy this labor of love. I would especially appreciate if those of you who know Max’s family members in Sacramento were to let them know of my site. Thank you.
Regards,
Cat
http://www.maxbaer.org
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HomicideHenry
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Max Baer was one of my favorites, mostly because his fights, irregardless if he won or lost were by and large exciting brawl for alls. He was a lovable guy and clowned around. He was more a Hollywood glitz and glamour type of guy than a fighter---as he probably would have been a better fighter had he taken things a bit more serious than he did.
But that was Max, he lived the quote that 'life is too serious to be taken seriously' and prolly lived a better life, in terms of happiness, than any other fighter I can think of. No he wasn't an all-time great, but he was exciting to watch and he had a helluva over hand right; before Joe Louis came around, he was the hardest punching man the division prolly ever seen.
That's just my take on him. Btw, great website, very well done.
But that was Max, he lived the quote that 'life is too serious to be taken seriously' and prolly lived a better life, in terms of happiness, than any other fighter I can think of. No he wasn't an all-time great, but he was exciting to watch and he had a helluva over hand right; before Joe Louis came around, he was the hardest punching man the division prolly ever seen.
That's just my take on him. Btw, great website, very well done.
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Damn Dudes, here I thought mine would just be an anonymous post that nobody would read and my site would only be visited by a few. You humble me and make me happy I spent so much time trying to get the site right.
Y'know, I just got so effin' pissed at Opie for portraying Max as such an asshole, I finally couldn't stay quiet about it. Yah, yah, it was only about "a specific 4 months of his life" blah blah blah, but I knew there would be too many morons who would just take the movie content as truth and I couldn't let it go. I posted an announcement of my site at the jamesjbraddock.com site's guestbook and while they haven't take it down, wouldn't ya know it, some guy says, 'love the movie....because its all true". Some people just want to keep blinders on.
I'm 42 and female, weird huh, grew up sitting on my Dad's knee watching Ali, Frazier, Foreman and I was hooked. Throw in being a 30s-40s movie buff and I knew damn well Max Baer wasn't the guy Opie claimed he was. Now I'm at the point I can't stop researching Max Baer. Every day I spend at least a little time reading old newspapers, ordering yet another book or marking pages in books I'm reading, all to learn every facet of his life.
There are still some newspaper/book quotes at my site that I'd like to confirm better, but I have material coming in the mail that ought to nail things down better.
Ice, the pleated back was a more casual sports jacket popular in the 30s that basically had a belt about 2-3" high that was stitched at the waist line of the back of the jacket. It emphasized the waistline but also had pleats that followed the lines of a guy's lats to allow arm/shoulder movement. Max wore one in the nightclub scene where he meets Myrna Loy's gangster boyfriend, played by Otto Krueger, in the 1933 movie, "The Prizefighter and the Lady". I have the film on DVD and will freeze a frame of Max's back so you can see it.
Jim, isn't that hysterical ? I've scoured the internet trying to find a copy of that one to buy, but no luck. I'm thinking it may have been one of the several movies Max starred in with Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom in the late 40s-early 50s. I still wonder what the 'bong' refers to. I didn't think that word was used until the 70s when I was sucking on one ! I still have mine too. Its this irridescent black free form beauty. I should make it into a lamp.
John, I did watch the movie, several times. If I hadn't there wouldn't be a maxbaer.org site. which was created cuz of my passion to set the record straight. Every time I see the Max character with his head lowered, glowering at the camera I just shake my head in disbelief. Max Jr. was quotes as saying "about the only thing he got right about my father in the movie was that he was a boxer." Its just a damn shame Opie had to distort the truth to make a buck.
Irish, I agree with everything you said and thank you for the nice compliment.
Pundit, I can put together a nice long story about him on the FAQs page, work for ya ? I know, I'm trying to string together a couple uninterrupted hours to work the javascript so you can view it on IE. Will letcha know when I've succeeded.
Victor, thank you for the compliment, and in capital letters no less, it means alot to me.
Thanks again to all of you !
Regards,
Cat
Y'know, I just got so effin' pissed at Opie for portraying Max as such an asshole, I finally couldn't stay quiet about it. Yah, yah, it was only about "a specific 4 months of his life" blah blah blah, but I knew there would be too many morons who would just take the movie content as truth and I couldn't let it go. I posted an announcement of my site at the jamesjbraddock.com site's guestbook and while they haven't take it down, wouldn't ya know it, some guy says, 'love the movie....because its all true". Some people just want to keep blinders on.
I'm 42 and female, weird huh, grew up sitting on my Dad's knee watching Ali, Frazier, Foreman and I was hooked. Throw in being a 30s-40s movie buff and I knew damn well Max Baer wasn't the guy Opie claimed he was. Now I'm at the point I can't stop researching Max Baer. Every day I spend at least a little time reading old newspapers, ordering yet another book or marking pages in books I'm reading, all to learn every facet of his life.
There are still some newspaper/book quotes at my site that I'd like to confirm better, but I have material coming in the mail that ought to nail things down better.
Ice, the pleated back was a more casual sports jacket popular in the 30s that basically had a belt about 2-3" high that was stitched at the waist line of the back of the jacket. It emphasized the waistline but also had pleats that followed the lines of a guy's lats to allow arm/shoulder movement. Max wore one in the nightclub scene where he meets Myrna Loy's gangster boyfriend, played by Otto Krueger, in the 1933 movie, "The Prizefighter and the Lady". I have the film on DVD and will freeze a frame of Max's back so you can see it.
Jim, isn't that hysterical ? I've scoured the internet trying to find a copy of that one to buy, but no luck. I'm thinking it may have been one of the several movies Max starred in with Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom in the late 40s-early 50s. I still wonder what the 'bong' refers to. I didn't think that word was used until the 70s when I was sucking on one ! I still have mine too. Its this irridescent black free form beauty. I should make it into a lamp.
John, I did watch the movie, several times. If I hadn't there wouldn't be a maxbaer.org site. which was created cuz of my passion to set the record straight. Every time I see the Max character with his head lowered, glowering at the camera I just shake my head in disbelief. Max Jr. was quotes as saying "about the only thing he got right about my father in the movie was that he was a boxer." Its just a damn shame Opie had to distort the truth to make a buck.
Irish, I agree with everything you said and thank you for the nice compliment.
Pundit, I can put together a nice long story about him on the FAQs page, work for ya ? I know, I'm trying to string together a couple uninterrupted hours to work the javascript so you can view it on IE. Will letcha know when I've succeeded.
Victor, thank you for the compliment, and in capital letters no less, it means alot to me.
Thanks again to all of you !
Regards,
Cat
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pundit
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It's a good site, and quality wins....Maxie's Gal wrote:Damn Dudes, here I thought mine would just be an anonymous post that nobody would read and my site would only be visited by a few. You humble me and make me happy I spent so much time trying to get the site right.
Please write an article on Buddy and his relationship with Max when you've time. I've actually another Max Baer related question -- do you know whether he and Max Schmeling met after WWII? Schmeling formed some kind of friendship with Joe Louis after the war; and I wonder whether anything like this also happened with Schmeling's other former American foes, especially Jack Sharkey and Max Baer.
If you have any material on this it would be nice if you could post it on your site.
Cheers,
P
That is a fantastic site Cat! thanks for the info.on me dads coat,it shows how famous Max Baer must have been for my mum to refer to his jacket as a"Max Baer" jacket.As for Cinderilla Man ,I wonder if they confused Max,s character in "the harder they fall" with the real Max? One of the best sites I have been to in a long time Class!Ice, the pleated back was a more casual sports jacket popular in the 30s that basically had a belt about 2-3" high that was stitched at the waist line of the back of the jacket. It emphasized the waistline but also had pleats that followed the lines of a guy's lats to allow arm/shoulder movement. Max wore one in the nightclub scene where he meets Myrna Loy's gangster boyfriend, played by Otto Krueger, in the 1933 movie, "The Prizefighter and the Lady". I have the film on DVD and will freeze a frame of Max's back so you can see it.
Thanks again to all of you !
Regards,
Cat
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HomicideHenry
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yvw Maxie's Gal.
I think the thing with the Cinderella Man movie is, I think they realised they couldn't really make it a gripping story of Jim Braddock with the Baer fight unless they went the route of portraying Baer as a sadist. I mean, it was a captivating fight and many wanted Braddock to win but didn't think he could withstand Baer's power---but with Max being the joker he was, I don't think it would have pulled off as being an under-dog story if they had him as he was, ya know?
As for the actual bout it's self, I seen it many times, and unlike the movie with the announcer going 'you never know what kind of Baer to expect next: the killer or the clown', Baer never seemed to be that way at all in that fight. He would throw a few and then smile and wave at the crowd; I remember hearing Baer being quoted that he felt he could have knocked Braddock out at any time---but then realized it was going to be a harder fight than he fought and though he won the last round, he lost the fight.
I think with all the press and ballyhoo of him killing Cambell and people talking up his power, his stay as HW champion wasn't a happy one, because he disliked being referred to as a 'butcher' a 'murderer' and all.
I liked reading about the Louis fight on your site, and I always made the case for Baer that he didn't seem as aggressive or willing in that bout, and many always said that Baer was intimidated---I never believed that, because why would someone just stand there and let Louis, possibly the greatest HW champion of all time just whip on them? There had to be something else and I always suspected it had to do something with his hand because he rarely let that over hand right go in that fight.
I think if Baer was around today he would probably make millions upon millions of dollars with his looks and charisma, along with his prowess in the ring. Many place him lower in the ATG HW champion list, but I think with his style, when he was aggressive, he would have given even Muhammad Ali fits, let alone any champion.
I think the thing with the Cinderella Man movie is, I think they realised they couldn't really make it a gripping story of Jim Braddock with the Baer fight unless they went the route of portraying Baer as a sadist. I mean, it was a captivating fight and many wanted Braddock to win but didn't think he could withstand Baer's power---but with Max being the joker he was, I don't think it would have pulled off as being an under-dog story if they had him as he was, ya know?
As for the actual bout it's self, I seen it many times, and unlike the movie with the announcer going 'you never know what kind of Baer to expect next: the killer or the clown', Baer never seemed to be that way at all in that fight. He would throw a few and then smile and wave at the crowd; I remember hearing Baer being quoted that he felt he could have knocked Braddock out at any time---but then realized it was going to be a harder fight than he fought and though he won the last round, he lost the fight.
I think with all the press and ballyhoo of him killing Cambell and people talking up his power, his stay as HW champion wasn't a happy one, because he disliked being referred to as a 'butcher' a 'murderer' and all.
I liked reading about the Louis fight on your site, and I always made the case for Baer that he didn't seem as aggressive or willing in that bout, and many always said that Baer was intimidated---I never believed that, because why would someone just stand there and let Louis, possibly the greatest HW champion of all time just whip on them? There had to be something else and I always suspected it had to do something with his hand because he rarely let that over hand right go in that fight.
I think if Baer was around today he would probably make millions upon millions of dollars with his looks and charisma, along with his prowess in the ring. Many place him lower in the ATG HW champion list, but I think with his style, when he was aggressive, he would have given even Muhammad Ali fits, let alone any champion.
When I saw that movie I didn't take from it that Max was an a-hole at all. I took from it that he was a confident champion who could be a little "taken" with himself at times and got a little cocky when faced with a guy he felt sure he could destroy. I don't think he thought James had a chance... Doesnt make him a bad guy...just human.
I've always thought of him as a mix of athlete, actor, chararcter/comic and all around lover of life. The fact that he had one small slice of life where he may have been "over the top" is not big deal even if it happened to be true.
Most boxing fans know that this was one of the most engaging, unique and probably "fun" champions that ever graced the scene. And this is before I go and check out what everyone is saying is a very good web site.
I'm looking forward to seeing it.
I've always thought of him as a mix of athlete, actor, chararcter/comic and all around lover of life. The fact that he had one small slice of life where he may have been "over the top" is not big deal even if it happened to be true.
Most boxing fans know that this was one of the most engaging, unique and probably "fun" champions that ever graced the scene. And this is before I go and check out what everyone is saying is a very good web site.
I'm looking forward to seeing it.
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I havn't studied the career of Max Baer all that much but from what I have read the movie seemed to have exagerated. That is typical for Holywood, given the choice they will opt for embellishment on the big screen over historical acuracy.
Cinderella Man veered somewhat into formula when it came to the Max Baer scenes. They felt compelled to pit good against evil and made Max the villian just so they would have one. It was such an excellent movie that they really didn't need to do that. If they would have just focused on Broddock and let Baer be who he actually was it would have acheived the same effect. The whole heavey handed way that they handled Baer's character was a bit Rockyesque.
Other than that and a few other embellishments it was a subperb movie. A real breath of fresh air to get away from the same old action flicks, all of the latest torture and disemberment crap, the dumb comedies, and all of the Tarentino weirness movies and the countless ripoffs that have copied the Tarentino weird formula confusing weirdness and violence with art and entertainment and do a human intrest story that is uplifting and positve to me was a step in the right direction even if it was only momentary.
Cinderella Man veered somewhat into formula when it came to the Max Baer scenes. They felt compelled to pit good against evil and made Max the villian just so they would have one. It was such an excellent movie that they really didn't need to do that. If they would have just focused on Broddock and let Baer be who he actually was it would have acheived the same effect. The whole heavey handed way that they handled Baer's character was a bit Rockyesque.
Other than that and a few other embellishments it was a subperb movie. A real breath of fresh air to get away from the same old action flicks, all of the latest torture and disemberment crap, the dumb comedies, and all of the Tarentino weirness movies and the countless ripoffs that have copied the Tarentino weird formula confusing weirdness and violence with art and entertainment and do a human intrest story that is uplifting and positve to me was a step in the right direction even if it was only momentary.
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No disrespect to Jim Braddock for he truly was an underdog story, but I think a movie about Max Baer would have been far more interesting: boxing tragedies, the glitz and glamour, the women, etc.
They should make a Max Baer movie, if anything, to set the record straight on what kinda guy he really was.
They should make a Max Baer movie, if anything, to set the record straight on what kinda guy he really was.
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A movie about Max Baer could be very good if done right, depends on your taste I suppose. I liked the Brodock story because they kept it simple and straitforward. No plot twist, no complex personalities, no psyco anaylis,no unessesary details to get bogged down with, they pretty much just stuck to the theme of a man who had to struggle to overcome lifes everyday struggles, hardships and setbacks. The emphasis was on the triumph of the human spirit, and one mans unbreakable will. I liked the fact for once the bigscreen showed a committed family that were loyal to one another rather than your formula movie where their are a bunch of bimbo groupies and the hero of the movies biggest problem is which one to bang first.
I can't say it enough times, despite any flaws, and their were a few, this movie was a complete breath of fresh air and I wish they would bring back the human intrest story where you could go to the show to see these kinds of movies on a regular basis.
I can't say it enough times, despite any flaws, and their were a few, this movie was a complete breath of fresh air and I wish they would bring back the human intrest story where you could go to the show to see these kinds of movies on a regular basis.
I hate to say this but I feel its unlikely they will make a film about Max.Max Baer was a mans man and in these politically correct 
days the type of people who make decisions as to what films are made ,wont want to make that film.A real shame because as others here have said Max Baer had all the ingrediants for a great movie, Nearly all modern (American and u.k anyway) films are made to a formula ,if this film is to be made it requires a maverick producer .
days the type of people who make decisions as to what films are made ,wont want to make that film.A real shame because as others here have said Max Baer had all the ingrediants for a great movie, Nearly all modern (American and u.k anyway) films are made to a formula ,if this film is to be made it requires a maverick producer .-
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hi quality work
a very good quality site and Its going to be very popular for sure so the rewards for the work will be very great.I have some drawings of max from some news reports which i have to email you as you do not appear to have them on the site at present.I will find the original pages were i got them from and send those at a later date.
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I've actually another Max Baer related question -- do you know whether he and Max Schmeling met after WWII? Schmeling formed some kind of friendship with Joe Louis after the war; and I wonder whether anything like this also happened with Schmeling's other former American foes, especially Jack Sharkey and Max Baer.
If you have any material on this it would be nice if you could post it on your site.
Cheers,
P[/quote]
Pundit,
Schmeling says nothing about it in his autobiography, which a fascinating read, but when Joe Louis was broke, Schmeling reportedly helped him out financially. I have photos of the two Maxes not on my website that show them hanging out with Jack Dempsey at Dempsey's restaurant. When Baer died, Schmeling was quoted as saying he was shocked that he died so young and what a wonderful guy he was. I think in most situations, boxers put their game face on during the game, but were actually quite cordial to each other outside the ring. In several instances Max would warmly shake the hand of a boxer who had just beat him to a bloody pulp, and visa versa, or chat warmly with them just after a winner had been announced. After Max's bout with Tommy Loughran, in an unprecedented move, Max showed up at Tommy's dressing room and asked Tommy to show him why he lost. They met the next day for lunch.
Regards,
Cat
If you have any material on this it would be nice if you could post it on your site.
Cheers,
P[/quote]
Pundit,
Schmeling says nothing about it in his autobiography, which a fascinating read, but when Joe Louis was broke, Schmeling reportedly helped him out financially. I have photos of the two Maxes not on my website that show them hanging out with Jack Dempsey at Dempsey's restaurant. When Baer died, Schmeling was quoted as saying he was shocked that he died so young and what a wonderful guy he was. I think in most situations, boxers put their game face on during the game, but were actually quite cordial to each other outside the ring. In several instances Max would warmly shake the hand of a boxer who had just beat him to a bloody pulp, and visa versa, or chat warmly with them just after a winner had been announced. After Max's bout with Tommy Loughran, in an unprecedented move, Max showed up at Tommy's dressing room and asked Tommy to show him why he lost. They met the next day for lunch.
Regards,
Cat
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[quote="icejack"]Max Baer was larger than life, Bert Gordon considers Baer to be the hardest punching heavy of all time after Earnie Shavers and more importantly back in the 1930's my dad had a sports jacket with a "Max Baer" pleated back ! (whatever that was!"[/quote]
Ice,
I have the photo I promised, but I have to head out the door, I'll upload it to my site then post the pic here later tonight.
Regards,
Cat
Ice,
I have the photo I promised, but I have to head out the door, I'll upload it to my site then post the pic here later tonight.
Regards,
Cat
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[quote="IrishRufusMurphy"]yvw Maxie's Gal.
I think the thing with the Cinderella Man movie is, I think they realised they couldn't really make it a gripping story of Jim Braddock with the Baer fight unless they went the route of portraying Baer as a sadist.
I liked reading about the Louis fight on your site, and I always made the case for Baer that he didn't seem as aggressive or willing in that bout, and many always said that Baer was intimidated---I never believed that, because why would someone just stand there and let Louis, possibly the greatest HW champion of all time just whip on them? There had to be something else and I always suspected it had to do something with his hand because he rarely let that over hand right go in that fight.
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Hey Irish,
I agree with you on Opie's movie. I've heard several reviewers say, regarding both the books and the movie, that they were more interested in hearing about Baer than Braddock. The movie makes it out as if the fight was a toe to toe slugfest when in reality the sports editors of the time called in a snore. Over time I've gotten so disgusted with that movie that when Opie comes on the TV these days, I sing "la la la la la la" while rushing to change the channel. I've lost all respect for him and can't stand the site of him.
Thanks, I had a blast compiling all the stories about the Baer-Louis fight and only found the novocaine story at the end of my research. I took special care to write that section just so and am glad you enjoyed it. As you'll read at the end of "the man" page, Louis and Jack Dempsey were pall baerers at Max's funeral.
Regards,
Cat
I think the thing with the Cinderella Man movie is, I think they realised they couldn't really make it a gripping story of Jim Braddock with the Baer fight unless they went the route of portraying Baer as a sadist.
I liked reading about the Louis fight on your site, and I always made the case for Baer that he didn't seem as aggressive or willing in that bout, and many always said that Baer was intimidated---I never believed that, because why would someone just stand there and let Louis, possibly the greatest HW champion of all time just whip on them? There had to be something else and I always suspected it had to do something with his hand because he rarely let that over hand right go in that fight.
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Hey Irish,
I agree with you on Opie's movie. I've heard several reviewers say, regarding both the books and the movie, that they were more interested in hearing about Baer than Braddock. The movie makes it out as if the fight was a toe to toe slugfest when in reality the sports editors of the time called in a snore. Over time I've gotten so disgusted with that movie that when Opie comes on the TV these days, I sing "la la la la la la" while rushing to change the channel. I've lost all respect for him and can't stand the site of him.
Thanks, I had a blast compiling all the stories about the Baer-Louis fight and only found the novocaine story at the end of my research. I took special care to write that section just so and am glad you enjoyed it. As you'll read at the end of "the man" page, Louis and Jack Dempsey were pall baerers at Max's funeral.
Regards,
Cat
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[quote="icejack"]I hate to say this but I feel its unlikely they will make a film about Max.Max Baer was a mans man and in these politically correct :roll: days the type of people who make decisions as to what films are made ,wont want to make that film.A real shame because as others here have said Max Baer had all the ingrediants for a great movie, Nearly all modern (American and u.k anyway) films are made to a formula ,if this film is to be made it requires a maverick producer .[/quote]
Boy did you nail that one ! There was an article recently about the fact that there are very few men's men portrayed in movies anymore and as someone who lives in the PC, metrosexual, SF Bay Area, I can attest that there aren't many around here either, they're too busy getting their nails buffed !
Cat
Boy did you nail that one ! There was an article recently about the fact that there are very few men's men portrayed in movies anymore and as someone who lives in the PC, metrosexual, SF Bay Area, I can attest that there aren't many around here either, they're too busy getting their nails buffed !
Cat
Cheers Cat! thinking of start wearing one myself! (if I can get one!!)Maxie's Gal wrote:icejack wrote:Max Baer was larger than life, Bert Gordon considers Baer to be the hardest punching heavy of all time after Earnie Shavers and more importantly back in the 1930's my dad had a sports jacket with a "Max Baer" pleated back ! (whatever that was!"
Ice,
I have the photo I promised, but I have to head out the door, I'll upload it to my site then post the pic here later tonight.
Regards,
Cat
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Maxie's Gal
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Great stuff Cat! Ill show that clip to my mum and dad,should bring back good memories for them,I noticed a lot of those news clips were British,that explains how someone like my mum would have heard of Max!
Watched the Galento fight again ,great! you can see them talking to each other ,in the last round Baer hits Galento with a murderous body shot and Galentos face says it all! Tough guy Galento though,he was so slow and wide open he had to be! Another point ,if you watch Baers attitude in these clips between rounds and after the fights you will see a good sportsman with some compassion for the fighter he has just hit/knocked out ect.Even on these 70 year old films Baers charisma comes over very clear,as someone else said "if he was around now he would make millions"
Watched the Galento fight again ,great! you can see them talking to each other ,in the last round Baer hits Galento with a murderous body shot and Galentos face says it all! Tough guy Galento though,he was so slow and wide open he had to be! Another point ,if you watch Baers attitude in these clips between rounds and after the fights you will see a good sportsman with some compassion for the fighter he has just hit/knocked out ect.Even on these 70 year old films Baers charisma comes over very clear,as someone else said "if he was around now he would make millions"
ESPN Ringside
Maybe that should consider doing a show on Max Baer on ESPN Ringside.
Im getting a little tired of seeing the Thrilla in Manilla and the Rumble in the Jungle and all the various fights betwwen Ali,Foreman and Frazier
in fantum.
Im getting a little tired of seeing the Thrilla in Manilla and the Rumble in the Jungle and all the various fights betwwen Ali,Foreman and Frazier
in fantum.