Max Baer vs. Ernie Schaaf (1st meeting)

Max Baer 200 lbs lost to Ernie Schaaf 203 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10

• Date: 1930-12-19
• Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

Schaaf "battered the Coast invader as thoroughly as ever a boxer has been pounded, to win a decision in as exciting a heavyweight encounter as has been seen here for some time." James P. Douglas, New York Times

• Unofficial AP scorecard - 5-4-1 Schaaf
• The officials for this fight was referee Johnny McAvoy, judge Jack Denning and judge Charles F. Mathison.

Post fight comments

• "I guess I've been too used to seeing them fall after I hit them the way I hit Schaaf early in the fight. But he's a great boy, and he just wouldn't go down. The first thing I knew, I got all tired out. I don't know what was the matter with me." -Max Baer
• "Oh, yes, Baer has a lot of possibilities." -Johnny Buckley, manager of Jack Sharkey and Ernie Schaaf.
• "A year too soon. But Baer has lots of time - he's only a kid. He may amount to something." -Jimmy Johnston, veteran fight manager.