Primo Carnera vs. Max Baer - Revision history

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	*Carnera's purse was $122,057.08, and Baer's was $65,044.31.		*Carnera's purse was $122,057.08, and Baer's was $65,044.31.
	*The Associated Press reported: "Eleven times in eleven rounds, the massive Italian, biggest man ever to hold the title, crashed to the floor from Baer's blows, twice in the last round, before Referee Arthur Donovan stepped in and stopped the fight after two minutes, 16 seconds of the 11th. . . . A twelfth time the giant slid to the floor full-length from lost balance in a wild lunge at his foe."		*The Associated Press reported: "Eleven times in eleven rounds, the massive Italian, biggest man ever to hold the title, crashed to the floor from Baer's blows, twice in the last round, before Referee Arthur Donovan stepped in and stopped the fight after two minutes, 16 seconds of the 11th. . . . A twelfth time the giant slid to the floor full-length from lost balance in a wild lunge at his foe."
	*There has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say 10 and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]], who was ringside for the fight, stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine]], of which he was the founder and editor, that Carnera was down 12 times and slipped once. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first round, three in the second, one in the third, three in the 10th and two in the 11th. He said Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch.		*There has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say 10 and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]], who was ringside for the fight, stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine]], of which he was the founder and editor, that Carnera was down 12 times and slipped once. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first round, three in the second, one in the third, three in the 10th and two in the 11th. He said Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. (Video of some of the bout: [https://youtu.be/ow62ZvpLKEs?si=MTEpknssI7Ociemh&t=379])

	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==

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	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] "Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring: Carnera's Reign Ends As Boxing History Repeats" by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] "Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring: Carnera's Reign Ends As Boxing History Repeats" by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press, June 15, 1934
	*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19340615&id=QUgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6019,3572157&hl=en] "Baer Wins Heavyweight Crown From Carnera in Wild Battle" Associated Press, June 15, 1934]		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19340615&id=QUgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6019,3572157&hl=en] "Baer Wins Heavyweight Crown From Carnera in Wild Battle" -- Associated Press, June 15, 1934
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] "Sock Won Big Scrap For Baer: Gene Tunney Says Max Smart by Not Boxing" by [[Gene Tunney]], Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] "Sock Won Big Scrap For Baer: Gene Tunney Says Max Smart by Not Boxing" by [[Gene Tunney]] -- Associated Press, June 15, 1934
			*[https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ibro-journal-162.92-95.pdf] "Baer Knocks Out Carnera to Win Heavyweight Title" -- ''New York Times'', June 15, 1934

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	'''~~NYSAC~~ World Heavyweight ~~Title~~'''~~<br>~~		*'''World Heavyweight Championship''' (3rd defense by Carnera)
	~~'''National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title'''~~		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:Baer-Carnera.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:MaxPrimo34.jpg\|Photo #7]], [[:Image:Baer.Carnera.jpg\|Photo #8]]

	* ~~It is often reported that~~ Baer ~~floored~~ Carnera eleven ~~times~~, ~~and had him wobbly on his legs~~, before Referee Donovan stopped the ~~bout~~ to ~~protect Carnera~~ from ~~further punishment~~. ~~However, there~~ has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ~~ten,~~ and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring~~'' magazine~~ that Carnera was down ~~twelve~~ times and ~~one was a slip~~. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the ~~tenth~~ and two in the ~~eleventh~~. He said ~~that~~ Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. ~~Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.~~		==Notes==
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:Baer-Carnera.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:MaxPrimo34.jpg\|Photo #7]]		*Carnera was a slight favorite on the afternoon of the fight. By the time the boxers entered the ring, Baer was slightly favored.
			*The gross gate was $428,392.80, and the net was $361,357.29.
			*The paid attendance was 52,268.
			*Carnera's purse was $122,057.08, and Baer's was $65,044.31.
			*The Associated Press reported: "Eleven times in eleven rounds, the massive Italian, biggest man ever to hold the title, crashed to the floor from Baer's blows, twice in the last round, before Referee Arthur Donovan stepped in and stopped the fight after two minutes, 16 seconds of the 11th. . . . A twelfth time the giant slid to the floor full-length from lost balance in a wild lunge at his foe."
			*There has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say 10 and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]], who was ringside for the fight, stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] issue of [[The Ring Magazine]], of which he was the founder and editor, that Carnera was down 12 times and slipped once. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first round, three in the second, one in the third, three in the 10th and two in the 11th. He said Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch.

	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=~~4354~~%~~2C2368420~~] ~~''Sock Won Big Scrap for~~ Baer: ~~Tunney Says Max Smart for Not~~ Boxing~~'',~~ by [[~~Gene Tunney~~]] ~~- written for the~~ Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] "Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring: Carnera's Reign Ends As Boxing History Repeats" by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press, June 15, 1934.
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=~~3949~~%~~2C2367707~~] ''Baer ~~Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'',~~ by [[~~Alan Gould~~]], Associated Press ~~Sports Editor~~, June 15, 1934.		*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19340615&id=QUgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6019,3572157&hl=en] "Baer Wins Heavyweight Crown From Carnera in Wild Battle" Associated Press, June 15, 1934]
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] "Sock Won Big Scrap For Baer: Gene Tunney Says Max Smart by Not Boxing" by [[Gene Tunney]], Associated Press, June 15, 1934.

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	* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.		* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:Baer-Carnera.jpg\|Photo #6]]		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:Baer-Carnera.jpg\|Photo #6]], [[:File:MaxPrimo34.jpg\|Photo #7]]

	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.

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	* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.		* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]]		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]], [[:File:Baer-Carnera.jpg\|Photo #6]]

	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.

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	* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.		* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]]		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]], [[:File:F57305d.jpg\|Photo #5]]

	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.

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	* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.		* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]], [[:File:F57305c.jpg\|Photo #4]]


	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.

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	== Newspaper Articles ==		== Newspaper Articles ==
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] Sock Won Big Scrap ~~For~~ Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart ~~For~~ Not Boxing, By Gene Tunney - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] ''Sock Won Big Scrap for Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart for Not Boxing'', by [[Gene Tunney]] - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934.
	*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] Baer Acclaimed Ruler Of Ring, by Alan Gould, Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934		*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] ''Baer Acclaimed Ruler of Ring'', by [[Alan Gould]], Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934.

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	* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.		* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]]


			== Newspaper Articles ==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4354%2C2368420] Sock Won Big Scrap For Baer: Tunney Says Max Smart For Not Boxing, By Gene Tunney - written for the Associated Press, June 15, 1934
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ub5aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3949%2C2367707] Baer Acclaimed Ruler Of Ring, by Alan Gould, Associated Press Sports Editor, June 15, 1934

Ric: noted debate about the true number of KDs (per recent IBRO e-mails)

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	'''National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title'''		'''National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title'''

	* Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment.		* It is often reported that Baer floored Carnera eleven times, and had him wobbly on his legs, before Referee Donovan stopped the bout to protect Carnera from further punishment. However, there has been a long debate about exactly how many knockdowns Carnera suffered in this bout. Some say as few as seven, others say ten, and still others claim there were 12. [[Nat Fleischer]] stated in the [[Ring Magazine: August 1934\|August 1934]] ''The Ring'' magazine that Carnera was down twelve times and one was a slip. He gave Baer three knockdowns in the first, three in the second, one in the third, three in the tenth and two in the eleventh. He said that Carnera slipped in the eighth after missing a punch. Apparently, Fleischer had attended the bout.
	*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]]		*[[:Image:F57305.JPG\|Photo #2]], [[:File:F57305b.jpg\|Photo #3]]