One of my favorite characters...Max Baer

[billeau2]

I’m a big Max fan,,,,, wasn't Max from Bud’s home town.??
Jhonny tells me to stay outta jap jail for street fighting...

He fights in the street every-time I walk him.. I’m getting to old..

Max Baer jr was jethro on the Beverlyhill Billies?? I think I posted about this like 4 years ago?

Buddy Baer was Jethro, his bro I think... Maxie wound up in Livermore California, hence his nickname, the Livermore Laureper. Jap jail is no joke! Those little Nip b@stards will make you write an essay apologizing to a fellow member of the Nippon empire who sees fit to kick a poor dog. In the old days I would have done that dog kicker like Musashi did Prince Koto! As the b@stard drew his sword I would use an oar and bash his head in. Then I would let Johnny lick the brains up.

[Anthony342]

Buddy Baer was Jethro, his bro I think... Maxie wound up in Livermore California, hence his nickname, the Livermore Laureper. Jap jail is no joke! Those little Nip b@stards will make you write an essay apologizing to a fellow member of the Nippon empire who sees fit to kick a poor dog. In the old days I would have done that dog kicker like Musashi did Prince Koto! As the b@stard drew his sword I would use an oar and bash his head in. Then I would let Johnny lick the brains up.

A deleted scene in Godfather 2 has Robert Deniro as a young Vito Corleone aka Andolini killing one of the mafia don's henchmen who tried to kill him as a young boy in the sea in a nearby rowboat with an oar. He also kills the other guy who tried to find him in another deleted scene before the familiar scene where he avenges his mother and stabs the aging mafia don responsible for his mother's death.

[ShoulderRoll]

Buddy Baer was Jethro, his bro I think... Maxie wound up in Livermore California, hence his nickname, the Livermore Laureper. Jap jail is no joke! Those little Nip b@stards will make you write an essay apologizing to a fellow member of the Nippon empire who sees fit to kick a poor dog. In the old days I would have done that dog kicker like Musashi did Prince Koto! As the b@stard drew his sword I would use an oar and bash his head in. Then I would let Johnny lick the brains up.

Max Baer Jr was actually Jethro.

[OctoberRed]

A deleted scene in Godfather 2 has Robert Deniro as a young Vito Corleone aka Andolini killing one of the mafia don's henchmen who tried to kill him as a young boy in the sea in a nearby rowboat with an oar. He also kills the other guy who tried to find him in another deleted scene before the familiar scene where he avenges his mother and stabs the aging mafia don responsible for his mother's death.

Damn right, and a deleted scene where he clips Anorak over eating the canolis.

[Ben Bolt]

Favorite Max quote: So Max was in the fight with Joe Louis and getting his @33 handed to him, his corner in an effort to cheer him on says "Aww come on Maxie, you got this guy he ain't hitting you for nuthn'" Max then says "Well You guys better watch the ref real carefully because he is beating the crap out of me."

My favorite quote by Baer (probably posted lots of times before) is his dying quote when staying at a hotel in 1959.
Feeling chest pains, he phones from his room to the hotel receptionist asking for a doctor. "Do you want me to send up the house doctor?"
"No", Max says, "I want the human doctor."

There are so many funny stories about Max. But a sad one is, that he didn't take his occupation too seriously until he was over the hill. He should have kept this title reign a lot longer, but was very much like the heavy titlists in the 80s: win a title, then party.

[billeau2]

My favorite quote by Baer (probably posted lots of times before) is his dying quote when staying at a hotel in 1959.
Feeling chest pains, he phones from his room to the hotel receptionist asking for a doctor. "Do you want me to send up the house doctor?"
"No", Max says, "I want the human doctor."

There are so many funny stories about Max. But a sad one is, that he didn't take his occupation too seriously until he was over the hill. He should have kept this title reign a lot longer, but was very much like the heavy titlists in the 80s: win a title, then party.

Nice!

There is a theory about Max regarding his frivality. One should remember that Max while seldom prepared to fight, was always in great physical condition, which imo lends credability to the theory. Simply stated: When The brother of first baseman Dolph Camillo died in the ring fighting Baer it really upset him. Part of him decided on that day to not hit like that again. A lot of people think that Max really meant it when he declared such...

I tend to think he did. I can honestly say I would If I ever did that. I might hit hard occasionally but I would never try to smash someone in the same way. If Max had just been lazy he would not have been in such good condition for his fights. Max was very bright, a real charming sort and could have easily been a stone cold killer if he put his mind to it...I just think that he did not like to hurt people.

Now and then we see a hard right thrown by Baer and are reminded that when he chose to he had a punch for the ages.

[QueensburyRules]

- -There was a noted holier than thou physical trainer in the day who when interviewed after Max upset Primo, deplored,(Paraphrased)

"We now have a man who holds the most prestigious sporting honor in the world, the heavyweight title, and he trains on beer. God save us."

And he did with Everyman James Braddock who walked off his construction site for one of the all time upsets for the people.

[john l]

Pretty nice tribute reel. Did not show many of his KO's, but did capture the spirit of the man...

I see a lot of similarities to Wilder. That sudden frenetic energy. Some say Baer's right was the hardest punch pound for pound...who knows lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXXklL3zcQ

I would not say he had the hardest punch PFP , but he really could hit with that shot. It always bothers me when I see the way he was portrayed in THE CINDERELLA MAN, he could not be further from the character. Max was a clown who loved to crack jokes and was not a huge fan of training. Also by all accounts I have seen he was always bothered by killing that fighter in the ring. Kind of like the movie THE HURRACANE about Ruben Carter. In the movie they make it seem he got a bad dec when he fought Giadello. In EVERY fight report I have seen NOBODY thought he won. Also he was NOT gonna become champ if he did not go away, he had lost like 3 out of last 5 and had been going downhill for a while. One last thing if you REALLY check into that murder im not so sure he was not guilty, the whole movie is fiction.

[john l]

Buddy Baer was Jethro, his bro I think... Maxie wound up in Livermore California, hence his nickname, the Livermore Laureper. Jap jail is no joke! Those little Nip b@stards will make you write an essay apologizing to a fellow member of the Nippon empire who sees fit to kick a poor dog. In the old days I would have done that dog kicker like Musashi did Prince Koto! As the b@stard drew his sword I would use an oar and bash his head in. Then I would let Johnny lick the brains up.

His son was Jethro, Buddy Baer was his brother who was also a heavyweight contender(not as good)who fought Joe Louis twice for title.

[billeau2]

I would not say he had the hardest punch PFP , but he really could hit with that shot. It always bothers me when I see the way he was portrayed in THE CINDERELLA MAN, he could not be further from the character. Max was a clown who loved to crack jokes and was not a huge fan of training. Also by all accounts I have seen he was always bothered by killing that fighter in the ring. Kind of like the movie THE HURRACANE about Ruben Carter. In the movie they make it seem he got a bad dec when he fought Giadello. In EVERY fight report I have seen NOBODY thought he won. Also he was NOT gonna become champ if he did not go away, he had lost like 3 out of last 5 and had been going downhill for a while. One last thing if you REALLY check into that murder im not so sure he was not guilty, the whole movie is fiction.

Hollywood has always took liberties...It gets really insulting...For example, killing the main character off in Mission Impossible...So no suprise they felt they had a right to create a Max Baer that would fit the role of villian. I agree with you.