What were Max Baer's major achievements in boxing?

Max Baer won the world heavyweight championship in 1934 by defeating Primo Carnera. He previously knocked out Paulino Uzcudun in 1933, which led to his title shot.

Did Max Baer pursue other careers besides boxing?

Yes, Baer also worked as a film actor. He appeared in movies like *The Prizefighter and the Lady* (1933) and *The Harder They Fall* (1956), often typecast in boxing-related roles.

When did Max Baer retire from boxing?

Baer retired from boxing in 1941, though his active career had declined significantly after losing the heavyweight title in 1935.

Max Baer

American boxer (1909–1959)

Person Human Q448481

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29 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[15]
Date of birth: February 11, 1909
Date of death: November 21, 1959
Place of birth: Omaha
Place of death: Hollywood
Country of citizenship: United States^[10]
Occupation: actor, boxer, film actor, athlete
Award received: International Boxing Hall of Fame (1995), WBA World Heavyweight Champion (1934–1935), The Ring World Heavyweight Champion (1934–1935)^[12]^[13]^[14]
Child: Max Baer, Jr.^[9]
Official website: www.maxbaer.org^[20]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[25]
Birth name: Maximillian Adalbert Baer^[26]
Country for sport: United States^[27]
End of work period: 1941^[29]
Family name: Baer^[18]
Given name: Max^[19]
Height: 189 cm^[30]
Manner of death: natural causes^[21]
Mass: 95.50 kg^[31]
Native language: English^[11]
Number of losses: 12^[24]
Number of matches played/races/starts: 84^[22]

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Number of wins: 72^[23]
Sport: boxing^[17]
Sports discipline competed in: heavyweight^[32]
Start of work period: 1929^[28]
Writing language: English^[33]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 11966718
Library of Congress Authorities ID: no2002006593
GND ID: 137310137
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Max Baer at Speculator NY 1935.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID: p80370
Allcinema person ID: 27007
American National Biography ID: 1900887
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): BaerMax1909-1959
BoxRec boxer ID: 12077
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 31627
CineMagia person ID: 80622

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DDB person (GND) ID: 137310137
De Agostini ID: Baer,+Max
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 137310137
Elonet person ID: 226855
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 206803
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Max-Baer-boxer
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: max-baer
FAST ID: 473629
FES digital collections entity ID: 356046
Fandango person ID: 32039
Film.ru person ID: maks-baer
Find a Grave memorial ID: 1248
Freebase ID: /m/02gz8b
GeneaStar person ID: baerm
Geni profile ID: 6000000007142813330
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: max-baer
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0006661
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Max_Baer
HAND ID: 6599-98C4-2A03-59D6-A9DA
IMDb ID: nm0046368
International Boxing Hall of Fame boxer ID: oldtimer/baer
J9U entity ID: 987007588702205171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian): 10559
Jewish Virtual Library ID: max-baer
Kinobox person ID: 835476
LdiF person ID: 23362
Munzinger Sport number: 01000051057
Munzinger person ID: 00000002815
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000498662
NE.se ID: max-baer
NNDB people ID: 171/000101865
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp165585
PORT person ID: 167029
SBN author ID: RAVV374316
SNAC ARK ID: w6cs36wf
Sinemalar person ID: 67084
Swedish Film Database person ID: 138148
TMDB person ID: 176840
Trading Card Database name ID: 39604
Treccani ID: max-baer
WikiTree person ID: Baer-524
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJxRvTxjrwKCRGqc7xhbVC
Yale LUX ID: person/61912af8-ce06-45b8-a363-87b7dfbd1bda
ČSFD person ID: 232657

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The Harder They Fall, Africa Screams, The Prizefighter and the Lady, The Navy Comes Through

Occupation 3

actor, film actor, boxer

Award received 1

International Boxing Hall of Fame

Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Child 1

Max Baer, Jr.

Children (paternal) 1

Max Baer, Jr.

Country for sport 1

United States

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Given name 1

Max

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Native language 1

English

Place of birth 1

Omaha

Place of death 1

Hollywood

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

boxing

Sports discipline competed in 1

heavyweight

Writing language 1

English

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Summary

Max Baer was born on February 11, 1909^[1], in Omaha^[2]. He died on November 21, 1959^[3], in Hollywood^[4]. He worked as an actor^[5], boxer^[6], film actor^[7], and athlete^[8].

FAQs

Where was Max Baer born?

Max Baer's place of birth was Omaha^[2].

Where did Max Baer die?

Max Baer died in Hollywood^[4].

What did Max Baer do for work?

Max Baer worked as an actor^[5], boxer^[6], film actor^[7], and athlete^[8].

What awards did Max Baer receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame^[12], WBA World Heavyweight Champion^[13], and The Ring World Heavyweight Champion^[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Max Baer — place of birth (P19): Omaha. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-15. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Max Baer — place of death (P20): Hollywood. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Max Baer — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-06-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Max Baer — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Max Baer — child (P40): Max Baer, Jr.. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-05. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Max Baer — native language (P103): English. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Max Baer — occupation (P106): actor. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Max Baer — occupation (P106): boxer. BoxRec. Retrieved 2022-04-22. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Max Baer — occupation (P106): film actor. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Max Baer — occupation (P106): athlete. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Max Baer — award received (P166): International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Max Baer — award received (P166): WBA World Heavyweight Champion. list of WBA world champions. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Max Baer — award received (P166): The Ring World Heavyweight Champion. list of The Ring world champions. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Max Baer — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Max Baer — date of birth (P569): February 11, 1909. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-28. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Max Baer — date of death (P570): November 21, 1959. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-28. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Max Baer — sport (P641): boxing. Retrieved 2019-05-29. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Max Baer — family name (P734): Baer. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Max Baer — given name (P735): Max. International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Max Baer — official website (P856): http://www.maxbaer.org/. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Max Baer — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Max Baer — number of matches played/races/starts (P1350): 84. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Max Baer — number of wins (P1355): 72. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Max Baer — number of losses (P1356): 12. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Max Baer — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Max Baer — birth name (P1477): Maximillian Adalbert Baer. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Max Baer — country for sport (P1532): United States. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Max Baer — start of work period (P2031): 1929. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Max Baer — end of work period (P2032): 1941. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Max Baer — height (P2048): 189 cm. boxrec.com. boxrec.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Max Baer — mass (P2067): 95.50 kg. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Max Baer — sports discipline competed in (P2416): heavyweight. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Max Baer — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.

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Max Baer

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