Max Schmeling must have been blessed with great genetics because when he finally retired from boxing in his early forties after tough fights with guys like Bear,Louis and Sharkey he had all his marbles and lived until he was 99 years old. Schmeling was also an intelligent man becoming very wealthy after owning several Coca Cola distributorships in Germany.
Max getting up to take another beating after being floored in the final round then to have it continued without responding with a punch showed both incredible courage and the character of a man who demanded much of himself who did not look for the easy way out. Impressive.
Max Schmeling is among the most purest of sports men that have ever lived. What a true hero of true sport! Thank you Max, thank you very much. You are in every move the true show of sportsmanship.
@@garymorris1856You are correct: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling refers to either of two separate fights between the two boxers which are among boxing's most famous bouts. Schmeling won the first match in 1936 by a knockout in round 12 and Louis won the second bout in 1938 with a knockout in the first round.
Max Baer at 6'3 about 205 lbs., Skinny and massive upper body was a beast in any age of boxing- with proper training and drive he could have become champ even today, with the great power and potential he displayed.
When Baer wanted to, and he frequently did not, he was a real monster in the ring. His problem, other then poor technique at times, was that he really didn't want to put in all the hours to be the best he could be. He had a great life and a good career and he was happy with that.
exactly. he couldve been a good bit better technically. jab was decent though. and that right hand my godl. love watching him however. he was so entertaining. what a character
@@ortho-g9826 I agree. Which is why I said when he wanted to he could be real monster in the ring and more often than not he didn't. If Baer had bothered to train diligently and learn the craft he could have been a much better fighter than he was. He had a great career as the "Clown Prince of Boxing" and Max was happy with that.
I love Baer as much as the next guy, but man he was dirty. In the first stanzas you can see backhands, and holding behind the neck as he clubs his man. Still, what power! Thank you for posting this gem!
Max Baer wore the Star of David. Hitler had taken power the year before, and the fight was held in New York City, home to two million Jews. So yeah, he was super motivated. And the backhands he administered reeked of performative disdain.
This fight brings tears to my eyes, here are two great guys one US patriot (Baer) and another great generous man Schmeling pouring their hearts out, that shot Schmeling took @ 20:43 would have taken anyone's head off, even more, remarkable he kept on fighting and even got up after the knockout, great men of a significant era.
If you would put them in their prime time in the year 2019, they would even survive against featherweights, just look at their technique. Ofc, i know times were diffrent but my point stays
After that most insanely vicious right hand that dropped Schmeling toward the end. I thought he might die. It broke my heart when he got up because you knew what Maxie Baer was about to do to him. Baer was a super nice guy, but in the ring he was not at all.
Baer was the Deontay Wilder of his time... Extremely powerful puncher and physically gifted, but with little technical skills and very telegraphed punches.
@@markydan1236funny how Primo was actually more skilled than Max and was outboxing him before the fight was stopped. Primo was more skilled but had less power. Deontay is definitely more like Max than Primo.
First let me say that I'm a born and raised Southern boy from the USA. That said, Jethro Sr. was a dirty fighting son of a gun! I'm not a Nazi sympathizer. I'm not a Schmeling fan either. I've been an avid fan since the 60's and I always heard that Baer fought dirty but when you look at his life outside the ring, he seems to be a really nice guy. When the internet and sites like UA-cam came along, we old guys were finally able to watch some of the great heavyweight fights. Every fight that I see of Max Baer's, he's holding and hitting, low blows, elbows all the time, rabbit punching...he couldn't have fought after the 60's and television because he would have had so many points deducted and disqualification that nobody would know him and the Beverly Hillbillys would not have had Jr. as Jethro. The way God planned it I suppose!
It might very well be the most vicious assault in boxing history! Max bear is one of the hardest punchers I've ever seen and supper creative at the same time.
@@d.b.1858 actually he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it.
@@justthink5854There is no evidence he had broken hands in the Louis fight. He was just broken down, dismantled and thoroughly beaten. Louis was on another level.
@@Pedro_Le_Chef read hs brother's autobio.. not saying Louis wasn't the better boxer. Cinderella Man is a great read, bad movie about Max who should never have been in the fight "game". he was rarely the same after killing Campbell in the ring.
@@justthink5854 Buddy's autobiography? In any case, those are stories decades after the fight happened. Baer went through training camp and said nothing about a hand injury. Whenever a puncher underperforms they say they have hand problems. Every time.
What a fight! I admired the courage of Schmeling, even though he was an easy target in the later rounds. He was fighting a bigger and stronger opponent.
Good grief, Baer hit him with that right hand at 20:42 hard enough to kill a mule. That Schmeling was still on his feet. i read that Joe Louis said no one hit him harder than Baer. I always believed it. Watching this I see why he said it.
My goodness, you're right. In the first round alone, he holds and hits, and spins Schmeling into a corner and hits him there. Amazing the ref didn't penalize him.
A couple of facts: 1) Max Schmeling was no Nazi. He rescued two Jewish children by hiding them in his apartment. Also, he refused to comply with Hitler's direct demand that he fire his Jewish manager. 2) Max Baer was not Jewish. He was only 1/4 Jewish and had no interest in the Jewish religion. Baer had fought professionally for 4 years before he adorned his trunks with the Star of David. He wore the Star of David in the Schmeling fight to honor his father who was 1/2 - Jewish but also had no interest in religion. Baer wore the Star on his trunks in this fight and thereafter because it garnered him an enormous following in the Jewish community.
Rabbi's on the video "Marching to Zion",don't know how the star of David was named because it is a Jewish Magic Kabbala symbol..And Zion means The sun...Every thing about your commentary is fact...
I am 1/8 Jewish and Lutheran but for the God's sake when they take your mother and grandparents and who they can just touch of your family I am 100% Jewish! My grandfather was transported to Mauthausen as a christian, with a half-Jewish descent. So I am 120% Jewish!
@@jasonvoorhees5640 No he didn’t like Hitler at all but he had to go through a lot of attention from the Nazi’s because of his reputation. There is a good documentary about him on UA-cam. He became wealthy after the war and even paid for Joe Lewis funeral. Watch that documentary. Very impressive!
Max Baer had me laughing like hell. He hit Schmeling several times, then began rotating a forehand then a backhand, a forehand then another backhand. Apparently you could use a backhand because the referee said nothing and Baer hit him 5 or more times with a backhand. Not being used to seeing it, it looked funny as hell, almost like a 3 stooges skit.
Max Baer was a larger-than-life character....he was a great fighter that had tremendous punching power. If he would have learned how to box he could have been an all-time great. He destroyed Schmeling in this fight. Note that Schemling was not a NAZI and later on worked for the Coca-Cola company.
Look idiot Schemling was also persecuted by the NAZI's. He was literally wiped out after the war. Coca Cola gave him a job as a representative for the company and he did very well....even helped out Joe Louis. That's more than the country did for Joe Louis....the IRS robbed him of all his money. So I really don't know what your point is unless you are a JEW or some kind of right wing nut. Also, I bet you have a Coca Cola product in your home.
@@RELopez-mk4ic Look IDIOT he said that the Max was NOT a Nazi. Learn how to read. "So I really don't know what your point is unless you are a JEW or some kind of right wing nut. So you are a left wing racist. Idiot, Baer was part Jewish. "Also, I bet you have a Coca Cola product in your home. So what? That was a really stupid post, even by racist standards. Some of them can actually read.
I think Baer was an all-time great, regardless. This was Baer at his best. He was such a gifted fighter and gifted natural athlete that he didn't really need to learn how to box. Who knows what would have happened if he had not had a broken right hand when he fought Louis.
Pretty rough fight for Schmeling. Baer holding and hitting, back-handing, pulling by the neck and also punching after holding his glove as an apology for a previous foul!!
Schmeling was the better fighter, but unfortunately,, a true gentleman ,in and out! Of the ring....and one can only wonder at the almost foolhardy courage, it must have taken to even agree
To such an uneven fight,,!! In new york,!. All the anti-semetic hype,.....max baer, the dirtiest heavywieght of his generation, as an opponent,! (This fight being a great example.!)......a blind reef,...... .. Oh yeah,.. .let,s not forget the nazi,s waiting for him back home, should he fail,!!!
@@coletteharper6661 I agree, Baer holding and hitting, back hands, straight arms, etc. Schmelling much better boxer! Baer was fighting a blown up lightheavyweight! Baer was a nice guy out of the ring though!
@@coletteharper6661 Baer was the most outgoing loving person in the world. Rules in boxing were different then than now. Black hands were not against the rules. Everyone loved Max. Schmeling was the better technical boxer. Max was more just raw power.
I remember a different Max Baer. When I was a youth in the Bay Area in the 1950s, Max would host telethons all night long for worthy causes like muscular dystrophy, and others..... He was very sensitive, and would often have tears in his eyes.... To me and others, he was a very special guy.........
he was in many ways a tragic clown who was blessed/cursed with incredible power. he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
What tickled me was the little move that Baer pulled several times; he would quickly grab Schmeling by the head with his right arm and hurl him toward a corner, and as Schmeling recoiled Baer would quickly smack him with a smart left hook. It's obvious that Baer had rehearsed this stunning little Hollywood stunt that he pulled off in one complete motion.
Besides Ali, Max Baer is one of my fav fighters. Millions loved him and fighters respected him. RIP Maxie and may GOD give you all the blessings in Heaven,
he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
@@getredytagetredy Did the poor Jewish man offend you by knocking out your Aryan posterchild 80 years ago? Would you have been able to change the outcome in the great Schmellings shoes? Elaborate
Baer was never boring that's for sure. He had dynamite in his right hand, but some of the punches he threw in this fight looked downright amateurish, but I understand he liked to have a little fun in the ring to break up the monotony, but if he stayed on his game he was downright deadly in there. He certainly had all the tools, reach, power, chin, strength, etc, and if he had utilized them a little better he would've been unbeatable.
Dirty as fuck -luvd how schmeling didn't touch gloves with him in middle of first round after Baer holding his head with left-hand and hitting him with right, ref biased, let it go on too long in tenth, he was sitting duck -schmeling a good smart fighter tho
Max S a real tough guy to take so many hits from Max Baer! Baer actually hit max S with a back fist also! Did you see that? Referee let Baer do that with out taking a point off Max B.
he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
Yeah, I think he lost his next two fights after this one also. Maybe a draw mixed in there. The Joe Louis win was big for him, but Joe got him back big time.
@Happy Man Considering how the second fight went down it kind of did erase it. Louis beat Schmeling so bad in the rematch that it was almost hard to watch, Louis took him much more seriously in the rematch and showed that he was on a different level. No disrespect to Schmeling but Louis was a once in a lifetime phenom.
@@demiurgeobzen327 I agree to an extent but keep in mind, an aging Schmelling beat a prime Louis who had beaten the best in Baer, Canera, Sharkey, Levinsky, and others. Two years later Louis certainly avenged his defeat in a very impressive manner, and solidified his legacy, but that doesnt take away from Schmelling being the single man who took out perhaps the greatest heavyweight of all time in his prime (while past his own prime no less!)
Why is the title calling this a light heavyweight fight when the light heavyweight limit in those days (and even today) is 175lbs? Schmeling weighed 189 and Baer was 202lbs.
I have seen Tennis matches with fewer backhands than this match. You would think that people would die from punches like in the last minute of the fight. Max must have been made of Iron.
Schmeling and Joe Louis had great admiration for each other and became good friends. Schmeling knew that Joe was broke and he helped him a time or two in that regard. I Think Max would visit Joe, coming here mainly for that reason. It's nice to see that happen, 2 really decent gentleman.
a lot of them yes. Some maybe but a lot of fights were fixed by the mob not just Carnera's, he payed the price to be Italian during the fasxcist era. Not for sure the Sharky one. Sharky denied any fixeed thing till his Death. Stupid ass propaganda
Watched the fight again. Lost count of the back handers, neck hold n throw at the ropes, down chop with glove edge and forearm to the face. All from Max. He was a real tiger with a great chin too.
Max Schmeling was an oddity of a fighter. He could be brilliant, even dominating in streaks, but he could also lose fights he should have won-this fight being one. Interestingly, Nat Fleischer considered Schmelling to be an all time great. Listing him as one of the 10 best heavyweight boxers to ever live. Ranking him higher than Marciano.
I honestly think Baer, Louis, and Schmeling had a major part in shutting up the eugenics and racial "science" talks of the day. All three represented a major piece of the debate (Baer = jew, Louis = black, Schmeling = germanic) and all three showed the general public that any body can regardless of race be successful.
Schmeling was a helluva tough guy. He took some crazy shots from Baer there in the tenth round. They are looping haymakers, though--very dramatic (and it's amazing that a sharp tactician like Schmeling could get caught like that, but obviously he was tired) and showy, but those kinds of looping punches lose a lot of power in transit. Compare them to Joe Louis's short, compact punches when he demolished Schmeling in the first round of their second fight. THOSE shots had legs, hips, torso, spinal column, PHYSICS behind them.
Baer was very fast. he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
Baer hit hard no less, in his hooks he did a modified version of the Dempsey falling step which basically consisted of him leaping into his punches with his front foot off the ground, thus transferring all the kenitic energy into his hand which resulted in extreme power. Baer certainly didn’t figure this out on his own, earlier in his career he trained with the great Jack Dempsey who taught him this, though it seems Baer didn’t listen to much else from his far more elusive, and scientific coach.
This is not a light heavy fight. The light heavy limit in 33 was 175lbs. These guys are both over that. Baer is 203lbs, he would be a heavyweight today.
Watching Max Baer in this fight I said to myself, man if Max had taken this sport seriously and gave it the respect it deserved, how great he could have been.
Great fight by both schmeling was big hearted tough methodical and had a great right hand, but Baer as raw as his style was, was more savvy and let his hands go with more confidence, on top of that he was a big puncher with a chin, which is amazing how schmeling endured what he did
Ironic how both these fighters have been misrepresented in film and history: Schmeling as a goose-stepping Nazi, which he most certainly wasn't, and Baer as a man-killing caveman who enjoyed sending men to their maker, a la Ron Howard's film 'Cinderella Man'. In truth Baer had nightmares for years and was deeply remorseful over what he did.
Schmeling never complained about Max‘s very dirty tricks and fouls he did all along this bout: Low blows, hammerhands, backhead, holding and hitting. The worst trick was when he simulated a apologizing hand just to smash a left hook the next moment… Not my fighter.
@@deinemom1953 he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
video on my shows people joe faced and george faced,in that video shows for a fact joe and his era were way less advanced in these areas tech/fluidity/timing/angles used/defense,than people in the video george fought Even no names were way more advanced in every area,this whole era looks like novices
Lunatics on forums for years said joe and rock could beat guys in 70s-90s,yet never facing anybody as advanced as the average guys in those era's people on the net are really insane
One thing I notice here is Baer can counter punch well, in one sequence I saw. After Schmeling came across with his punches, Baer quickly unloaded a quick left jab that got Schemeling a roundhouse rigt which grazed Schmeling, not flush.
Hard to watch such crude amateurish technique. Baer was ridiculous. Backhanding and fouling. Sloppy and off balance. Schmeling gave that fight away by not committing to punching. It makes me think this was another fixed fight from that era.
As amazing as these older exchanges are, anyone else notice or is it just me, these guys really don't move their heads much! Which now I think is why those nasty full swipe shots land so often.
Bear was a terrific boxer in his prime, but he threw to backhands in that final round and was fighting dirty early on. Those were tough times for sure, but he didn’t need to resort to thuggish tactics
WTF Baer backhands rabbit punches hits on the break looks unorthodox when he lunges , poses after throwing a big right hand and is possessed with pulling up his trunks every chance he gets . Thug
Max Schmeling must have been blessed with great genetics because when he finally retired from boxing in his early forties after tough fights with guys like Bear,Louis and Sharkey he had all his marbles and lived until he was 99 years old. Schmeling was also an intelligent man becoming very wealthy after owning several Coca Cola distributorships in Germany.
and he fought braddock!
gangliums
no he didnt?
gangliums did not
INDEED, HE DID!
Yeah, and he lended Joe Louis some money when he was poor
2 of the most underrated champions in boxing history.
2 of the most underrated champions in boxing history.
Max getting up to take another beating after being floored in the final round then to have it continued without responding with a punch showed both incredible courage and the character of a man who demanded much of himself who did not look for the easy way out. Impressive.
You feel sorry for any opponent being caught with Baer's right. I can't believe Schmeling got up from that bomb in the 10th.
Max Schmeling is among the most purest of sports men that have ever lived. What a true hero of true sport! Thank you Max, thank you very much. You are in every move the true show of sportsmanship.
Max had a great right hand not easy to land on such a tall fighter as Max Baer
He should also be remembered for his generosity to Joe Louis later in their lives.
I am very impressed with Schmeling's toughness and courage.
Yeah, much more than he showed against Joe Louis.
@@felixmadison5736 He split two fights with Louis, beating Joe in their first fight.
@@garymorris1856You are correct:
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling refers to either of two separate fights between the two boxers which are among boxing's most famous bouts. Schmeling won the first match in 1936 by a knockout in round 12 and Louis won the second bout in 1938 with a knockout in the first round.
@@felixmadison5736 Yes, you are also correct.
Max Baer at 6'3 about 205 lbs., Skinny and massive upper body was a beast in any age of boxing- with proper training and drive he could have become champ even today, with the great power and potential he displayed.
I didn't know Baer had such a great back hand! Hold his neck and smash his face with other hand was slick too, Baer was a technician!😂
It's great to watch this fight from over 85 years ago !
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When Baer wanted to, and he frequently did not, he was a real monster in the ring. His problem, other then poor technique at times, was that he really didn't want to put in all the hours to be the best he could be. He had a great life and a good career and he was happy with that.
exactly. he couldve been a good bit better technically. jab was decent though. and that right hand my godl. love watching him however. he was so entertaining. what a character
Ali would have butchered Baer. Baer took too many shots to the head...he was wide open. Liston would have pulverized him with his killer jab.
@@ortho-g9826 I agree. Which is why I said when he wanted to he could be real monster in the ring and more often than not he didn't. If Baer had bothered to train diligently and learn the craft he could have been a much better fighter than he was.
He had a great career as the "Clown Prince of Boxing" and Max was happy with that.
@@patricksullivan2261 Absolutely
Max Jr said he didn’t like boxing and wanted to be an actor.
I love Baer as much as the next guy, but man he was dirty. In the first stanzas you can see backhands, and holding behind the neck as he clubs his man. Still, what power! Thank you for posting this gem!
I noticed that too, and I’m not a boxing expert
I’ve never seen anyone flip a switch and become such a beast as Max Baer. Once he got serious he looks terrifying.
Tommy Hearns was that way when he went in to "kill" mode
looks like a dirty fighter to me
@@eyeswideopen67 the rules were different then too
Max Baer wore the Star of David. Hitler had taken power the year before, and the fight was held in New York City, home to two million Jews. So yeah, he was super motivated. And the backhands he administered reeked of performative disdain.
He killed a man in the ring
Steel on steel. Great champions. Dear God I would last ten seconds in the ring with those great champions .
i would last 10 seconds -- the 10 secs. i was counted out!
Good fight! These were two tough old-school guys.
Lol Max holding and hitting like crazy, and throwing him to the side then taking shots. Rules were a bit lax back then.
@@tacomadc LOL yeah the backhands. He threw at least 5.
Older fighters were the toughest
How in the hell did Schmeling take that punch at 20:43 and not go down? Violent knockout by Baer. Schmeling had guts to hang in there like that.
Holy fuck! See all that sweat?? And those nasty backhands after ?? Omg
+Kedbuka Tuetonic forehead made of gut German schteel : )
BAM ! spectators in the last raw could have hear that
You could hear that one for sure. WOMP!!
Kedbuka.....Jesus it looked like he got he head ripped of his shoulders and then took about 4 or 5 more bombs before going down damn !!!
Sheesh, Max Baer really beat the snot of Schmeling in the tenth. Cripes.
This fight brings tears to my eyes, here are two great guys one US patriot (Baer) and another great generous man Schmeling pouring their hearts out, that shot Schmeling took @ 20:43 would have taken anyone's head off, even more, remarkable he kept on fighting and even got up after the knockout, great men of a significant era.
hitlers dog was slain by baer lol
My grandfather saw this fight. He bet ten dollars that Max would win!
@@ColonelFredPuntridge At that time that was a considerable amount of money.
@@dsimon33871 And Max won.
@@ColonelFredPuntridge
Max also lost... Lol 😆 could not resist. This fight could have been billed as the Battle of the Maxes
One thing for sure, none of us armchair critics would have survived a single round with either of these great boxers!
p.s. baer never trainned
@@mikekrauss7771 No, you are wrong. Of course he trained.
If you would put them in their prime time in the year 2019, they would even survive against featherweights, just look at their technique. Ofc, i know times were diffrent but my point stays
Truly our champians of yesteryear. Nobody does it better.
Alan Randall neither of these two bums would last one round against any mid level contender today.
One of the most brutal TKO's I have ever seen.
After that most insanely vicious right hand that dropped Schmeling toward the end. I thought he might die. It broke my heart when he got up because you knew what Maxie Baer was about to do to him. Baer was a super nice guy, but in the ring he was not at all.
Baer was the Deontay Wilder of his time... Extremely powerful puncher and physically gifted, but with little technical skills and very telegraphed punches.
Schmelling was a vastly superior boxer and heavily favored. It’s a wonder he lost
I'd compare Wilder more to Primo Carnera. You can tell Max is an experienced fighter, Primo and Wilder both look awkward as hell.
He also reminds me a lot of Cleveland Williams and George Chuvalo. Fast hands, flat footed mostly focused on power and limited defense.
And Baer did not take training too seriously which further limited him
@@markydan1236funny how Primo was actually more skilled than Max and was outboxing him before the fight was stopped.
Primo was more skilled but had less power.
Deontay is definitely more like Max than Primo.
Thanks for this.
Imagine back then, how much excitement there was when big events like this took place!!
Love these old intros, where you can't tell if you are watching a boxing match or a bugs bunny cartoon.
First let me say that I'm a born and raised Southern boy from the USA. That said, Jethro Sr. was a dirty fighting son of a gun! I'm not a Nazi sympathizer. I'm not a Schmeling fan either. I've been an avid fan since the 60's and I always heard that Baer fought dirty but when you look at his life outside the ring, he seems to be a really nice guy. When the internet and sites like UA-cam came along, we old guys were finally able to watch some of the great heavyweight fights. Every fight that I see of Max Baer's, he's holding and hitting, low blows, elbows all the time, rabbit punching...he couldn't have fought after the 60's and television because he would have had so many points deducted and disqualification that nobody would know him and the Beverly Hillbillys would not have had Jr. as Jethro. The way God planned it I suppose!
Between 20:42 and 21:15, is some of the most vicious head blows I have ever seen in a boxing match! Baer was throwing bombs at Schmeling's face!
It might very well be the most vicious assault in boxing history! Max bear is one of the hardest punchers I've ever seen and supper creative at the same time.
@@d.b.1858 actually he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it.
@@justthink5854There is no evidence he had broken hands in the Louis fight. He was just broken down, dismantled and thoroughly beaten. Louis was on another level.
@@Pedro_Le_Chef read hs brother's autobio.. not saying Louis wasn't the better boxer. Cinderella Man is a great read, bad movie about Max who should never have been in the fight "game". he was rarely the same after killing Campbell in the ring.
@@justthink5854 Buddy's autobiography?
In any case, those are stories decades after the fight happened.
Baer went through training camp and said nothing about a hand injury.
Whenever a puncher underperforms they say they have hand problems. Every time.
What a fight! I admired the courage of Schmeling, even though he was an easy target in the later rounds. He was fighting a bigger and stronger opponent.
Good grief, Baer hit him with that right hand at 20:42 hard enough to kill a mule. That Schmeling was still on his feet. i read that Joe Louis said no one hit him harder than Baer. I always believed it. Watching this I see why he said it.
Baer vs Fury would be a great boxing dream-match. Both have that Playfully Flamboyant Demeanor. Both were born Showmen.
and when Baer fought the great Louis, he had bad hands.
@@robertdecker4780 add 2" to today's Max making him 6' 4 1/2" and about 235 and Buddy about 6' 9" and 265.
21:05 El referee debió parar la pelea.
Louis said Marciano was the hardest hitter he ever fought, not Max Baer, but Baer was the hardest hitter Louis fought up until Marciano.
Max was kind of a dirty fighter. Lotta holding and hitting, back handed punches, and he did that almost like wresting spin move more than once.
sean fried . Max who? Both fighters same name
My goodness, you're right. In the first round alone, he holds and hits, and spins Schmeling into a corner and hits him there. Amazing the ref didn't penalize him.
They were both Max, be specific.
Max was always a dirty fighter and the other Max was always a clean fighter. Well anyway I really think they were great both of them.
Max baer was insane love his fights
Baer was one of the all time great punchers!!!
Pretty proficient at landing a lot of backhands too
In the "Heat Of Battle"...@@brianchandler6127
A couple of facts: 1) Max Schmeling was no Nazi. He rescued two Jewish children by hiding them in his apartment. Also, he refused to comply with Hitler's direct demand that he fire his Jewish manager. 2) Max Baer was not Jewish. He was only 1/4 Jewish and had no interest in the Jewish religion. Baer had fought professionally for 4 years before he adorned his trunks with the Star of David. He wore the Star of David in the Schmeling fight to honor his father who was 1/2 - Jewish but also had no interest in religion. Baer wore the Star on his trunks in this fight and thereafter because it garnered him an enormous following in the Jewish community.
Rabbi's on the video "Marching to Zion",don't know how the star of David was named because it is a Jewish Magic Kabbala symbol..And Zion means The sun...Every thing about your commentary is fact...
Detritus is right. Baer was no Jew and wore the star to woo rich Jewish fight fans and kids. THE CON WORKED.
I just want to point out that, under the Nazis, being 1/4 Jewish entitled you to a place in the concentration camps.
I am 1/8 Jewish and Lutheran but for the God's sake when they take your mother and grandparents and who they can just touch of your family I am 100% Jewish! My grandfather was transported to Mauthausen as a christian, with a half-Jewish descent. So I am 120% Jewish!
Detritus Maximus ...Max also paid for his friend Joe Louis...funeral ...and helped carry his casket...They were life long friends...
Max Schmeling was a great boxer and person!
wasn't he part of the ss?
@@jasonvoorhees5640 No he didn’t like Hitler at all but he had to go through a lot of attention from the Nazi’s because of his reputation. There is a good documentary about him on UA-cam. He became wealthy after the war and even paid for Joe Lewis funeral. Watch that documentary. Very impressive!
@@robhappe2705
you mean ss propaganda?
@@jasonvoorhees5640 Yes exactly, he was indeed used for German propaganda because of his great boxing legacy.
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great boxing legacy? he was a bum lmao
Max Baer had me laughing like hell. He hit Schmeling several times, then began rotating a forehand then a backhand, a forehand then another backhand. Apparently you could use a backhand because the referee said nothing and Baer hit him 5 or more times with a backhand. Not being used to seeing it, it looked funny as hell, almost like a 3 stooges skit.
LOL, I was thinking the same thing!
I was just yelling at the ref until he didn't do anything. After that I was cracking my a$$ off!
It was illegal.
Backhands were definitely illegal lol. I don’t know why. It’s not like they don’t hurt any more than a regular punch
Yes my sentiments exactly....the friggin' backhand at least twice in the knockout sequence. It's always been illigal in boxing with gloves...!
Max Baer was a larger-than-life character....he was a great fighter that had tremendous punching power. If he would have learned how to box he could have been an all-time great. He destroyed Schmeling in this fight. Note that Schemling was not a NAZI and later on worked for the Coca-Cola company.
Look idiot Schemling was also persecuted by the NAZI's. He was literally wiped out after the war. Coca Cola gave him a job as a representative for the company and he did very well....even helped out Joe Louis. That's more than the country did for Joe Louis....the IRS robbed him of all his money. So I really don't know what your point is unless you are a JEW or some kind of right wing nut. Also, I bet you have a Coca Cola product in your home.
@@hanzon1529 I know I can't believe it either those are illegal punches that Baer was throwing
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Look IDIOT he said that the Max was NOT a Nazi. Learn how to read.
"So I really don't know what your point is unless you are a JEW or some kind of right wing nut.
So you are a left wing racist. Idiot, Baer was part Jewish.
"Also, I bet you have a Coca Cola product in your home.
So what? That was a really stupid post, even by racist standards. Some of them can actually read.
I think Baer was an all-time great, regardless. This was Baer at his best. He was such a gifted fighter and gifted natural athlete that he didn't really need to learn how to box. Who knows what would have happened if he had not had a broken right hand when he fought Louis.
@@jameshutchinson568 Baer exposed himself constantly; to do that against Louis was a death sentence.
Love the Max bear hook followed by a backhander
Pretty rough fight for Schmeling. Baer holding and hitting, back-handing, pulling by the neck and also punching after holding his glove as an apology for a previous foul!!
But two ton gallento gave Baer a good time that I think he would remember!!
Baer owned his man… Schmeling got worked over good… took it like a MAN from the better man tho… both had balls of steel...
Schmeling was the better fighter, but unfortunately,, a true gentleman ,in and out! Of the ring....and one can only wonder at the almost foolhardy courage, it must have taken to even agree
To such an uneven fight,,!! In new york,!.
All the anti-semetic hype,.....max baer, the dirtiest heavywieght of his generation, as an opponent,! (This fight being a great example.!)......a blind reef,......
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Oh yeah,..
.let,s not forget the nazi,s waiting for him back home, should he fail,!!!
@@coletteharper6661 I agree, Baer holding and hitting, back hands, straight arms, etc. Schmelling much better boxer! Baer was fighting a blown up lightheavyweight! Baer was a nice guy out of the ring though!
@@coletteharper6661 Baer was the most outgoing loving person in the world. Rules in boxing were different then than now. Black hands were not against the rules. Everyone loved Max. Schmeling was the better technical boxer. Max was more just raw power.
I remember a different Max Baer. When I was a youth in the Bay Area in the 1950s, Max would host telethons all night long for worthy causes like muscular dystrophy, and others..... He was very sensitive, and would often have tears in his eyes.... To me and others, he was a very special guy.........
he was in many ways a tragic clown who was blessed/cursed with incredible power. he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
What tickled me was the little move that Baer pulled several times; he would quickly grab Schmeling by the head with his right arm and hurl him toward a corner, and as Schmeling recoiled Baer would quickly smack him with a smart left hook. It's obvious that Baer had rehearsed this stunning little Hollywood stunt that he pulled off in one complete motion.
Max S. was one of the greatest counter punchers who won the heavyweight championship!! He absorbed a hreat deal of punishment in thos fight as well.
This is Baers best filmed performance. No doubt he was motivated that night for bigger reasons
Besides Ali, Max Baer is one of my fav fighters. Millions loved him and fighters respected him. RIP Maxie and may GOD give you all the blessings in Heaven,
he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
Damn Max Baer was a dirty fighter
I cant believe Baer wasn't warned once by the ref for holding and hitting 🥊🥊🥊
Thanks for the post, btw. Nice long version.
Baer's little sneaky professional fouls are things of rare beauty.
Mike Gallagher ...sneaky snakes are not beauty...reprehensible , like baers agenda...with his star of Remphan on his trunks...
@@getredytagetredy Did the poor Jewish man offend you by knocking out your Aryan posterchild 80 years ago? Would you have been able to change the outcome in the great Schmellings shoes? Elaborate
@@getredytagetredy - Spoken like a fool.
Baer was never boring that's for sure. He had dynamite in his right hand, but some of the punches he threw in this fight looked downright amateurish, but I understand he liked to have a little fun in the ring to break up the monotony, but if he stayed on his game he was downright deadly in there. He certainly had all the tools, reach, power, chin, strength, etc, and if he had utilized them a little better he would've been unbeatable.
Never seen a dirtier fighter than Baer in this bout, the referee allowed him to get away with it.
This was the first time I ever saw repeated intentional backhand forearm smashes in boxing
Sandy Saddler. Fritzy Zivic.
Believe it or not some of the rules we have in boxing didn't exist back then. such as a backhand or a neutral corner
Baer always had a reputation for being a dirty fighter
Dirty as fuck -luvd how schmeling didn't touch gloves with him in middle of first round after Baer holding his head with left-hand and hitting him with right, ref biased, let it go on too long in tenth, he was sitting duck -schmeling a good smart fighter tho
This fight should have been called, "Taking it to the Max!"
Max S a real tough guy to take so many hits from Max Baer! Baer actually hit max S with a back fist also! Did you see that? Referee let Baer do that with out taking a point off Max B.
Win or lose Baer showed the most character out of all the old school boxers, always smiling and laughing dood is a straight savage
he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
Some three years later, Schmeling would have the biggest win of his career when he knocked out the great Joe Louis in 12 rounds.
Yeah, I think he lost his next two fights after this one also. Maybe a draw mixed in there. The Joe Louis win was big for him, but Joe got him back big time.
@Happy Man Considering how the second fight went down it kind of did erase it. Louis beat Schmeling so bad in the rematch that it was almost hard to watch, Louis took him much more seriously in the rematch and showed that he was on a different level. No disrespect to Schmeling but Louis was a once in a lifetime phenom.
@@demiurgeobzen327 I agree to an extent but keep in mind, an aging Schmelling beat a prime Louis who had beaten the best in Baer, Canera, Sharkey, Levinsky, and others. Two years later Louis certainly avenged his defeat in a very impressive manner, and solidified his legacy, but that doesnt take away from Schmelling being the single man who took out perhaps the greatest heavyweight of all time in his prime (while past his own prime no less!)
@@billb.5183 No, Max only lost one more against Steve Hamas whom he beat decisevly in 1935 (ending his career).
I always admired the friendship between Joe Louis and Max. Classy.
Why is the title calling this a light heavyweight fight when the light heavyweight limit in those days (and even today) is 175lbs? Schmeling weighed 189 and Baer was 202lbs.
To make turds 💩 like you ask questions.
I have seen Tennis matches with fewer backhands than this match.
You would think that people would die from punches like in the last minute of the fight. Max must have been made of Iron.
Schmeling and Joe Louis had great admiration for each other and became good friends. Schmeling knew that Joe was broke and he helped him a time or two in that regard. I Think Max would visit Joe, coming here mainly for that reason. It's nice to see that happen, 2 really decent gentleman.
I think Baer and Carnera both don't get enough credit for what they did.
+George Havenhand Absolutely. true real Champions underrated by false propaganda
a lot of them yes. Some maybe but a lot of fights were fixed by the mob not just Carnera's, he payed the price to be Italian during the fasxcist era. Not for sure the Sharky one. Sharky denied any fixeed thing till his Death. Stupid ass propaganda
Carnera was a BUM....Bare could have been an all-time-great if he would have taken boxing seriously.
because he killed a man in the ring Baer was haunted by it the rest of his life.
I agree
Maravilloso recuerdo.Gracias.
I can't believe he got up!!!
This was not a Light-heavyweight fight! They were both Heavyweights!
Watched the fight again. Lost count of the back handers, neck hold n throw at the ropes, down chop with glove edge and forearm to the face. All from Max. He was a real tiger with a great chin too.
Max Schmeling was an oddity of a fighter. He could be brilliant, even dominating in streaks, but he could also lose fights he should have won-this fight being one.
Interestingly, Nat Fleischer considered Schmelling to be an all time great. Listing him as one of the 10 best heavyweight boxers to ever live. Ranking him higher than Marciano.
I was so excited, I threw my straw hat at my laptop!
Schmeling was tough though
I honestly think Baer, Louis, and Schmeling had a major part in shutting up the eugenics and racial "science" talks of the day. All three represented a major piece of the debate (Baer = jew, Louis = black, Schmeling = germanic) and all three showed the general public that any body can regardless of race be successful.
I WAS COUNTING HOW MANY TIMES MAX BAER WAS ADJUSTING HIS SHORTS.
Schmeling was a helluva tough guy. He took some crazy shots from Baer there in the tenth round. They are looping haymakers, though--very dramatic (and it's amazing that a sharp tactician like Schmeling could get caught like that, but obviously he was tired) and showy, but those kinds of looping punches lose a lot of power in transit. Compare them to Joe Louis's short, compact punches when he demolished Schmeling in the first round of their second fight. THOSE shots had legs, hips, torso, spinal column, PHYSICS behind them.
Baer was very fast. he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
Baer hit hard no less, in his hooks he did a modified version of the Dempsey falling step which basically consisted of him leaping into his punches with his front foot off the ground, thus transferring all the kenitic energy into his hand which resulted in extreme power. Baer certainly didn’t figure this out on his own, earlier in his career he trained with the great Jack Dempsey who taught him this, though it seems Baer didn’t listen to much else from his far more elusive, and scientific coach.
Best fight I’ve seen all year! And it’s 2021! Swell job Max!
Both these gentleman were great guys in their own ways. Max B comes off as the kind of guy youd like to meet for dinner. Great personality.
This is not a light heavy fight. The light heavy limit in 33 was 175lbs. These guys are both over that. Baer is 203lbs, he would be a heavyweight today.
He'd likely be a cruiserweight. You don't see any HWs at 203 lbs today. Too small.
@@CC-Tron he would have just bulked up..he was 6'3" with a 81" reach pretty much same as Ali
Sure Lewis might have bulked up but he wasn't a natural heavyweight (by today's standards) in the 30's. Neither was Ali for most of the 60's.
Good stoppage; today, they stop it sooner. Boxing was rougher back then. These were two great fighters.
Schmeling is amazing, he took a lot of very hard punches, and would not quit.
I admire the efforts of both men. A very even and tough fight.
Watching Max Baer in this fight I said to myself, man if Max had taken this sport seriously and gave it the respect it deserved, how great he could have been.
20:56 the windshield wiper technique...
lol
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Love Baer's right uppercut, by the way. Such a heavy shot.
The left uppercut followed by the right hand was lethal.
First time seeing this match, and It is one of the greatest fight I have ever seen.
The caption at 1:43 is wrong. The fight was at Heavyweight not Light Heavyweight.
Great fight by both schmeling was big hearted tough methodical and had a great right hand, but Baer as raw as his style was, was more savvy and let his hands go with more confidence, on top of that he was a big puncher with a chin, which is amazing how schmeling endured what he did
Ironic how both these fighters have been misrepresented in film and history: Schmeling as a goose-stepping Nazi, which he most certainly wasn't, and Baer as a man-killing caveman who enjoyed sending men to their maker, a la Ron Howard's film 'Cinderella Man'. In truth Baer had nightmares for years and was deeply remorseful over what he did.
Schmeling never complained about Max‘s very dirty tricks and fouls he did all along this bout: Low blows, hammerhands, backhead, holding and hitting. The worst trick was when he simulated a apologizing hand just to smash a left hook the next moment… Not my fighter.
The rabbit punch combos by Baer are classic 😂😂😂😂
schmeling was one of the toughest lb for lb sobs around. consider that baers right cross was literally foreman like.
Bear even killed a man inside the ring with that right hand
@@deinemom1953 he had bad hands. especially for his fight with the great Joe Louis. not a big drinker, a partier. but he started smoking after Campell and more importantly his heart really wasn't in it. read Cinderella Man (not the crap movie) and check him out in the Prize Fighter and the Lady.
Why is this entitled a "Light" Heavyweight fight ?
Boxing in the old days was just pure brute, there was no science. If Baer fought Muhammad Ali, he wouldn’t last 3 rounds, out in 2 - at the least
video on my shows people joe faced and george faced,in that video shows for a fact joe and his era were way less advanced in these areas tech/fluidity/timing/angles used/defense,than people in the video george fought
Even no names were way more advanced in every area,this whole era looks like novices
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Back in this time... The world had millions of strong men...Then there were men stronger than them...
Max Baer was throwing a back fist throughout the fight!! Hilarious
Was this in slow motion video?
Due respect to both fighters, but it's hard to see them going very far in today's LHW division🤔
No one from this era made midcard fighting like this in 70s-90s,the average person in those era's were way more advanced this looks horrible
Lunatics on forums for years said joe and rock could beat guys in 70s-90s,yet never facing anybody as advanced as the average guys in those era's people on the net are really insane
One thing I notice here is Baer can counter punch well, in one sequence I saw. After Schmeling came across with his punches, Baer quickly unloaded a quick left jab that got Schemeling a roundhouse rigt which grazed Schmeling, not flush.
Max Schmeling was jabbing that left good to keep Baer from doing in that seventh round. Schmeling used a good double left jab in one sequence.
Hard to watch such crude amateurish technique. Baer was ridiculous. Backhanding and fouling. Sloppy and off balance. Schmeling gave that fight away by not committing to punching. It makes me think this was another fixed fight from that era.
Who's tougher, Baer for throwing those punches, or Schmeling for taking them? Brutal....
the jb keeps using a backhand "slap punch". ref should have called him on that. the jb was the biggest dirty fighter ever.
An on-screen label at 3:15 says this is a light heavyweight fight.
Since when is Max Baer at 203 lbs. a light heavyweight?
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Looks like Max was 'Schmeling' another victory
As amazing as these older exchanges are, anyone else notice or is it just me, these guys really don't move their heads much! Which now I think is why those nasty full swipe shots land so often.
Bear was a terrific boxer in his prime, but he threw to backhands in that final round and was fighting dirty early on. Those were tough times for sure, but he didn’t need to resort to thuggish tactics
It was 1933 and he was fighting germanys unwitting posterchild. One can imagine he was a bit more motivated for this bout.
Boxing= greatest sport of all time!!
This is an espn production, yet one of the frames clearly says this is a 1933
“Light Heavyweight “ fight.. smh!
WTF Baer backhands rabbit punches hits on the break looks unorthodox when he lunges , poses after throwing a big right hand and is possessed with pulling up his trunks every chance he gets . Thug
Must be quite a feeling for the Jethro character of “The Beverly Hillbillies” to look at these old videos of his dad Max Baer.