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The magnificent Max Baer : the life of the heavyweight champion and film star / Colleen Aycock, with David W. Wallace.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781476632902
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • GV1132 .M346 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
2. Livermore Larruper kills Campbell, 1930 -- 3. New York meets Lochinvar, 1930, 1931 -- 4. Pied Piper's road back to contender, 1931 -- 5. Elimination battles of 1932 -- 6. Battle of the two Maxes, 1933 -- 7. The heavyweight championship, Carnera, 1934 -- 8. Championship year, 1934 to 1935 -- 9. Clown Prince loses crown to Braddock, 1935 -- 10. Former champion meets Louis, 1935 -- 11. Madcap exhibition tour, 1936 -- 12. Baer storms England, Farr and Foord, 1937, 1938 -- 13. No clowning for Nova, 1939 -- 14. The screwball championship, Galento, 1940 -- 15. The Magnificent's last fights, 1940/1941 -- 16. You're in the Army now! 1942 to 1945 -- 17. Glamour Boy in Hollywood, 1933 to 1958 -- 18. Maximilian's last act -- Postscript.
Subject: "A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" Max Baer was a draw for promoters during the Great Depression. This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record (adding 70 new bouts), his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II Army service"--
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Includes bibliographies and index.

1. The Butcher Boys, 1831 to 1929 -- 2. Livermore Larruper kills Campbell, 1930 -- 3. New York meets Lochinvar, 1930, 1931 -- 4. Pied Piper's road back to contender, 1931 -- 5. Elimination battles of 1932 -- 6. Battle of the two Maxes, 1933 -- 7. The heavyweight championship, Carnera, 1934 -- 8. Championship year, 1934 to 1935 -- 9. Clown Prince loses crown to Braddock, 1935 -- 10. Former champion meets Louis, 1935 -- 11. Madcap exhibition tour, 1936 -- 12. Baer storms England, Farr and Foord, 1937, 1938 -- 13. No clowning for Nova, 1939 -- 14. The screwball championship, Galento, 1940 -- 15. The Magnificent's last fights, 1940/1941 -- 16. You're in the Army now! 1942 to 1945 -- 17. Glamour Boy in Hollywood, 1933 to 1958 -- 18. Maximilian's last act -- Postscript.

"A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" Max Baer was a draw for promoters during the Great Depression. This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record (adding 70 new bouts), his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II Army service"--

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