baer gets portrayed as a bad guy. he wasn't.

Max Baer was a very funny man. He loved to make people laugh. When asked what happened in the Joe Louis fight, he said, "I forgot to duck!" When he died he was staying in a hotel room, he was having a heart attack so he called the front desk for a doctor, the desk clerk said, "Do you want a house doctor?" Max replied, "No, I want a people doctor!"

max baer was a very nice guy, he even became friends with primo carnera and james braddock after fighting them, and he always went to his rival`s dressing room after his fights to talk to them and wish them the best of luck

Damnn they made him out to be a jackass in the movie. he seems like such a nice guy tf

Judging by how he describes an opponent he sounds like a heck of a nice guy. Hollywood should issue an apology.

I like how classy and well spoken the fighters were back in the days comparing to todays shit talking disrespectfull boxer's

Max Baer deserves his own biopic

Max died of a heart attack in 1959 at the age of 50. One of the HARDEST punchers in heavyweight history!!!

Cinderella Man is a great read. the book is a great read. the movie is good intertainment, but crap about reality. Bear was witty, and kind, but cursed with huge lethal power in a brutal game. he had nightmares about killing a man, Frankie Cambell in the ring.

Max was a swell good guy! Met him once when I was a kid. A Friendly, kind and funny giant. Gave me a nickel too!

Max a true example of gentleman

a real man not like today.

His words are those of a fair - play sportsman , who shows respect for his opponent. Thank you for sharing. 😊

I know a movie needs a villian and he was a good one, it made the under dog cinderella story more satisfying. That being said I am SO happy that everywhere I go I see people standing up for baer and actually know that he was a good person.

That was awesome that Baer spoke of the Brown Bomber. :D

Max was a very easy going and fun loving man. His gracious description of Jimmy Braddock and Joe Louis reveals the deep depth of humility Max had. Max was "NOTHING" like the sadistic and brutal character portrayed in the Ron Howard Movie, Cinderella Man. Ron Howard should have researched his boxing historical material better before making his movie. All boxing history students were aware of the very likable personality in the "real" Max Baer, and the movie made Max a monster, something he was NOT!

People in that era sure dressed very sharply.

It's a crime how he was portrayed in the "Cinderella Man" Movie.

they really potrayed him wrong in Cinderella Man.. yes.. he did kill a couple guys by accident in fights.. but he was a totally sweet guy from all I've read about him.. and from his interviews he just seems like a cool dude..

On November 18, 1959, he refereed a televised boxing match. After the match, the 50-year-old pleased the crowd by vaulting over the ropes and joining fans in the cocktail bar. After checking into a hotel, Baer complained of feeling unwell on the morning of November 21. A joker to the end, he called the front desk and asked for a doctor to be sent up. “A house doctor will be right up,” was the response. “A house doctor?” Baer asked. “No dummy, I need a people doctor.” Max died later that day. he was in many ways a tragic clown. soft hearted from a loving family blessed/cursed with huge hitting power. when he fought Louis he had fractured hands.

Max had horrible nightmares about killing Frankie Campbell. His wife and kids said that he would cry and weep for hours at night. It was also said that he had a small nervous breakdown from killing 2 people. Most people don't know that Max spent time in prison because of killing Frankie Campbell. It was a different time back then. And yes Ron Howard caught a ton of crap for portraying Max in this light. His son the also famous actor Max Baer jr. AKA Jethro Bodine was very angry about it knowing how his father suffered from killing 2 fighters. Another unknown fact was that Max Baer was fighting Jimmy Braddock with a broken hand

Very good Max, my compliment to you, where ever you are now. RIP

The best book about Max Baer is titled "Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing." Read it and enjoy reliving some of the most exciting bouts of the 1930s.

Totally different outlook back then. Publicly, fighters would speak well of their opponents. Today, it's mostly trash talk.

I love this man he was very strong I think he can compete also in modern boxing with any problem,

WTF!? This is not the Max Baer the movie made him out to be. I've seen the movie so many times and it WAS one of my all-time favorites. After seeing the real Max Baer, I can no longer say that it is still one of my favorites. The movie was nothing but a lie! Just makes you wonder how many millions of other people who've seen the movie will go on for the rest of their lives never knowing how the real Max was actually a good guy. It's really messed up.

When Frankie Campbell died after his fight w/ Baer , Baer was very sad and was about to quit boxing all together.

Actually, that was a very repectful interview. I looked this up 'cause of loving the story cinderella man, but on this vid, thanks. Puts a lot more professionalism in the sports reporting, he seems like a good guy!

I enjoyed the movie "Cinderella Man" about Jim Braddock but this was their one mistake. Baer was a class act and they portrayed him as a villain unnecessarily. Hope they do a biopic about him one day.

This was when people in sports respected each other before competition.

Max was a charming bloke!

Max Baer was great. He was a cutup and loved by everybody. I love James Braddock too but Cinderella Man was complete BS.

Complete gentleman

It is sickening how Max Baer was portrayed in the Cinderella movie. Ron Howard should be a shamed of himself. Max Baer Jr. should sue him for this distortion -very sad.

The part Max played in the movie The Harder They Fall is where the bad guy idea came from, pure fiction

One of the kindest most sensitive champions, Max Baer deserved better than his portrayal in Cinderella man. They twisted him into a villain for literary reasons but why? There was no need for it. The talent, size, and strength advantage were all in Baers favor. His good lighthearted sense of humor juxtaposed against his brute leverage behind his punching in the ring already make for an interesting character and mountain for Braddock to climb.. There was no need to make Baer appear evil when in fact he was a kind person like Dempsey Lo😊uis and Marciano

Max Baer had a lot of class. He was not only a bad ass but he was a gentleman who talked highly of his opponent.

Wikipedia says it was learned weeks later that Baer fought Louis with a broken right hand that never healed from his fight with James J. Braddock. Max was virtually helpless without his big right hand in the Louis fight.

Men back then were real men. They were incredible tough and they had HONOR!!! Men today talk smack, have to cheat and take steroids to compete.

I saw black spots appearing before my eyes, that was Joe Lewis beating your ass, he could see into the future. The guy liked to joke around, not like the prick they made him out to be in the movie, Jethro should have sued them when they made his pops into a monster on the movie.

Cinderella Man was absolutely slander of Max Baer. Ron Howard should be ashamed of himself.

Jethro don’t look anything like His Father(Whom you are seeing in this video). I never knew that Jethro had A Father who was A Champion Fighter.

Respect used to be something humans did.

Max Baer paid for boxers medical expenses that couldn't afford it, class act.

Max Baer was that guy 💪🏽💪🏽

Opie should have made a followup movie portraying the real Max Baer. What a shame. The more I learn about Max Baer the more upset I get.

It should be fucking illegal to paint a real guy as a villian, that's not even a bad guy....

Long before boxers like Emanuel Augustus or Naseem Hamed used to clown in the ring, well before Adrien "the Problem" Broner spawned more kids than he could support (even while racking up seven-figure fight purses), there was Max Baer, the original clown prince of boxing. Baer was movie star handsome, quick-witted, and actually had legitimate acting chops (I remember seeing him Humphrey Bogart's last vehicle, "The Harder they fall," and being impressed with him). Like many greats, Baer killed a man early in his career, and the specter of his felled opponent hung over the remainder of his days like a cloud. Depending on who you ask, Baer was also the first Jewish heavyweight champion of the world.

They portrayed Max Bear as a baby guy in the, "Cinderella Man Movie".

Don't let that nice guy demeanor fool you, max whoop yo @ss

Who else is here because if High School US History Class?

Not exactly the ogre he was portrayed in "Cinderella Man." Sad that films take such liberties.

The Baer family name is still well respected in Sacramento, including Buddy.

This is Max Baer at 26. When men were men. Take a look at the average 26-year old nowadays. Bunch of fairies with sandals

Look at what the real Max Baer said as opposed to the lies in the movie Cinderella man. There was no need to make Max out to be the bad guy. The story was great without the exaggerated bad guy.

He's a G

What a classy guy.....the Cinderella Man movie really misportrayed him.

I need to read more about Baer. Movies need the bad guy and maybe he was portrayed wrong for that reason.

Joe Loius said that they dont come no tougher'n Baer!

Seems like a class act to me 👍🏻

Total contrast with the movie

Great movie!!!!

Yeah I watched Cinderella Man again yesterday, love that movie. But I am wondering Why Ron Howard (director) portrayed Max as being the meanest boxer of all. I also read that 2 boxers did die in after the fights with Max. Campbell died I guess about an hour after the fight with Max, and Max was crying uncontrollably it says on Baer's website put up by Max's family and Max Baer Jr. Also it says that Max took care of Campbell's family financially because he had a wife and kids. So sad though and kind of ticks me off that they made Max look to be a bad guy!! I myself was a boxer in the 70's and did it for 6 years, almost went to Golden Gloves. But I got a bad concussion right before the tournament and had to quit boxing. Was a skinny runt, a whopping 165 pounds, Middleweight.

Max Baer = class act.

I may be mistaken but didn't Max's son play Jethro in The Beverley Hillbillies?

I liked Cinderella man but they portrayed Baer the complete wrong way.

Max Baer Jr took on his dad's charm.."Jethro" is still alive and is proud of his dad.

The trash talking today (which Ali started in the 60s) has gotten so out of hand that it's childish.

Much classier than the movie version.

Wow Cinderella man really painted this guy as an asshole... Wow I'm just shocked.. what a seemingly nice man.. seems very warm and kind.

Much nice guy than he was depicted in the movie "Cinderella Man", although I still like the movie

Max Baer was actually a nice guy. I hated how he was portrayed in Cinderella Man.

I’m dumbfounded!!! I thought this dude was a MONSTER!!! Damn!!! 🤬😡😔😞🇳🇬🇺🇸

I think Max was one of the greatest heavyweights ever. Too bad his trainer couldn't control his bravado. One tough cookie.

I understand why people don't like how Cinderella Man portrayed him as a murderous vile being. That said, he was mean in the ring and a bit of a showboat. Some greats in the early to mid-20th century, they were gentlemen out of their sport and killers in the sport. I think of Dick Butkus in football. The movie just doesn't show his good nature side for the fact that it isn't about him...though they did have to have a villian.

Great gentleman

watching this trying to figure out if he was "the bad guy" as seen in cinderella man, he doesn't seems to be.

Maxie Baer had the makings of a Hollywood star.

love max

In real life max says braddock is great underrated fighter but in the movie make max says braddock is chump

Max would have been proud of his son playing Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies.

Poland love Braddock🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇶🇦

Louis gave Max A terrible beating those 3 left hooks that DESTROYED Max reminds me of the 3 hooks that Tyson used to annialate Pinklon Thomas

Baer was by all accounts a good guy

No smack-talk from Baer. Seems like a hard guy not to like.

I appreciate the comments here. I became confused after seeing the movie and then watching the actual fight; the latter of which seemed to show no malice; a boring fight but two guys with dangerous right hands. Braddock did a great job of hanging in there the one round where Baer caught him; unlike the movie that was more like Rocky Balboa and Clubber Lang. Now Braddock-Lewis was a real rockem sockem. Reminded me of Tyson- Hollyfield 1 except a shorter bout.

Back when fighters had class

Some guys see black some see white, when they get clocked. Max saw something when Joe Louis clocked him.

why did they portray max as an asshole when he was actually a nice guy who respected his oppenents.

It’s a small world let me tell you, my sister dated Max Baer jr. , a.k.a. Jethro from the Beverly Hillbillies , i’m only here after watching Cinderella Man. I just thought I would share that with you people of the world and by the way he’s still alive from what I understand.

Max didn't seem like the bad guy that he was portrayed in the movie. Seemed like a well spoken gentleman. Just don't get in the ring with him. He became friends with James Braddock yes?

Mr. Baer was funny ! I read somewhere that he said right before his fight with Joe Louis, that “ if people are gonna pay to see my execution, then they’re gonna have to pay more than whatever the going rate “ was to see the fight . RIP Champ 🥊🥊

Maxie...was an amazing nice guy. Too bad Hollywood could not tell the truth when they absolutely knew it. Money above all else.

They made him look like such an Ass in Cinderella Man and he was quite the opposite.

Just a class act.

Great genetics in the Baer blood line! RIP champ!

mr baer was a very nice guy....was not trying to kill anyone in the fights.....the fighter that died in the ring mr baer was haunted by the death in his sleep....mr baer was trying to make it up to the fighter's family......

anyone else notice that he was looking at cue cards off camera?

Cinderella man did that man no justice. I see a very humble competitor. They painted him as a cocky asshole.

He was really funny in the Beverley Hill Billy's