Max Baer Losses

Max Baer had 13 losses in his professional boxing career of 81 fights — one of them in world-title fight and 12 in non-title fights. Three of these losses came via way of KO. Here is the complete list of Baer's losses in reverse chronological order:
  • 1.

    Max Baer loses to Lou Nova in their 2nd fight

    On April 4, 1941, a 32-year-old Max Baer (68-12, 51 KOs) and Lou Nova met in the ring for the 2nd time,.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 9 days.

    Max Baer lost to Lou Nova via TKO in the 8th round, and adds a loss to his record at 68-13.

  • 2.

    Max Baer loses to Lou Nova in their 1st fight

    On June 1, 1939, a 30-year-old Max Baer (64-11, 47 KOs) and Lou Nova met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 6 days.

    Max Baer lost to Lou Nova via TKO in the 11th round, and adds a loss to his record at 64-12.

  • 3.

    Max Baer loses to Tommy Farr in their 1st fight

    On April 15, 1937, a 28-year-old Max Baer (61-10, 45 KOs) and Tommy Farr met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 27 days.

    Max Baer lost to Tommy Farr via points decision in the 12-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 61-11.

  • 4.

    Max Baer loses to Willie Davies

    On October 8, 1936, a 27-year-old Max Baer (60-9, 44 KOs) and Willie Davies met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 days.

    Max Baer lost to Willie Davies via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 60-10.

  • 5.

    Max Baer loses to Joe Louis

    On September 24, 1935, a 26-year-old Max Baer (40-8, 30 KOs) and a 21-year-old Joe Louis (21-0, 17 KOs) met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 11 days. Louis was on a 21-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 17 days.

    Joe Louis stopped Max Baer via KO in the 4th round. Louis improves his record to 22-0 (18 KOs), while Baer adds a loss to his record at 40-9.

  • 6.

    Max Baer loses to James J. Braddock

    On June 13, 1935, the 26-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Max Baer (40-7, 30 KOs), faced a 30-year-old James J. Braddock (50-25-7, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 30 days. Braddock was on a 5-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.

    James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Braddock improves his record to 51-25-7, while Baer adds a loss to his record at 40-8.

  • 7.

    Max Baer loses to Paulino Uzcudun

    On July 4, 1931, a 22-year-old Max Baer (26-6, 22 KOs) and Paulino Uzcudun met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 29 days.

    Max Baer lost to Paulino Uzcudun via points decision in the 20-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 26-7.

  • 8.

    Max Baer loses to Johnny Risko in their 1st fight

    On May 5, 1931, a 22-year-old Max Baer (26-5, 22 KOs) and Johnny Risko met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.

    Max Baer lost to Johnny Risko via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 26-6.

  • 9.

    Max Baer loses to Tommy Loughran

    On February 6, 1931, a 21-year-old Max Baer (25-4, 21 KOs) and Tommy Loughran met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days.

    Max Baer lost to Tommy Loughran via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 25-5.

  • 10.

    Max Baer loses to Ernie Schaaf in their 1st fight

    On December 19, 1930, a 21-year-old Max Baer (24-3, 20 KOs) and Ernie Schaaf met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 24 days.

    Max Baer lost to Ernie Schaaf via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 24-4.

  • 11.

    Max Baer loses to Les Kennedy in their 1st fight

    On July 15, 1930, a 21-year-old Max Baer (22-2, 18 KOs) and Les Kennedy met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 20 days.

    Max Baer lost to Les Kennedy via points decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 22-3.

  • 12.

    Max Baer loses to Tiny Abbott in their 1st fight

    On January 15, 1930, a 20-year-old Max Baer (15-1, 12 KOs) and Tiny Abbott met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 16 days.

    Max Baer lost to Tiny Abbott via disqualification in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 15-2.

  • 13.

    Max Baer loses to Jack McCarthy

    On September 4, 1929, a 20-year-old Max Baer (7-0, 5 KOs) and Jack McCarthy met in the ring.

    Baer came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 27 days.

    Max Baer lost to Jack McCarthy via disqualification in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 7-1.

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