| Max Baer: Clown Prince of Boxing Contributor(s): Jarrett, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1785312960 ISBN-13: 9781785312960 Publisher: Pitch Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Boxing |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: They called Max Baer the "Clown Prince of Boxing," but trainer Ray Arcel remembered a night in 1933 when he worked Baer's corner in what was probably Max's greatest triumph, the night he smashed Max Schmeling to defeat in 10 brutal rounds. That was no clown. A year later, Baer was heavyweight champion of the world. From a $4 a day foundry worker, Baer's rise was rapid. He bought so many suits he couldn't keep track of them; wore a new hat every week; bought a house like a hotel. Arcel cried like a baby when he read in the New York Times that Max had died from a heart attack in November 1959, at just 50 years old. This is the fascinating story of an iconic boxing figure who achieved so much in a life too short. |