Max and Buddy Baer laughing in boxing ring, c. 1934
Item
Title
Max and Buddy Baer laughing in boxing ring, c. 1934
Description
Boxers Max and Buddy Baer wearing suits embrace while laughing in a boxing ring. Spectators watch the two men from bleachers in the background.
Maximilian Adelbert Baer Sr. (1909-1959) started boxing in 1929. In 1933, he defeated Hitler's favorite boxer, German Max Schmeling; Baer, whose father was Jewish, and began wearing a large Star of David on his shorts during fights, in solidarity with the Jews' situation. He was the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935 and retired from boxing in 1941. During and after his boxing career, he appeared in more than 15 films, appeared on stage in comedy acts, and was featured in many television guest appearances. He was the brother of heavyweight boxing contender Jacob Henry "Buddy" Baer and father of actor and producer Max Baer Jr. (Jethro Bodine on the The Beverly Hillbillies), and was added to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1968. Baer frequently trained and gave exhibitions in Miami.
Maximilian Adelbert Baer Sr. (1909-1959) started boxing in 1929. In 1933, he defeated Hitler's favorite boxer, German Max Schmeling; Baer, whose father was Jewish, and began wearing a large Star of David on his shorts during fights, in solidarity with the Jews' situation. He was the world heavyweight champion from June 14, 1934, to June 13, 1935 and retired from boxing in 1941. During and after his boxing career, he appeared in more than 15 films, appeared on stage in comedy acts, and was featured in many television guest appearances. He was the brother of heavyweight boxing contender Jacob Henry "Buddy" Baer and father of actor and producer Max Baer Jr. (Jethro Bodine on the The Beverly Hillbillies), and was added to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1968. Baer frequently trained and gave exhibitions in Miami.
Source
Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.
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Format
Black and white negative; 3.9x4.9 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
HSMC-2024-006-W-b1-004
2024.006
2013.33.02.04
Original Format
Negative
Collection
Citation
“Max and Buddy Baer laughing in boxing ring, c. 1934,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/5954.