The Magnificent Max Baer: The Life of the Heavyweight Champion and Film Star - Couverture souple

Aycock, Colleen; Wallace, David W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476671613 ISBN 13 : 9781476671611

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2018

Synopsis

Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" brought back the "million-dollar gate" not seen since the 1920s. His radio voice sold millions of Gillette razor blades; his leading-man appeal made him a heartthrob in The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933). The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling.

Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to Cinderella Man, (2005), Baer--favored 10 to 1--was not a villain and the fight was more controversial than the film suggested. His battle with Joe Louis three months later drew the highest gate of the decade.

This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record, his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II army service.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Colleen Aycock, co-editor for the International Boxing Research Organization, was named to the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame and is the author, co-author or co-editor of five books on boxing. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

David W. Wallace is a retired, aerospace systems engineer. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476671613
• ISBN 13: 9781476671611
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible