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    Max Baer

    Jew Score:
    11

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    K5
    February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959

    Max Baer is a controversial figure in boxing circles. To some, he was a vicious killer; at least one boxer died after a fight with "Madcap Maxie", and another death was claimed to result from injuries sustained in a fight.

    To others, Baer is a hero. In 1933, Baer fought and defeated Max Schmeling, Germany's ubermensch. Schmeling was sent to the U.S. by Adolph Hitler to prove Aryan supremacy. All he proved that in a boxing ring, he was no match for a Jew.

    For even though Baer wasn't Halachically Jewish, he embraced his heritage. He wore the Star of David on his trunks for that fight, and for every fight after. And a year later, we had our first Jewish world heavyweight champion.

    So, controversial figure or not, we're going to embrace Baer here at JONJ. It's not like we're going to see another Jewish heavyweight champion any time soon.

    Verdict: Borderline Jew.

    May 19, 2008

    See Also

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    Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko

    Benny Leonard

    Barney Ross

    Abe Simon
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