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Max baer : boxing's clown prince

Jarrett, John2017
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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 ten brutal rounds. That was no clown. A year later, Baer was heavyweight champion of the world. New York loved the handsome Californian. Broadway was his playground and he was never short of playmates; his manager Ancil Hoffman often settling some breach-of-promise suit brought by a leggy blonde showgirl. From a $4 a day foundry worker, Baer's rise was rapid. This is the fascinating story of an iconic boxing figure who achieved so much in a life too short.
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Imprint:
Worthing : Pitch Publishing Ltd, 2017.
Collation:
272 pages
ISBN:
9781785312960 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2220010
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