{"product_id":"the-magnificent-max-baer-the-life-of-the-heavyweight-champion-and-film-star-9781476671611","title":"The Magnificent Max Baer: The Life of the Heavyweight Champion and Film Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Colleen Aycock | David W. Wallace\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Prizefighter and the Lady\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to \u003ci\u003eCinderella Man\u003c\/i\u003e, (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46470864339095,"sku":"9781476671611","price":3747.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476671611.jpg?v=1766242195","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-magnificent-max-baer-the-life-of-the-heavyweight-champion-and-film-star-9781476671611","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}