How come Max Baer never had a Louis rematch?

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  1. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Baer said he had a hurt right hand prior to the fight and went on winning streak after Louis. Why was there never a rematch?
     
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    Because he quit fully conscious?
     
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    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe he thought he couldn’t win? Idk just curious. Max went on some winning streak after and I would assume he was highly ranked for a lot of Louis reign was just curious as to why they never met again.
     
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    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He took on 22 4th raters beat them all ,then lost to Farr.
    He wasn't ranked at the end of 35,36,37 got back in the rankings for a year then dropped out again until1940.
     
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    Probably because he would have been decimated again.
     
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    He liked his face?
     
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    He was being marketed for another fight w Joe because of his marketability but the loses to Nova pretty much took him out .. here he and Louis are interviewed about it after I think Max's victory over Galento ..

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    I think he said that if he was going to be executed, people would have to pay more than $25 to see it, or something like that.
     
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    There was a considerable head of steam for a rematch, and Baer seems to have wanted it.

    The bottom line is that he was matched against Nova, with the winner to get Louis, and Nova obviously won.