Jack Dempsey says Max Baer was possibly the GOAT

I read a quote where Dempsey said ,if Max had dedicated himself he would have been one of the greats, I think that's plausible, greatest ever , no way.

 

I think what Dempsey was saying, was more that he was one of the greatest talents of all time.

That much is fair enough.

 

Dempsey was the cornerman the night Baer fought Louis. Baer had awesome talent, noway goat, not at all.

 

Ron Howard is a little piece of ****.

 

Well Baer was a big heavyweight for his era and he could punch. He had height, range and he wasnt an oaf. He was coordinated. He just didnt have the dedication to fight. He wanted play.

Its clear he couldve been better. He shouldnt have lost his title to Jim Braddock.

 

Max had the potential to be one of the greats no doubt about it. He was bigger that 99% of the top fighters in the heavyweight division, stronger, harder punching, more durable he also had great stamina, wasn't prone to cutting, good speed and an unorthodox style. Things in life just made him shun the fight game more and more like the Campbell death, going to Hollywood/pursuing acting etc.

https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/189348 here's a great doco of Maxie shows how fun he was

 

Baer had a lethal right hand and an Iron Chin. He was just more interested in being a Playboy than a Fighter after he won the Championship. He was a great guy with charisma. I saw an excerpt from a book about Hollywood during Baer's prime and it listed him as having slept with just about every top Hollywood Starlet at the time and said he got more women than any Actor of the time. :rofl

 

He qualifies it by saying "on that night", with refference to the Schmeling fight. That suggests that he is talking about it more in a head to head or natural talent context.