In this corner: The Livermore Larupper, the boy from Omaha who finally settled in Hollywood, the daddy of Jethro Bodine … Maximillian Adelbert Baer Sr. In the other corner: The pride of Philadelphia, the defensive whiz kid who was so hard to hit they couldn’t even pin a nickname on him … James Young. Let’s make it for 15 rounds. Take your best version of each. Who ya got and why? I’ll go with Jimmy as being the more durable guy and one who in his defensive prime would give Max fits. He maybe even gets the flash knockdown a la Foreman on the way to an 9-6 decision, although one judge not liking Jimmy’s less aggressive ways maybe goes with Max (as sometimes happened in Young’s career).
