Heavyweight · United States
Buddy Baer 60-7-0 53 KO · 1934–1942
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Buddy Baer was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jun 11, 1915. Record 60-7-0 with 53 knockouts over 1934–1942. Buddy Baer last fought Joe Louis on Jan 9, 1942 and lost by KO in round 1 of 15.
Also: Бадди Баэр · באדי בר · بادى باير +8 more بادي باير · بادی بائر · بادی بایر · بادی بر · بڈی بیئر · バディ・ベア · 버디 베어 · Jacob Henry Baer
Born Jun 11, 1915
Died Jul 18, 1986
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 199 cm
Reach 213.5 cm
Debut Sep 23, 1934
Career 1934–1942
Rounds boxed 174
KO share 88%
Born in Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Confirmed bouts 3 of 67
Career record Record
60-7-0, 53 KOs · 1934–1942
Last result L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 67 bouts, 1934–1942, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 67, Wikipedia (ru) · 2
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 60-6-0 · Louis 51-1-0
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles DQ 7/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Baer 60-5-0 · Louis 48-1-0
W
TKO 7/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Baer 59-5-0 · Galento 76-25-6
L
Eddie Blunt
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 59-4-0 · Blunt —
W
Harold Blackshear
TKO 3/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 58-4-0 · Blackshear —
W
Valentin Campolo
KO 1/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 57-4-0 · Campolo —
W
TKO 7/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 56-4-0 · Mann —
W
8 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Baer 55-4-0 · Savold 47-27-2
W
8 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Baer 54-4-0 · Savold 37-23-2
W
Charley Neaves
KO 2/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Baer 53-4-0 · Neaves —
W
Maxie Doyle
TKO 3/10 · Little Rock, Wyoming, 🇺🇸
Baer 52-4-0 · Doyle —
W
Sandy McDonald
KO 2/10 · Hubber Park, Lubbock, 🇺🇸
Baer 51-4-0 · McDonald —
W
Big Boy Brackey
TKO 2/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Baer 50-4-0 · Brackey —
W
Chuck Crowell
KO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 49-4-0 · Crowell —
L
TKO 7/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 49-3-0 · Bärlund —
W
Eddie Hogan
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 48-3-0 · Hogan —
W
TKO 3/6 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 47-3-0 · Simon —
W
PTS 10/10 · Vetch Field, Swansea, 🇬🇧
Baer 46-3-0 · Ozuna —
W
Jim Wilde
TKO 4/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Baer 45-3-0 · Wilde —
W
Patrick Michael Barry
KO 1/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Baer 44-3-0 · Barry —
Show all 67 bouts W
Salvatore Ruggirello
KO 2/10 · Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Baer 43-3-0 · Ruggirello —
W
KO 4/6 · Platteville, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Baer 42-3-0 · Oliver —
W
Babe Davis
KO 6/6 · Coliseum, Evansville, 🇺🇸
Baer 41-3-0 · Davis —
W
Verne Trickle
KO 5/6 · Sheldon, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Baer 40-3-0 · Trickle —
W
Pret Ferrar
6 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Baer 39-3-0 · Ferrar —
W
Fred Schultz
KO 1/4 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, 🇺🇸
Baer 38-3-0 · Schultz —
W
Babe Hunt
KO 1/6 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, 🇺🇸
Baer 37-3-0 · Hunt —
W
Jack Conroy
KO 1/10 · Lincoln Field, Twin Falls, 🇺🇸
Baer 36-3-0 · Conroy —
W
James J. Russell
KO 1/6 · Memorial Ball Park, Coeur d'Alene, 🇺🇸
Baer 35-3-0 · Russell —
W
Don Baxter
PTS 6/6 · Recreation Park, Lewiston, 🇺🇸
Baer 34-3-0 · Baxter —
W
Bill Devere
KO 2/6 · Multnomah Stadium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Baer 33-3-0 · Devere —
W
Mickey Simpson
KO 2/6 · Armory, Marshfield, 🇺🇸
Baer 32-3-0 · Simpson —
W
Ray Jarecki
KO 1/6 · Ogden Stadium, Ogden, 🇺🇸
Baer 31-3-0 · Jarecki —
W
Rags Wood
KO 1/4 · Convention Hall, Ada, 🇺🇸
Baer 30-3-0 · Wood —
W
James Merriott
KO 1 · Coliseum, Tulsa, 🇺🇸
Baer 29-3-0 · Merriott —
W
Charles Montgomery
KO 1/4 · Avey's Open-Air Arena, Oklahoma City, 🇺🇸
Baer 28-3-0 · Montgomery —
L
Andre Lenglet
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 28-2-0 · Lenglet —
W
Jack Petric
KO 1/4 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 27-2-0 · Petric —
W
Harold Murphy
PTS 4/4 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Baer 26-2-0 · Murphy —
W
Wally Hunt
KO 1/4 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 25-2-0 · Hunt —
L
Ford Smith
PTS 6/6 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 25-1-0 · Smith —
W
KO 1/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 24-1-0 · Doyle —
W
Artie Suess
TKO 4/6 · Boardwalk Arena, Long Branch, 🇺🇸
Baer 23-1-0 · Suess —
W
KO 4/4 · Offermann Stadium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Baer 22-1-0 · Delaney —
W
Frank Wotanski
KO 1/4 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Baer 21-1-0 · Wotanski —
W
Big Boy Brackey
KO 1/4 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Baer 20-1-0 · Brackey —
W
Ed Anderson
PTS 4/4 · National Guard Armory, Kalamazoo, 🇺🇸
Baer 19-1-0 · Anderson —
W
Tommy Davenport
KO 1/6 · I.M.A. Auditorium, Flint, 🇺🇸
Baer 18-1-0 · Davenport —
W
KO 2/4 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Baer 17-1-0 · Griffin —
W
Harry Nelson
TKO 3/10 · Civic Auditorium, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Baer 16-1-0 · Nelson —
W
Frank Connolly
KO 1/6 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 15-1-0 · Connolly —
W
Tommy Davenport
KO 1/10 · Municipal Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Baer 14-1-0 · Davenport —
W
Monty Hogan
KO 1/4 · Rikard Recreation Center, Boston, 🇺🇸
Baer 13-1-0 · Hogan —
L
Babe Hunt
PTS 4/4 · Rikard Recreation Center, Boston, 🇺🇸
Baer 13-0-0 · Hunt —
W
Jack O'Dowd
TKO 1/6 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Baer 12-0-0 · O'Dowd —
W
Gene Stanton
TKO 1/6 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Baer 11-0-0 · Stanton —
W
Henry Surrette
KO 1/4 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Baer 10-0-0 · Surrette —
W
Bumbo Myers
KO 2/4 · Wheeling, West Virginia, 🇺🇸
Baer 9-0-0 · Myers —
W
Bob Cook
KO 1/6 · Convention Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Baer 8-0-0 · Cook —
W
Mickey McGoorty
TKO 1/6 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Baer 7-0-0 · McGoorty —
W
Red Fields
TKO 1/6 · Coliseum, Des Moines, 🇺🇸
Baer 6-0-0 · Fields —
W
Johnny Baker
KO 2/6 · Waterloo Theatre, Waterloo, 🇺🇸
Baer 5-0-0 · Baker —
W
Frank Ketter
KO 1/4 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Baer 4-0-0 · Ketter —
W
Gene Garner
KO 1/6 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Baer 3-0-0 · Garner —
W
Jack Petric
KO 5/6 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 2-0-0 · Petric —
W
Max Brown
KO 1/4 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Baer 1-0-0 · Brown —
W
Tiny Abbott
KO 1/8 · Eureka, California, 🇺🇸
Baer 0-0-0 · Abbott —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Buddy Baer's record? Buddy Baer's professional record is 60-7-0 with 53 knockouts.
Who did Buddy Baer fight last? Buddy Baer last fought Joe Louis on Jan 9, 1942 and lost by KO in round 1 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 10106 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10106 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
