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Is it true Max Baer made racist remarks after losing to Joe Louis ?

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Is it true Max Baer made racist remarks after losing to Joe Louis ?

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A United Press story appeared the day after the fight on September 25, 1935. Questions posed by a group of reporters and Max’s answers are as follows: “Max Baer paused in the act of knotting a red silk necktie today, turned his slightly blackened eyes on a questioner and through lips puffed by the sledge-hammer blows of Joe Louis, settled once and for all the question of why he failed to get up off one knee in the fourth round at Yankee Stadium last night. “I could hear the count all right.” he said, “but my legs were numb. There were so many Joe Louises in front of me it looked like all Harlem had jumped into the ring. There were so many dark clouds there this little ray of sunshine just couldn’t get through.” The necktie problem settled to his satisfaction, Baer hastened to rave, “Give that guy all the credit that is coming to him. He’s a good boy. ” he said, “He’s a helluva good boy. But Schmeling hits harder.” Louis, he added, would never be champion, and he waved aside Louis Klein

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