How tall was Max Baer ?
Max’s height appeared to vary, though 6″ 2 1/2″ seems to be the average. However, sports writers and boxing magazine stats, on average, typically listed his height from 6′ 1 1/2″ to 6′ 3″. The lower height can be explained by the fact that Max was still a growing boy early in his career. From the time he left for his debuts in New York City in December 1930, until he returned home in April 1931, he had literally gained almost an inch in height. After the Schmeling bout his height grew along with his popularity and he was occasionally listed as tall as 6′ 4″. Just to further muddy the waters, when Max enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942, the height on his enlistment records states he was 73″ tall, or 6′ 1″.
