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Max Baer vs Paul Swiderski — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Max Baer

Paul Swiderski

Max Baer (68-13) and Paul Swiderski (1-5 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Baer

68

Wins51 KO · 75%

13

Losses

0

Draws81 tracked bouts

Swiderski

Tracked record

1–5

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Baer leads 1–0

Max Baer and Paul Swiderski have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.

Max Baer and Paul Swiderski have met 1 time; Baer leads 1–0.
Met1932Apr 26Series
Max BaerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Paul SwiderskiFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Baer 6 · Swiderski 1 of 7 measurable rows
BaerSwiderski
Record†
68-13 (edge)1-5
Win %0–100%
84% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 51
51 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
75%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
75% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.8
6.8 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 81
81
7

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Max Baer: 6′0″
Paul Swiderski: No height on file
Reachnot held
Max Baer: 81″
Paul Swiderski: No reach on file
Agenot held
Max Baer: Died aged 50
Paul Swiderski: No date of birth
Stance
Max Baer: Orthodox
Paul Swiderski: Not recorded

Max Baer left, Paul Swiderski right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Max Baer68 wins · from 81 tracked bouts

Max Baer: 68 tracked wins — 51 by KO/TKO (75%), 15 on the cards (22%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 81 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

51 by KO/TKO 75%15 on the cards 22%2 by another method or unrecorded 3%

Paul Swiderski1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

Paul Swiderski: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Max Baer 81, Paul Swiderski 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Baer better on 1 · even on 1

Baer

Opponent

Swiderski

  • Max Baer

    Loss, UD

    1935

    BraddockEven

    Paul Swiderski

    Loss, PTS

    1928

  • Max Baer

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    1932

    Win, UD

    1932

    LevinskyBaer better

    Paul Swiderski

    Win, PTS

    1930

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Max Baer had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Lou Nova. Baer last boxed on Apr 4, 1941.WWWWL

Murphy Sep 1939Ritchie Sep 1939Galento Jul 1940Comiskey Sep 1940Nova Apr 19416.8 tracked bouts per year

Paul Swiderski last boxed on Apr 26, 1932 — 34,510 days ago. Swiderski had lost the most recent, to Max Baer.WLLNCL

Levinsky Mar 1930Walker May 1930Walker Sep 1930Rosenbloom Dec 1930Baer Apr 19321.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Max Baer and Paul Swiderski ever fought each other?
Yes. Max Baer and Paul Swiderski met once on April 26, 1932, and Max Baer won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WApr 26, 1932 · Baer · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Baer or Swiderski?
Max Baer is 68-13 and Paul Swiderski is 1-5 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Max Baer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Baer68–1384%

Swiderski1–516.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Baer or Swiderski?
Max Baer has 51 knockout wins and Paul Swiderski has 0. Max Baer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Baer5175%

Swiderski0

The Numbers ↓
Do Baer and Swiderski have any common opponents?
Max Baer and Paul Swiderski share 2 common opponents: James J. Braddock and King Levinsky. Max Baer fared better against 1 of them.
2 shared opponents

James J. BraddockLL

King LevinskyWW

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Baer and Swiderski?
This comparison is drawn from 81 bouts tracked for Max Baer and 7 bouts tracked for Paul Swiderski. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Baer81bouts

Swiderski7bouts

How They Win ↓

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