Good call, Ron Howard really villainized Baer for the purposes of that movie. In real life Baer was pretty much the opposite as how he was portrayed. He was a showman in the ring but he was very gentle and kind outside it. The death of Frankie Campbell really traumatized Baer, he slipped into depression and gave $$$ from his future purses to Campbell's family. The movie also downplayed Baer's pride as a Jewish American. In the Braddock fight there was a white, very noticeable Star of David on one of the legs of Baer's trunks, but in the movie they made it black so it was barely noticeable.
Sorry, I'm a geek for boxing and history. Put the two together and it's game over.
