All these Baer apologists. What, you can't knock a Jew?

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

What is with all this wailing about how Baer was really a nice guy? Baer himself admitted to not taking Baddock seriously and being a playboy. Braddock in the movie took the trash talking in stride. Ron Howard took the stories as they were portrayed by writers and the people that knew him. Sure, Baer has his side of the story, but you can't dispute he was reprimanded for low blows and a back hand. Hmmmm?
I am sure he wasn't a complete jerk, but I don't think the movie made him to be all that bad other than a very intimidating boxer who didn't take Braddock seriously.
The boxing matches were not overdone but were enacted with enough grit and detail without upstaging the real story:::::A good man rising above adversity with dignity in a brutal and unforgiving sport for all the right reasons. Period. Wonderfully done.