Max Baer Sr.’s 1934 heavyweight championship belt. (Damon Winter / LAT)
The portrayal of heavyweight boxing legend Max Baer Sr. in “Cinderella Man” incensed his son, Max Baer Jr. (Damon Winter / LAT)
Max Baer Sr. put a Star of David on his trunks for his fight with the Nazis’ Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium in 1933. (Damon Winter / LAT)
Max Baer Jr., holding his father’s 1934 heavyweight championship belt. Baer Sr. was a beloved Depression-era figure much like Babe Ruth and Seabiscuit. (Damon Winter / LAT)