Max Baer (boxer) the Baer family ever had any ties with West Virginia. Alluded to in: Portrayed in: Max Baer (boxer) Maximilian Adelbert Baer (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was an American boxer who was the World Heavyweight Champion from 14 June 1934 to 13 June 1935. His fights were twice (1933 win over Max Schmeling, 1935 loss to James J. Braddock) rated Fight of the Year by "The Ring Magazine". Baer was also a boxing referee, and had an occasional role on film or television. He was the brother of heavyweight boxing contender Buddy Baer and father of actor Max
James Beverly James Beverly James Beverly is a state representative from Georgia's 143rd district, representing parts of Macon. Beverly earned a B.S. in Biology from Guilford College in 1990 and a doctorate in optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1994. He later earned an MBA from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 2006 and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2010. Beverly won a House seat in a 2011 special election. Beverly serves on the Health and Human Services, Retirement, Small Business Development, and Special Rules committees. The first bill Beverly proposed would expand the tax