Except for fleeting glimpses of the Star of David on Baer’s trunks, which the boxer displayed in every fight after the victory over Schmeling, the movie does not touch on his ethnic background.
When he fought against Baer, he weighed in at 191 3/4. In Reel Life: It almost seems like, somehow or other, we're seeing the punch from the boxer's eyes – from the view of the guy getting hit ...