Max Baer does not correlate with the Great Depression. Baer stays rich throughout the whole movie, his image does not change. As seen in the movie Baer had a room full of furniture and women. This shows that he had money to keep his Penthouse at the top of the line, fully furnished. Another example of Baer having lots of money is when he shows up at the banquet, he has fur coat and a butler who follows his and takes it off for him, and underneath this coat was a tuxedo. Baer would continue to flaunt his money when he bought Braddock a full bottle of champagne. Baer and Braddock would meet each other at the Banquet, and Baer was surrounded by men and women in tuxedos and fine dresses. During Basra fights he would show up in a fully named Baer