Jim Braddock
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Birth Name | James Walter Braddock |
Weight class | Heavyweight |
nationality | US-american |
birthday | June 7, 1905 |
place of birth | new York |
Date of death | November 29, 1974 |
Place of death | North Bergen |
style | Left delivery |
size | 1.89 m |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 86 |
Victories | 51 |
Knockout victories | 26th |
Defeats | 26th |
draw | 7th |
No value | 2 |
James Walter ("Jim J.") Braddock (born June 7, 1905 in New York , NY ; † November 29, 1974 in North Bergen , New Jersey ) was an American professional boxer and "undisputed" world heavyweight boxing champion from 1935 to 1937.
Promotion and unemployment
The Irish-born Braddock, who had tried his hand at various professions from 1919, became an amateur boxer in 1923 and a professional boxer in 1926. After he had previously won the majority of his light heavyweight fights by knockout , he lost a championship bout in the light heavyweight division against counter-boxer Tommy Loughran high on points in 1929 . He injured his hand, which had not healed properly for years.
With the stock market crash ( Black Friday ) in 1929 deprived of his fortune, he also got into enormous financial problems in addition to his sporting side. In bad shape he had to accept many fights on short notice for money and by 1933 had accumulated twenty defeats. He stopped for a while and was unemployed.
Sensational success in the heavyweight division
He succeeded in 1934 by victories against the hard hitting young fighter John "Corn" Griffin, his former conqueror John Henry Lewis and Art Laskey to become world championship challenger in the heavyweight division. All three had underestimated him after his series of defeats.
In 1935 he made a sensational comeback against heavyweight world champion Max Baer . Braddock said: “I already knew in the third lap that I would win. That was when Baer hit me on the chin with a Sunday blow and I held out. I am the happiest person in the world. Nobody knew the fight was going for me. Money, security, school for my children, financial help for my parents. If anyone ever went into the ring to fight for something, it was me. "
He lost his world title in 1937 to boxing legend Joe Louis after he broke the title fight against Max Schmeling because of an alleged hand injury. Schmeling had qualified for the title fight by his knockout victory over Joe Louis on June 19, 1936. Through a deal with Louis' management, Braddock secured 10% of all Louis stock exchanges from 1937. Since Louis remained world champion for twelve years, he made Braddock a wealthy man.
In his last fight he defeated the former Welsh World Cup challenger Tommy Farr .
His nickname "Cinderella Man" reflects the incredible rise from worker and provincial fighter to boxing champion.
reception
His grandiose return in 1935 was filmed in Das Comeback (Original: Cinderella Man ) with Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger in 2004 .
List of professional fights
46 wins (26 knockout wins), 24 losses (2 knockout losses), 4 draws , 2 void fights , newspaper decision : 5 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws | |||||
year | Day | place | opponent | Result for Braddock | |
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1926 | April 13th | Amsterdam Hall, Union City, New Jersey, United States |
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Draw / "Newspaper Decision" / 4 rounds | |
April 22 | Knights of Columbus, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
1st of May | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
2.May | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
May 3rd | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
18th of June | Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
June 28th | Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
July 9 | Boyles Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / TKO 3rd round | ||
7th of September | Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
13.september | Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
16th September | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
30. September | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
November 12th | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
December 4th | Walker AC, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
December 8th | Manhattan AC, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
20th of December | 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Draw / "Newspaper Decision" / 4 rounds | ||
1927 | January 28th | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | |
February 1st | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Victory / KO 4th round | ||
February 15th | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
3 March | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 4 rounds | ||
8th of March | Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 6 rounds | ||
March, 15 | United States |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
April 19th | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Victory / TKO 3rd round | ||
2.May | Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / TKO 1st round | ||
May 11th | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps | ||
May 20th | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States |
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Tie / 6 rounds | ||
May 27th | Arcola Park, Paramus, New Jersey, United States |
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Defeat / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 rounds | ||
8th June | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps | ||
July 13th | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps | ||
21 July | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States |
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Points victory (unanimous) / 6 rounds | ||
August 10 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps | ||
21st September | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Defeat / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 rounds | ||
October 7th | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Tie / 10 rounds | ||
1928 | 6th January | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 8 rounds | |
May 7th | Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 4th round | ||
May 16 | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 laps | ||
June 7th | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
June 27th | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Draw / "Newspaper Decision" / 10 rounds | ||
July 25th | Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Tie / 10 rounds | ||
8th August | Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
October 17th | Newark Armory, Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
30th of November | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Victory / TKO 2nd round | ||
1929 | January 18th | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Point loss (majority decision) / 10 rounds | |
February 4th | Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
March 11 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Victory / TKO 9th round | ||
April 22 | Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
July 18th | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United States |
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Point loss (unanimously) / 15 rounds | ||
August 27 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
15th of November | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
December 7th | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
1930 | January 17th | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Loss of points (split decision) / 10 rounds | |
7th of April | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Point loss (unanimous) / 10 rounds | ||
June 5th | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
2nd July | Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
August 11th | Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
September 19th | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Victory / KO 2nd round | ||
1931 | January 23 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Loss of points (split decision) / 10 rounds | |
5. March | Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, United States |
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Victory / KO 1st round | ||
March 30 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
September 3 | Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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Tie / 10 rounds | ||
9th October | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
November 10th | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
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Invalid ("No Contest") | ||
December 4th | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
1932 | March 18th | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Point loss (unanimous) / 10 rounds | |
May 13th | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
June 21st | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States |
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Points win / 5 rounds | ||
July 25th | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States |
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Point loss / 8 rounds | ||
21st September | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
30. September | Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
October 21 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
November 9th | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States |
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Loss / TKO 6th round | ||
1933 | 13th January | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | |
January 20th | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Point loss / 10 rounds | ||
1st March | Olympia AC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Disqualification / 4th round | ||
March 21st | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Victory / TKO 10th round | ||
April 5th | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Point loss (majority decision) / 10 rounds | ||
May 19th | Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Point loss (unanimous) / 10 rounds | ||
June 21st | Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
21 July | Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
25th of September | Memorial Field Stadium, Mount Vernon, New York, United States |
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Invalid ("No Contest") / canceled in round 6 | ||
1934 | 14th June | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States |
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Victory / TKO 3rd round | |
November 16 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win / 10 rounds | ||
1935 | March 22 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Points victory (unanimously) / 15 rounds | |
June 13th | Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States |
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Points victory (unanimously) / 15 rounds | ||
1937 | June 22 | Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
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Loss / KO 8th round | |
1938 | 21th January | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States |
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Points win (split decision) / 10 rounds | |
(Source: BoxRec database ) |
Web links
- Official website (English)
- All fights
- Jim Braddock in the BoxRec database
- [1] Radio feature about James J Braddock from Moments des Sports for Ö1
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Braddock, Jim |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braddock, James Walter; Cinderella Man |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1974 |
Place of death | North Bergen , New Jersey |