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boxer: Jim Braddock

Global ID12072
sexmale
birth date1905-06-07
death date1974-11-29
divisionheavyweight
stanceorthodox
height6′ 2½″   /   189cm
reach75″   /   191cm
aliasThe Cinderella Man
nationality United States
residenceNorth Bergen, New Jersey, United States
birth placeNew York, New York, United States
birth nameJames Walter Braddock
won 46 (KO 26) + lost 24 (KO 2) + drawn 4 = 76
rounds boxed 509
Newspaper Decisions won 5 : lost 2 : drawn 3
rounds boxed 88
Total Bouts 86 KO% 30.23
 
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bouts

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dateLbopponentLbW-L-Dlast 6location
1938-01-21199½Tommy Farr20766-21-13
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWSD1010
~ referee: Johnny McAvoy 4-4 | judge: Charley Lynch 4-6 | judge: George LeCron 6-4 ~
Referee had it 4-4-2, but Braddock on points
1937-06-22197Joe Louis197¼31-1-0
Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesLKO815
~ referee: Tommy Thomas ~
~ NYSAC World heavyweight title ~
~ National Boxing Association World heavyweight title ~
Louis down in 1st; Braddock in 8th.
NYSAC recognized Louis as Champion on June 30; NBA on July 1
1935-06-13194Max Baer210½40-7-0
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United StatesWUD1515
~ referee: Johnny McAvoy 9-5 | judge: Charley Lynch 11-4 | judge: George Kelly 7-7 ~
~ NYSAC World heavyweight title ~
~ National Boxing Association World heavyweight title ~
Kelly 7-7-1 (points for Braddock under NY's old rounds plus points scoring)
1935-03-22182¼Art Lasky19733-2-2
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWUD1515
~ referee: Arthur Donovan | judge: George LeCron | judge: Marty Monroe ~
1934-11-16187John Henry Lewis17633-2-3
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWPTS1010
Lewis down in 5th round
1934-06-14180Corn Griffin184½20-6-1
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United StatesWTKO35
~ time: 2:37 | referee: Billy McPartland ~
Both fighters down in second round
1933-09-25188Abe Feldman18518-1-0
Memorial Field Stadium, Mount Vernon, New York, United StatesNCNC610
Benefit for Mt. Vernon Police Department Home Relief Fund. Braddock broke his right hand.
1933-07-21183Chester Matan20016-19-1
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWPTS1010
1933-06-21182Les Kennedy19236-16-1
Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United StatesWPTS1010
1933-05-19182Al Stillman17347-7-3
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesLUD1010
Stillman down in first; Braddock injured his right hand with the punch. Two judges voted.
1933-04-05180Martin Levandowski176¾25-5-2
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesLMD1010
Braddock broke his right hand in the first round.
1933-03-21182Al Stillman172½47-6-2
Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesWTKO1010
~ referee: Walter Heisner ~
Stillman down once in ninth and twice in tenth
1933-03-01179Al Ettore17930-0-0
Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesLDQ48
~ referee: Joe McGuigan ~
Braddock was disqualified for 'not trying.'
1933-01-20181½Hans Birkie20020-16-4
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesLPTS1010
1933-01-13180½Martin Levandowski17525-4-2
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesWPTS1010
1932-11-09183Lou Scozza174½69-23-7
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United StatesLTKO610
~ referee: Benny Wagner ~
Braddock stopped with a cut left eye; he had been cut in the Patrick fight
1932-10-21181Tom Patrick17717-12-3
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United StatesLPTS1010
1932-09-30183Dynamite Jackson21126-7-1
Coliseum, San Diego, California, United StatesWPTS1010
Jackson down in the first round.
1932-09-21184John Henry Lewis17216-1-0
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United StatesLPTS1010
~ referee: Eddie Burns ~
1932-07-25177½Tony Shucco18140-5-0
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United StatesLPTS88
1932-06-21179Vicente Parrile20310-4-0
Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United StatesWPTS55
Walk-Out Bout after Sharkey W 15 Schmeling
1932-05-13181Charley Retzlaff19536-2-1
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesLPTS1010
1932-03-18180Baxter Calmes18022-2-3
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesLUD1010
1931-12-04178Al Gainer16921-4-0
Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesLPTS1010
1931-11-10178½Maxie Rosenbloom180110-20-12
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesNCNC210
~ referee: George Barton ~
Braddock and Rosenbloom were accused of a pre-arranged deal -- the MN Commission allowed each $350 in training expenses, the balance of their purses was donated to charity.
1931-10-09178¼Joe Sekyra178¼42-16-6
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesLPTS1010
1931-09-03181¼Andy Mitchell180½29-6-2
Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, United StatesDPTS1010
1931-03-30181Jack Kelly1788-7-0
Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesWPTS1010
1931-03-05181Jack Roper18730-20-7
Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, United StatesWKO16
~ time: 1:08 ~
1931-01-23180½Ernie Schaaf198½28-8-2
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesLSD1010
~ referee: Patsy Haley ~
Referee Patsy Haley and Judge Geo. Kelly vote for Schaaf; Judge Sam Austin for Braddock
1930-09-19Phil Mercurio21-14-3
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesWKO210
Mercurio went down three times in the first, and then was counted out in the second.
1930-08-11180Babe Hunt19442-1-4
Braves Field, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesLPTS1010
1930-07-02180Joe Monte18526-10-2
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesWPTS1010
1930-06-05185Harold Mays18621-8-0
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesLPTS1010
1930-04-07183½Billy Jones174½21-7-1
Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesLUD1010
Braddock fractured his right hand in the fourth round.
1930-01-17178Leo Lomski17268-12-3
Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesLSD1010
~ referee: Dave Miller ~
Lomski knocked down in 2d and 5th; the judges split, and the referee called it a draw. Afterward Referee Miller said he had "erred" in his arithmetic on the original scorecard. The decision was then reversed in Lomski's favor on January 28 by the Illinois State Athletic Commission and became known as the "11-day decision."
1929-12-07182½Jake Warren18914-5-2
Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesWKO26
1929-11-15182Maxie Rosenbloom17384-16-10
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesLPTS1010
Attendance: 14,084
1929-08-27174Yale Okun16843-17-5
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United StatesLPTS1010
1929-07-18170Tommy Loughran17461-7-5
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United StatesLUD1515
~ referee: Eddie Forbes | judge: George Kelly | judge: George Patrick ~
~ NYSAC World light heavyweight title ~
World Light Heavyweight Title
In September 1929 Loughran gave up his claim to the Light Heavyweight Title to compete at heavyweight.
1929-04-22174Eddie Benson171½12-13-3
Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, United StatesWKO18
~ time: 0:59 | referee: Dick Nugent ~
1929-03-11173¼Jimmy Slattery168½99-6-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWTKO910
~ referee: Lou Magnolia ~
1929-02-04173George Gemas18617-28-1
Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey, United StatesWKO110
Gemas was floored with the first punch of the fight, he struggled to his feet but was sent down three more times.
1929-01-18172Leo Lomski172½62-7-3
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesLMD1010
~ referee: Arthur Donovan | judge: Charles F. Mathison | judge: Tom Flynn ~
1928-11-30171½Tuffy Griffiths173½33-1-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWTKO210
~ time: 1:40 | referee: Billy McPartland ~
Griffith was floored four times in second round.
1928-10-17173Pete Latzo17154-12-3
Newark Armory, Newark, New Jersey, United StatesWPTS1010
Latzo's jaw was broken, and he was forced to cancel his Nov 30 bout with Tuffy Griffiths. Braddock met Griffiths in his place.
1928-08-08168Joe Sekyra177½27-4-4
Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesLPTS1010
Braddock cut over left eye in seventh
1928-07-25167Nando Tassi1738-4-0
Ebbet's Field, Brooklyn, New York, United StatesDPTS1010
1928-06-27Billy Vidabeck29-12-5
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesDNWS1010
Newspaper decision from New York City area newspapers (Jack Kincaid).
1928-06-07167½Joe Monte18215-4-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesLPTS1010
1928-05-16Jimmy Francis11-8-2
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWNWS1010
Newspaper decision from New York City area newspapers (Jack Kincaid).
1928-05-07173Jack Darnell1833-10-1
Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey, United StatesWKO410
1928-01-06174Paul Swiderski1825-3-1
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWPTS88
1927-10-07170½Joe Monte17613-1-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesDPTS1010
1927-09-21Herman Heller6-0-1
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesLNWS1010
Newspaper decision from New York City newspapers (Jack Kincaid).
1927-08-10170Vic McLaughlin16621-13-6
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWNWS1010
Newspaper decision from the New York Times.
1927-07-21165½George LaRocco17921-6-1
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United StatesWUD66
~ judge: Tom Flynn | judge: Charles F. Mathison ~
LaRocco down in 2nd and 4th.
1927-07-13168Jimmy Francis16810-7-2
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWNWS1010
Newspaper decision from the Philadelphia Record.
1927-06-08168Jimmy Francis16910-7-2
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWNWS1010
Newspaper decision from the New York Times.
1927-05-27162Paul Cavalier17618-2-1
Arcola Park, Paramus, New Jersey, United StatesLNWS1010
Henry Hascup's record for Cavalier in IBRO # 55 shows two Newspaper scores for this fight, 7-3 and 8-2 in favor of Cavalier.
1927-05-20165George LaRocco17821-5-0
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, United StatesDPTS66
~ judge: Tom Flynn | judge: Charles F. Mathison ~
1927-05-11Jack Stone0-21-0
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWNWS1010
Braddock knocked down for first time in career, but won. (Source: Boxing Blade, May 28, 1927, page 6)
1927-05-02170Stanley Simmons1802-2-0
Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United StatesWTKO16
~ time: 2:32 ~
Simmons down 4 times
1927-04-19173Frankie Lennon179
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United StatesWTKO36
1927-03-15Tom McKiernan5-9-0
United StatesWKO2
Bout held during March; possibly Wilkes-Barre
1927-03-08166¾Nick Fadil176¾14-5-1
Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United StatesWPTS66
1927-03-03167½Lou Barba1845-1-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWPTS44
1927-02-15Jack Nelson0-1-1
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United StatesWPTS66
1927-02-01Johnny Alberts
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United StatesWKO46
1927-01-28166George LaRocco18817-3-0
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United StatesWKO14
~ time: 1:12 ~
1926-12-20169½Doc Conrad1601-1-0
4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey, United StatesDNWS44
Christmas Fund Show -- Jersey Journal & Hudson Dispatch both called this a draw
1926-12-08168½Joe Hudson1754-3-1
Manhattan A.C., New York, New York, United StatesWPTS66
1926-12-04167½Al Settle1621-1-0
Walker A.C., New York, New York, United StatesWPTS66
1926-11-12169¾Lou Barba1883-0-0
Pioneer Sporting Club, New York, New York, United StatesWPTS66
1926-09-30Carmine Caggiano0-5-0
Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United StatesWKO16
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