The Ron Howard directorial Cinderella Man chronicles the journey of James J. Braddock, a once-promising boxer who is held back due to the struggles of the Great Depression. His wife and manager ...

On June 22, 1937, Joe Louis (66-3, 52 KOs) defeated James J. Braddock at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois by eighth round KO. The victory ensured Louis won the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight ...

When, to the amazement of the boxing world, German Pugilist Max Schmeling knocked out Negro Pugilist Joe Louis a year ago, his just reward was obviously a bout with Heavyweight Champion James J.

The night last June that Max Baer clowned away his title to colorless James J. Braddock, thus bringing heavyweight boxing to its all-time low, Joe Louis had been a professional less than one year.

Braddock was born June 7, 1905, into a poor Irish family in New York City. He entered his first official fight in 1923 under the alias Jimmy Ryan and at 21 turned pro under the guidance of Joe Gould.

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Brought out of retirement by manager Joe Gould, James J. Braddock was intended to be the fall guy, a tune-up opponent for John “Corn” Griffin before Griffin met the world heavyweight champion, Max ...

1. An aging prizefighter, James J. Braddock finds himself broke and washed up during the Great Depression, unable to get a fight or enough work on the docks to feed his family, when he’s offered one ...

Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to ...