Jimmy Braddock |
James Walter
Braddock record: 51-23-3
(27 KO's) |
1926 Apr 14 Al Settle West Hoboken, NJ ND 4 Apr 22 George Deschner Ridgefield Park, NJ KO 2 May Phil Weisberger KO 1 May Jack O'Day KO 1 May Willie Daily Wilkes-Barre, Pa KO 1 Jun 18 Leo Dobson Jersey City, NJ KO 1 Jul 9 Walter Westman Jersey City, NJ TK 3 Aug Jim Pearson KO 2 Aug Gene Travers KO 1 Sep 13 Mike Rock Jersey City, NJ KO 1 Sep 16 Ray Kennedy West New York, NJ KO 1 Sep 30 Carmine Caggiano West New York, NJ KO 1 Nov 12 Lou Barba New York, NY W 6 Dec 4 Al Settle New York, NY W 6 Dec 8 Joe Hudson New York, NY W 6 Dec 20 Norman "Doc" Conrad Jersey City, NJ ND 4 1927 Jan 28 George LaRocco New York, NY KO 1 Feb 1 Johnny Alberts Wilkes-Barre, Pa KO 4 Feb 15 Jack Nelson Wilkes-Barre, Pa W 6 Mar 3 Lou Barba New York, NY W 4 Mar 8 Nick Fadil New York, NY W 6 -Weights: 166 3/4 - 177 Mar Tom McKiernan KO 2 Apr 19 Frankie Lennon Wilkes-Barre, Pa KO 3 May 2 Stanley Simmons Jersey City, NJ TK 1 -Weights: 170 - 180 May 11 Jack Stone West New York, NJ ND 10 May 20 George LaRocco New York, NY D 6 May 27 Paul Cavalier Arcola Park, NJ ND 10 Jun 8 Jimmy Francis West New York, NJ ND 10 -Weights: 168 - 169 Jul 13 Jimmy Francis Union City, NJ ND 10 Jul 21 George LaRocco New York, NY W 6 -Weights: 165 1/2 - 179 Aug 10 Vic McLaughlin West New York, NJ ND 10 Sep 21 Herman Heller West New York, NJ ND 10 Oct 5 Joe Monte New York, NY D 10 1928 Jan 6 Paul Swiderski New York, NY W 8 May 7 Jack Darnell Jersey City, NJ KO 4 May 16 Jimmy Francis West New York, NJ ND 10 Jun 7 Joe Monte New York, NY L 10 Jun 27 Billy Vidabeck West New York, NJ ND 10 Jul 25 Nando Tassi New York, NY D 10 Aug 8 Joe Sekyra New York, NY L 10 Oct 17 Pete Latzo Newark, NJ W 10 Nov 30 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith New York, NY KO 2 1929 Jan 18 Leo Lomski New York, NY L 10 Feb 4 George Gemas Newark, NJ KO 1 Mar 11 Jimmy Slattery New York, NY TK 9 -Weights: 173 1/4 - 168 1/2 Apr 22 Eddie Benson Buffalo, NY KO 1 -Weights: 174 - 171 1/2 Jul 18 Tommy Loughran New York, NY L 15 -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; Weights: 170 - 174 Aug 27 Yale Okun Los Angeles, Ca L 10 Nov 15 Maxie Rosenbloom New York, NY L 10 Dec 7 Jack "Jake" Warren Brooklyn, NY KO 2 1930 Jan 17 Leo Lomski Chicago, Il L 10 Apr 7 Billy Jones Philadelphia, Pa L 10 Jun 5 Harold Mays West New York, NJ ND 10 Jul 2 Joe Monte Boston, Ma W 10 Aug 12 Alvin "Babe" Hunt Boston, Ma L 10 Sep 19 Phil Mercurio Boston, Ma KO 2 1931 Jan 23 Ernie Schaaf New York, NY L 10 Mar 5 Jack Roper Miami, Fl KO 1 Mar 30 Jack Kelly New Haven, Ct W 10 Sep 3 Andy Mitchell Detroit, Mi D 10 Oct 9 Joe Sekyra New York, NY L 10 Nov 10 Maxie Rosenbloom Minneapolis, Mn NC 2 Dec 4 Al Gainer New Haven, Ct L 10 1932 Mar 18 Baxter Calmes Chicago, Il L 10 May 13 Charley Retzlaff Boston, Ma L 10 -Weights: 181 - 195 Jun 21 Vincent Parille New York, NY W 5 Jul 25 Tony Shucco New York, NY L 8 Sep 21 John Henry Lewis San Francisco, Ca L 10 Sep 30 Dynamite Jackson San Diego, Ca W 10 Oct 21 Tom Patrick Hollywood, Ca L 10 Nov 9 Lou Scozza San Francisco, Ca LT 6 -Braddock suffered a cut eye 1933 Jan 13 Martin Levandowski Chicago, Il W 10 Jan 20 Hans Birkie New York, NY L 10 -Weights: 181 1/2 - 200 Mar 1 Al Ettore Philadelphia, Pa LF 4 Mar 21 Al Stillman St. Louis, Mo TK 10 Apr 5 Martin Levandowski St. Louis, Mo L 10 May 19 Al Stillman St. Louis, Mo L 10 Jun 21 Les Kennedy Jersey City, NJ W 10 Jul 21 Chester Matan West New York, NJ W 10 Sep 25 Abe Feldman Mount Vernon, NY NC 6 1934 Jun 14 John "Corn" Griffin Long Island City, NY (2:37) TK 3 Nov 16 John Henry Lewis New York, NY W 10 1935 Mar 22 Art Lasky New York, NY W 15 Jun 13 Max Baer Long Island City, NY W 15 -Heavyweight Championship of the World; Weights: 193 3/4 - 209 1/2 Jul 18 Jack McCarthy Columbus, Oh Exh 3 Aug 27 Jack McCarthy Houston, Tx Exh 3 Nov 5 Jack McCarthy Seattle, Wa Exh 3 Nov 12 Jack McCarthy Portland, Or Exh 2 Nov 15 Jack McCarthy San Francisco, Ca Exh 3 Nov 20 Jack McCarthy Oakland, Ca Exh 3 1936 Sep 30 Max Schmeling MSG, NY Sch-x (Fight scheduled but cancelled due to hand injury suffered by Braddock) Dec 12 New York State Athletic Comission rules, after a hearing: "The Comission forbids Braddock from engaging in a bout of any length whatsoever against Joe Louis before he defends his title against Schmeling." 1937 Feb Signs to meet Joe Louis Jun 3 Max Schmeling MSG, NY Sch-x (Braddock chose to fight Louis instead) Jun 10 Madison Square Garden denied request for an injunction to prevent the Louis-Braddock fight. Jun 22 Joe Louis Chicago, Il (1:10) LK 8 -Heavyweight Championship of the World; Weights: 197 - 197 1/4 1938 Jan 21 Tommy Farr New York, NY W 10 -Weights: 199 1/2 - 207 1941 Mar 26 Clarence "Red" Burman Charlotte, NC Exh 5 |