Jimmy Braddock

 

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James Walter Braddock

BORN: Jun 7 1906; New York City, New York
DIED: Nov 29 1974; North Bergen, New Jersey

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