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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...