James J. Braddock Explained

Realname:	James Walter Braddock
Nickname:	Bulldog of Bergen Pride of the Irish Pride of New Jersey Cinderella Man
Weight:	Middleweight Light heavyweight Heavyweight
Height:	6feet
Reach:	750NaN0^[1]
Birth Date:	June 7, 1905
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Death Place:	North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
Total:	88
Wins:	52
Ko:	27
Losses:	26
Draws:	7
No Contests:	3

James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American^{[2] [3]} boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937.^[4]

Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries), Braddock was known for his spoiling, counterpunching style, powerful right hand, and his iron chin. He had lost several bouts due to chronic hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. He made a comeback, and in 1935 he fought Max Baer for the world heavyweight championship and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon. Braddock was managed by Joe Gould.

Early life

Braddock was born on June 7, 1905^[5] on West 48th Street in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. He moved to North Bergen, New Jersey at an early age. He was one of seven children^[6] being raised by immigrant parents; Irish mother Elizabeth O'Tool and Anglo-Irish father Joseph Braddock.^[7]

He stated his life's early ambition was to play college football for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame, though this did not come to pass, as he remarked that he had "more brawn than brains".^{[8] [9]}

Career

Braddock pursued boxing, fighting as a light heavyweight. His first fight in a ring occurred on November 27, 1923.^[10] He turned pro at the age of 21. After three years, Braddock's record was, with 21 knockouts.

In 1928, Braddock pulled off a major upset by knocking out highly regarded Tuffy Griffiths. The following year he earned a chance to fight for the title, but he narrowly lost to Tommy Loughran in a 15-round decision. Braddock was greatly depressed by the loss and badly fractured his right hand in several places in the process.^[2]

His next 33 fights were significantly less successful, with an record. With his family in poverty during the Great Depression, Braddock was forced to give up boxing and work as a longshoreman. Due to frequent injuries to his right hand, Braddock compensated by using his left hand during his longshoreman work, and it gradually became stronger than his right.^[11]

Braddock felt humiliated by having to accept government relief money, but he was inspired by the Catholic Worker Movement, a Christian social justice organization founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933 to help the homeless and hungry. After his boxing comeback, Braddock returned the welfare money he had received and made frequent donations to various Catholic Worker Houses, and fed homeless people by inviting them to meals with his family.^[12]

Max Baer fight

In 1934, Braddock was given a fight with the highly touted John "Corn" Griffin. Although Braddock was intended simply as a stepping stone in Griffin's career, he knocked out the "Ozark Cyclone" in the third round. Braddock then fought John Henry Lewis, a future light heavyweight champion. He won in one of the most important fights of his career. After defeating another highly regarded heavyweight contender, Art Lasky, whose nose he broke during the bout on March 22, 1935,^[13] Braddock was given a title fight against the World Heavyweight Champion, Max Baer.^{[1] [14]}

Considered little more than a journeyman fighter, Braddock was hand-picked by Baer's handlers because he was seen as an easy payday for the champion, despite his recent impressive victories. Instead, on June 13, 1935, at Madison Square Garden Bowl, Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World as the 10-to-1 underdog in what was called "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett".^[2]

During the fight, a dogged Braddock took a few heavy hits from the powerful younger champion (29 years versus 26 years for Baer), but Braddock kept coming, wearing down Baer, who seemed perplexed by Braddock's ability to take a punch. In the end, the judges gave Braddock the title with a unanimous decision.^{[14] [15]}

Heavyweight Champion

Braddock's first title defense was to be against German Max Schmeling on June 3, 1937, in the Madison Square Garden Bowl. However, Braddock backed out of the bout in favor of a fight with Joe Louis in Chicago.^[16] Braddock argued he would have received only a US$25,000 purse against Schmeling, compared to $250,000 against rising star Louis. There was also concern that if Schmeling won, the Nazi government would deny American fighters opportunities to fight for the title.^[17] Finally, American commentators had expressed opposition to the fight in light of the connections between Schmeling and Adolf Hitler, with whom the German fighter had been associated after his earlier victory over Louis.^[18] In his only defense of the title, Braddock lost to Louis in the 8th round by a knockout, the only one of his career.

Braddock and Louis saw each other frequently over the years, and the Brown Bomber always greeted him the same way: “Hello, champ.”As Jeremy Schaap wrote, “[Louis] fought eight world heavyweight champions, more than any other fighter ever, but he never called anyone but Jim Braddock ‘champ.’”^[19] On the other hand, shortly after winning the title, Louis was quoted as saying, "I don't want to be called champ until I whip Max Schmeling".

Personal life

Braddock married Mae Fox in 1930, and the couple had three children, James (Jay) Jr., Howard and Rosemarie.^{[20] [21]}

Braddock enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and became a first lieutenant. He served in the Pacific theater on the island of Saipan, where he trained enlisted men in hand-to-hand combat.^{[22] [21]}

Upon return, he worked as a marine equipment surplus supplier and helped construct the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge in the early 1960s.^[23]

Braddock was a member of the Fairview Teeko Club, New Jersey, where he was regarded as one of the strongest teekoists.^[24]

Death and legacy

After his death in 1974 at the age of 69, James J. Braddock was interred in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park in North Bergen, New Jersey is named in his honor.^[25] On September 16, 2008, a 10-foot, 1,500-pound bronze statue of Braddock was erected in the park named in his honor not far from where he lived and trained. The statue was created by internationally renowned sculptor Zenos Frudakis^[26]

The 2005 biographical film Cinderella Man tells Braddock's story. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Russell Crowe as Braddock and Renée Zellweger as his wife, Mae.^[27] The film had an estimated budget of $88 million and grossed $108.5 million worldwide.^[28] Crowe's performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. Paul Giamatti, playing Braddock's manager Joe Gould, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The role of neighbor Sara Wilson was played by Rosemarie DeWitt, who is Braddock's real-life granddaughter. The film received mostly positive reviews.^[29]

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,^[30] unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
88	Win	47–24–4	Tommy Farr	SD	10	Jan 21, 1938
87	Loss	46–24–4	Joe Louis	KO	8 (15)	Jun 22, 1937
86	Win	46–23–4	Max Baer	UD	15	Jun 13, 1935
85	Win	45–23–4	Art Lasky	UD	15	Mar 22, 1935
84	Win	44–23–4	John Henry Lewis	PTS	10	Nov 16, 1934
83	Win	43–23–4	Corn Griffin	TKO	3 (5),	Jun 14, 1934
82		42–23–4	Abe Feldman	NC	6 (10)	Sep 25, 1933
81	Win	42–23–4	Chester Matan	PTS	10	Jul 21, 1933
80	Win	41–23–4	Les Kennedy	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1933
79	Loss	40–23–4	Al Stillman	UD	10	May 19, 1933
78	Loss	40–22–4	Martin Levandowski	MD	10	Apr 5, 1933
77	Win	40–21–4	Al Stillman	TKO	10 (10)	Mar 21, 1933
76	Loss	39–21–4	Al Ettore	DQ	4 (8)	Mar 1, 1933
75	Loss	39–20–4	Hans Birkie	PTS	10	Jan 20, 1933
74	Win	39–19–4	Martin Levandowski	PTS	10	Jan 13, 1933
73	Loss	38–19–4	Lou Scozza	TKO	6 (10)	Nov 9, 1932
72	Loss	38–18–4	Tom Patrick	PTS	10	Oct 21, 1932
71	Win	38–17–4	Dynamite Jackson	PTS	10	Sep 30, 1932
70	Loss	37–17–4	John Henry Lewis	PTS	10	Sep 21, 1932
69	Loss	37–16–4	Tony Shucco	PTS	8	Jul 25, 1932
68	Win	37–15–4	Vicente Parrile	PTS	5	Jun 21, 1932
67	Loss	36–15–4	Charley Retzlaff	SD	10	May 13, 1932
66	Loss	36–14–4	Baxter Calmes	UD	10	Mar 18, 1932
65	Loss	36–13–4	Al Gainer	PTS	10	Dec 4, 1931
64		36–12–4	Maxie Rosenbloom	NC	2 (10),	Nov 10, 1931
63	Loss	36–12–4	Joe Sekyra	PTS	10	Oct 9, 1931
62	Draw	36–11–4	Andy Mitchell	PTS	10	Sep 3, 1931
61	Win	36–11–3	Jack Kelly	PTS	10	Mar 30, 1931
60	Win	35–11–3	Jack Roper	KO	1 (6),	Mar 5, 1931
59	Loss	34–11–3	Ernie Schaaf	SD	10	Jan 23, 1931
58	Win	34–10–3	Phil Mercurio	KO	2 (10)	Sep 19, 1930
57	Loss	33–10–3	Babe Hunt	PTS	10	Aug 11, 1930
56	Win	33–9–3	Joe Monte	PTS	10	Jul 2, 1930
55	Loss	32–9–3	Harold Mays	PTS	10	Jun 5, 1930
54	Loss	32–8–3	Billy Jones	UD	10	Apr 7, 1930
53	Loss	32–7–3	Leo Lomski	SD	10	Jan 17, 1930
52	Win	32–6–3	Jake Warren	KO	2 (6)	Dec 7, 1929
51	Loss	31–6–3	Maxie Rosenbloom	PTS	10	Nov 15, 1929
50	Loss	31–5–3	Yale Okun	PTS	10	Aug 27, 1929
49	Loss	31–4–3	Tommy Loughran	UD	15	Jul 18, 1929
48	Win	31–3–3	Eddie Benson	KO	1 (10)	Apr 22, 1929
47	Win	30–3–3	Jimmy Slattery	TKO	9 (10)	Mar 11, 1929
46	Win	29–3–3	George Gemas	KO	1 (10)	Feb 4, 1929
45	Loss	28–3–3	Leo Lomski	MD	10	Jan 18, 1929
44	Win	28–2–3	Tuffy Griffiths	TKO	2 (10),	Nov 30, 1928
43	Win	27–2–3	Pete Latzo	PTS	10	Oct 17, 1928
42	Loss	26–2–3	Joe Sekyra	PTS	10	Aug 8, 1928
41	Draw	26–1–3	Nando Tassi	PTS	10	Jul 25, 1928
40	Draw	26–1–2	Billy Vidabeck	NWS	10	Jun 27, 1928
39	Loss	26–1–2	Joe Monte	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1928
38	Win	26–0–2	Jimmy Francis	NWS	10	May 16, 1928
37	Win	26–0–2	Jack Darnell	KO	4 (10)	May 7, 1928
36	Win	25–0–2	Paul Swiderski	PTS	8	Jan 6, 1928
35	Draw	24–0–2	Joe Monte	PTS	10	Oct 7, 1927
34	Loss	24–0–1	Herman Heller	NWS	10	Aug 31, 1927
33	Win	24–0–1	Vic McLaughlin	NWS	10	Aug 10, 1927
32	Win	24–0–1	George LaRocco	UD	6	Jul 21, 1927
31	Win	23–0–1	Jimmy Francis	NWS	10	Jul 13, 1927
30	Win	23–0–1	Jimmy Francis	NWS	10	Jun 8, 1927
29	Loss	23–0–1	Paul Cavalier	NWS	10	May 27, 1927
28	Draw	23–0–1	George LaRocco	PTS	10	May 20, 1927
27	Win	23–0	Jack Stone	NWS	10	May 11, 1927
26	Win	23–0	Stanley Simmons	TKO	1 (6),	May 2, 1927
25	Win	22–0	Frankie Lennon	TKO	3 (6)	Apr 19, 1927
24	Win	21–0	Jack O'Day	KO	3 (10)	Mar 22, 1927
23	Win	20–0	Tom McKiernan	KO	2 (10)	Mar 15, 1927
22	Win	19–0	Nick Fadil	PTS	6	Mar 8, 1927
21	Win	18–0	Lou Barba	PTS	4	Mar 3, 1927
20	Win	17–0	Jack Nelson	UD	6	Feb 15, 1927
19	Win	16–0	Johnny Alberts	KO	4 (6)	Feb 1, 1927
18	Win	15–0	George LaRocco	KO	1 (4),	Jan 28, 1927
17	Win	14–0	Tom McKiernan	TKO	3 (8)	Jan 13, 1927
16	Draw	13–0	Doc Conrad	NWS	4	Dec 20, 1926
15	Win	13–0	Joe Hudson	PTS	6	Dec 8, 1926
14	Win	12–0	Al Settle	PTS	6	Dec 4, 1926
13		11–0	Willie Daly	NC	1 (6)	Nov 18, 1926
12	Win	11–0	Lou Barba	PTS	6	Nov 12, 1926
11	Win	10–0	Jack O'Day	KO	1 (8)	Oct 27, 1926
10	Win	9–0	Carmine Caggiano	KO	1 (6),	Sep 30, 1926
9	Win	8–0	Ray Kennedy	KO	1 (6)	Sep 16, 1926
8	Win	7–0	Mike Rock	KO	1 (6),	Sep 13, 1926
7	Win	6–0	Gene Travers	KO	1 (6),	Sep 7, 1926
6	Win	5–0	Walter Westman	TKO	3 (6)	Jul 9, 1926
5	Win	4–0	Jim Pearson		2 (4)	Jun 28, 1926
4	Win	3–0	Lee Dobson	KO	1 (4)	Jun 18, 1926
3	Win	2–0	Phil Weisberger		1	May 1, 1926
2	Win	1–0	George Deschner		2 (6)	Apr 22, 1926
1	Draw	0–0	Al Settle		4	Apr 13, 1926

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
88	Win	52–26–7	Tommy Farr	SD	10	Jan 21, 1938
87	Loss	51–26–7	Joe Louis	KO	8 (15)	Jun 22, 1937
86	Win	51–25–7	Max Baer	UD	15	Jun 13, 1935
85	Win	50–25–7	Art Lasky	UD	15	Mar 22, 1935
84	Win	49–25–7	John Henry Lewis	PTS	10	Nov 16, 1934
83	Win	48–25–7	Corn Griffin	TKO	3 (5),	Jun 14, 1934
82		47–25–7	Abe Feldman	NC	6 (10)	Sep 25, 1933
81	Win	47–25–7	Chester Matan	PTS	10	Jul 21, 1933
80	Win	46–25–7	Les Kennedy	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1933
79	Loss	45–25–7	Al Stillman	UD	10	May 19, 1933
78	Loss	45–24–7	Martin Levandowski	MD	10	Apr 5, 1933
77	Win	45–23–7	Al Stillman	TKO	10 (10)	Mar 21, 1933
76	Loss	44–23–7	Al Ettore	DQ	4 (8)	Mar 1, 1933
75	Loss	44–22–7	Hans Birkie	PTS	10	Jan 20, 1933
74	Win	44–21–7	Martin Levandowski	PTS	10	Jan 13, 1933
73	Loss	43–21–7	Lou Scozza	TKO	6 (10)	Nov 9, 1932
72	Loss	43–20–7	Tom Patrick	PTS	10	Oct 21, 1932
71	Win	43–19–7	Dynamite Jackson	PTS	10	Sep 30, 1932
70	Loss	42–19–7	John Henry Lewis	PTS	10	Sep 21, 1932
69	Loss	42–18–7	Tony Shucco	PTS	8	Jul 25, 1932
68	Win	42–17–7	Vicente Parrile	PTS	5	Jun 21, 1932
67	Loss	41–17–7	Charley Retzlaff	SD	10	May 13, 1932
66	Loss	41–16–7	Baxter Calmes	UD	10	Mar 18, 1932
65	Loss	41–15–7	Al Gainer	PTS	10	Dec 4, 1931
64		41–14–7	Maxie Rosenbloom	NC	2 (10),	Nov 10, 1931
63	Loss	41–14–7	Joe Sekyra	PTS	10	Oct 9, 1931
62	Draw	41–13–7	Andy Mitchell	PTS	10	Sep 3, 1931
61	Win	41–13–6	Jack Kelly	PTS	10	Mar 30, 1931
60	Win	40–13–6	Jack Roper	KO	1 (6),	Mar 5, 1931
59	Loss	39–13–6	Ernie Schaaf	SD	10	Jan 23, 1931
58	Win	39–12–6	Phil Mercurio	KO	2 (10)	Sep 19, 1930
57	Loss	38–12–6	Babe Hunt	PTS	10	Aug 11, 1930
56	Win	38–11–6	Joe Monte	PTS	10	Jul 2, 1930
55	Loss	37–11–6	Harold Mays	PTS	10	Jun 5, 1930
54	Loss	37–10–6	Billy Jones	UD	10	Apr 7, 1930
53	Loss	37–9–6	Leo Lomski	SD	10	Jan 17, 1930
52	Win	37–8–6	Jake Warren	KO	2 (6)	Dec 7, 1929
51	Loss	36–8–6	Maxie Rosenbloom	PTS	10	Nov 15, 1929
50	Loss	36–7–6	Yale Okun	PTS	10	Aug 27, 1929
49	Loss	36–6–6	Tommy Loughran	UD	15	Jul 18, 1929
48	Win	36–5–6	Eddie Benson	KO	1 (10)	Apr 22, 1929
47	Win	35–5–6	Jimmy Slattery	TKO	9 (10)	Mar 11, 1929
46	Win	34–5–6	George Gemas	KO	1 (10)	Feb 4, 1929
45	Loss	33–5–6	Leo Lomski	MD	10	Jan 18, 1929
44	Win	33–4–6	Tuffy Griffiths	TKO	2 (10),	Nov 30, 1928
43	Win	32–4–6	Pete Latzo	PTS	10	Oct 17, 1928
42	Loss	31–4–6	Joe Sekyra	PTS	10	Aug 8, 1928
41	Draw	31–3–6	Nando Tassi	PTS	10	Jul 25, 1928
40	Draw	31–3–5	Billy Vidabeck	NWS	10	Jun 27, 1928
39	Loss	31–3–4	Joe Monte	PTS	10	Jun 7, 1928
38	Win	31–2–4	Jimmy Francis	NWS	10	May 16, 1928
37	Win	30–2–4	Jack Darnell	KO	4 (10)	May 7, 1928
36	Win	29–2–4	Paul Swiderski	PTS	8	Jan 6, 1928
35	Draw	28–2–4	Joe Monte	PTS	10	Oct 7, 1927
34	Loss	28–2–3	Herman Heller	NWS	10	Aug 31, 1927
33	Win	28–1–3	Vic McLaughlin	NWS	10	Aug 10, 1927
32	Win	27–1–3	George LaRocco	UD	6	Jul 21, 1927
31	Win	26–1–3	Jimmy Francis	NWS	10	Jul 13, 1927
30	Win	25–1–3	Jimmy Francis	NWS	10	Jun 8, 1927
29	Loss	24–1–3	Paul Cavalier	NWS	10	May 27, 1927
28	Draw	24–0–3	George LaRocco	PTS	10	May 20, 1927
27	Win	24–0–2	Jack Stone	NWS	10	May 11, 1927
26	Win	23–0–2	Stanley Simmons	TKO	1 (6),	May 2, 1927
25	Win	22–0–2	Frankie Lennon	TKO	3 (6)	Apr 19, 1927
24	Win	21–0–2	Jack O'Day	KO	3 (10)	Mar 22, 1927
23	Win	20–0–2	Tom McKiernan	KO	2 (10)	Mar 15, 1927
22	Win	19–0–2	Nick Fadil	PTS	6	Mar 8, 1927
21	Win	18–0–2	Lou Barba	PTS	4	Mar 3, 1927
20	Win	17–0–2	Jack Nelson	UD	6	Feb 15, 1927
19	Win	16–0–2	Johnny Alberts	KO	4 (6)	Feb 1, 1927
18	Win	15–0–2	George LaRocco	KO	1 (4),	Jan 28, 1927
17	Win	14–0–2	Tom McKiernan	TKO	3 (8)	Jan 13, 1927
16	Draw	13–0–2	Doc Conrad	NWS	4	Dec 20, 1926
15	Win	13–0–1	Joe Hudson	PTS	6	Dec 8, 1926
14	Win	12–0–1	Al Settle	PTS	6	Dec 4, 1926
13		11–0–1	Willie Daly	NC	1 (6)	Nov 18, 1926
12	Win	11–0–1	Lou Barba	PTS	6	Nov 12, 1926
11	Win	10–0–1	Jack O'Day	KO	1 (8)	Oct 27, 1926
10	Win	9–0–1	Carmine Caggiano	KO	1 (6),	Sep 30, 1926
9	Win	8–0–1	Ray Kennedy	KO	1 (6)	Sep 16, 1926
8	Win	7–0–1	Mike Rock	KO	1 (6),	Sep 13, 1926
7	Win	6–0–1	Gene Travers	KO	1 (6),	Sep 7, 1926
6	Win	5–0–1	Walter Westman	TKO	3 (6)	Jul 9, 1926
5	Win	4–0–1	Jim Pearson		2 (4)	Jun 28, 1926
4	Win	3–0–1	Lee Dobson	KO	1 (4)	Jun 18, 1926
3	Win	2–0–1	Phil Weisberger		1	May 1, 1926
2	Win	1–0–1	George Deschner		2 (6)	Apr 22, 1926
1	Draw	0–0–1	Al Settle		4	Apr 13, 1926

See also

• List of heavyweight boxing champions
• Boyle's Thirty Acres
• Jersey City Armory
• Joe Louis Arena (located in Detroit, Michigan)

References

• Joe Louis, Edna Rust, Art Rust Jr., Joe Louis: My Life
• "Cinderella Man" by Eminem, 2010
• Joe Louis, 66, Heavyweight King Who Reigned 12 Years, Is Dead, Obituary, New York Times, April 13, 1981.
• Louis' TAX issues
• Jenny Nolan, "The Brown Bomber – The Man Behind The Fist", The Detroit News
• "Remembering Joe Louis", WTVM
• "The Long Loneliness", by Dorothy Day, 1952

External links

• • James J. Braddock – CBZ Profile
• Boxing Hall of Fame
• ESPN.com
• Official James J. Braddock website (includes videos of some rounds of Braddock's fights with Baer and Louis)
• Braddock's career record – from the Official James J. Braddock website
  • Collection of critical opinion of Cinderella Man at Rotten Tomatoes
• James Braddock vs Max Baer, 13 June 1935, all rounds
• James Braddock vs Joe Louis, 22 June 1937, all rounds
• Quits Docks To Win Three Great Fights: Half Starved, Braddock Battles His Way To Scrap With Baer, by Harry Grayson, Sports Editor, NEA Service, June 5, 1935

Notes and References

1. News: Max Baer 5 to 1 favorite to beat Jimmy Braddock tonight . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press . June 13, 1935 . 6, part 2 .
2. Web site: Cinderella Man – James J Braddock. October 18, 2014.
3. Book: Watson. William E.. Halus Jr.. Eugene J.. Irish Americans: The History and Culture of a People: The History and Culture of a People. June 11, 2018. November 25, 2014. ABC-CLIO. 9781610694674. 253.
4. News: Braddock's death recalls ups and downs of career . Milwaukee Journal . Associated Press . November 30, 1974 . 14 .
5. Encyclopedia: James J. Braddock. Augustyn, Adam. Encyclopædia Britannica. June 3, 2020. November 12, 2020.
6. Book: Schaap, Jeremy . 2005 . Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History . Boston . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . 4–6 . 0-618-55117-4 . Jeremy Schaap.
7. News: Life's been no rose bed for new Heavy champ . Milwaukee Journal . Brown . Ned . June 16, 1935 . 1, sports .
8. Book: Albeck Maurer, Ellen . 2016 . 305. Snicklefritz: Winifred Elizabeth Manning Allbeck Tells Stories from an Earlier Time . Hillcrest Publishing Group. Google Books.
9. News: Traynor . Jessica . December 5, 2018 . 'Cinderella Man' James Braddock, the Irish-American boxer who became world champion . The Irish Times. May 15, 2019.
10. Schaap (2005), p. 12
11. Schaap (2005), p. 165
12. Web site: The Cinderella Man's Left Hook: Jim Braddock's Catholic Story. Catholic Stand. Demers, Daniel. en-US. live. September 27, 2019. August 18, 2022. December 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191208093552/https://catholicstand.com/the-cinderella-mans-left-hookjim-braddocks-catholic-story/.
13. News: Braddock decisive victor over Lasky . Milwaukee Sentinel . Brietz . Eddie . Associated Press . March 23, 1935 . 1, sports .
14. News: Braddock beats Baer; Max Schmeling to get title shot in 1936 . Milwaukee Journal . Rice . Grantland . Grantland Rice . June 14, 1935 . 8, part 2 .
15. News: Verdict for Braddock unanimous . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press . Neil . Edward J. . June 14, 1935 . 13 .
16. News: Commission Acts on Braddock Bout . The New York Times . May 27, 1937.
17. News: Proposed boycott of Braddock-Schmeling fight gains ground . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania) . Walsh . Davis J. . . January 14, 1937 . 12.
18. News: Fair Enough . St. Petersburg Evening Independent . (Florida) . Pegler . Westbrook . Westbrook Pegler . January 14, 1937 . 3.
19. Schaap (2005), p. 455.
20. Schaap (2005), p. 35.
21. News: Braddock, Who Beat Baer for Title Dies . The New York Times . November 30, 1974 . June 11, 2018 .
22. Web site: Estate of James J. Braddock . James J. Braddock.com Bio. jamesjbraddock.com .
23. Encyclopedia: James J. Braddock . Dictionary of American Biography . Supplement 9: 1971–1975 . Charles Scribner's Sons . 1994.
24. Book: Scarne, John . 1955 . 227. Scarne on Teeko . Crown Publishers, New York.
25. Rounds, Kate. "James J. Braddock Park—North Bergen" Palisade magazine; Summer 2010. p. 16
26. Web site: 'Cinderella Man' James J. Braddock honored during statue unveiling ceremony. The Jersey Journal. September 27, 2018. April 19, 2024.
27. News: Jimmy Braddock climbed fast: Hit top of fight ladder in three years . Border Cities Star . Windsor, Ontario . Associated Press . June 19, 1935 . 1, sports.
28. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/CIMAN.php Cinderella Man
29. Web site: Cinderella Man (2005). Rotten Tomatoes. June 11, 2014.
30. Web site: BoxRec: Jim Braddock.