James Braddock was born on June 1, 1961. 0 Comments Braddock would lose the heavyweight title in his first defense, falling in eight rounds in 1937 to future Hall of Famer Joe Louis. With his wife (played by Renee Zellweger in the film) and kids to feed, Braddock focused more on earning a few bucks unloading freight at the New Jersey docks. Like many others during that time, he was ashamed about receiving any aid money so he wanted to repay it. The movie was released in June 3, 2005 and distributed by Universal Entertainment. How much money did Jim Braddock make out a fight before 1928? In what seems to be his last fight, for which hes paid $50, he manages only a no-decision against Abe Feldman. To me, it was a wonderful, successful American life, and that was why it is so important to tell the story. document.write('googletag.defineSlot(\"\/111100742\/home_1st_sidebar\", [180, 150], \"sidebar1\").addService(googletag.pubads());'); He lived on Hudson Boulevard, it wasn't too far. James Earl Braddock of Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky was born on January 16, 1950. Baer and his brother Buddy both lost fights to Joe Louis. When Mae and her daughter Rose walk down the street, they notice a man outside their apartment. He couldnt but his way into the top 10 heavyweights of all time, says boxing historian Bert Sugar, who admires Braddock the man, but doesnt think much of Braddock the boxer. Once, he even returned to the New Jersey piers for work and later was part of a construction crew that built the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, spanning Brooklyn and Staten Island. It had wiped out millions of investors and sent Wall Street into panic. One of Carnera's sparring partners was a tough, up-and-comer named "Corn" Griffin. When the deal was signed, the promoter asked Gould, referring to his fighter, "Do you think he'll stand up for six rounds?". But Jim's luck was about to change. There was a bar attached to the front and poolroom. On June 22nd 1937, Braddock would defend and lose his heavyweight title in an eight round KO to The Brown Bomber Joe Louis. If you do, Joe, Ill never speak to you again, Braddock told Gould. I mean, wherever his kisser was, I had a punch there, a left hook, a right cross, it was one of them nights.". The bigger the pool? But that doesnt make Braddock a great fighter. How much is Braddock paid for his first fight Cinderella Man? He is the best of the best. Early in his career, he named himself after James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries fighters. James III runs this website with his cousin John Van Vugt. document.write('