Post by Aerie on Jul 13, 2010 18:53:09 GMT -5
James Walter "The Cinderella Man" Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an Irish-American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1935 to 1937.
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), he was known for his powerful right hand, granite chin, and his amazing comeback from a floundering career, which saw him lose several bouts before struggling to support his family by working on the docks during the Great Depression, and earned him the nickname "The Cinderella Man" from Damon Runyon. Braddock was managed by Joe Gould.
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), he was known for his powerful right hand, granite chin, and his amazing comeback from a floundering career, which saw him lose several bouts before struggling to support his family by working on the docks during the Great Depression, and earned him the nickname "The Cinderella Man" from Damon Runyon. Braddock was managed by Joe Gould.
