Heavyweight · United States
James J. Braddock 54-26-7, 3 NC 27 KO · 1926–1938
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James J. Braddock was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Jun 7, 1905. Record 54-26-7, 3 NC with 27 knockouts over 1926–1938. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1935–1937). James J. Braddock last fought Tommy Farr on Jan 21, 1938 and won by SD over 10 rounds.
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Born Jun 7, 1905
Died Nov 29, 1974
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 189 cm
Reach 190.5 cm
Nickname Bulldog of Bergen · Jersey Jim · Pride of the Irish
Debut Apr 13, 1926
Career 1926–1938
Rounds boxed 536
KO share 50%
Born in New York City, U.S.
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1935–1937
Confirmed bouts 10 of 90
Career record Record
54-26-7, 3 NC, 27 KOs · 1926–1938
Last result W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 90 bouts, 1926–1938, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 46-23-4
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 88, Wikipedia (ru) · 86
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 53-26-7 · Farr —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 8/15 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Braddock 53-25-7 · Louis 31-1-0
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, 🇺🇸
Braddock 52-25-7 · Baer 40-7-0
W
UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 51-25-7 · Lasky —
W
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 50-25-7 · Lewis 37-3-4
W
TKO 3/5 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, 🇺🇸
Braddock 49-25-7 · Griffin —
NC
Abe Feldman
NC 6/10 · Memorial Field Stadium, Mount Vernon, 🇺🇸
Braddock 49-25-7 · Feldman —
W
Chester Matan
PTS 10/10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 48-25-7 · Matan —
W
Les Kennedy
PTS 10/10 · Oakland Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 47-25-7 · Kennedy —
L
Al Stillman
UD 10/10 · St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Braddock 47-24-7 · Stillman —
L
Martin Levandowski
MD 10/10 · St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Braddock 47-23-7 · Levandowski —
W
Al Stillman
TKO 10/10 · St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Braddock 46-23-7 · Stillman —
L
DQ 4/8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Braddock 46-22-7 · Ettore —
L
Hans Birkie
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 46-21-7 · Birkie —
W
Martin Levandowski
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Braddock 45-21-7 · Levandowski —
L
Lou Scozza
TKO 6/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Braddock 45-20-7 · Scozza —
L
Tom Patrick
PTS 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Braddock 45-19-7 · Patrick —
W
Dynamite Jackson
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Braddock 44-19-7 · Jackson —
L
PTS 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Braddock 44-18-7 · Lewis 22-2-1
L
Tony Shucco
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, 🇺🇸
Braddock 44-17-7 · Shucco —
Show all 90 bouts W
Vicente Parrile
PTS 5/5 · Madison Square Garden Bowl, Queens, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-17-7 · Parrile —
L
SD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-16-7 · Retzlaff —
L
Baxter Calmes
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-15-7 · Calmes —
L
Al Gainer
PTS 10/10 · New Haven Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-14-7 · Gainer —
NC
NC 2/10 · Auditorium, Minneapolis, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-14-7 · Rosenbloom 127-25-13
L
Joe Sekyra
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-13-7 · Sekyra —
D
Andy Mitchell
PTS 10/10 · Navin Field, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Braddock 43-13-6 · Mitchell —
W
Jack Kelly
PTS 10/10 · New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Braddock 42-13-6 · Kelly —
W
Jack Roper
KO 1/6 · Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸
Braddock 41-13-6 · Roper —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 41-12-6 · Schaaf 31-10-2
W
Phil Mercurio
KO 2/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Braddock 40-12-6 · Mercurio —
L
Babe Hunt
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Braddock 40-11-6 · Hunt —
W
Joe Monte
PTS 10/10 · Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Braddock 39-11-6 · Monte —
L
Harold Mays
PTS 10/10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 39-10-6 · Mays —
L
Billy Jones
UD 10/10 · Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Braddock 39-9-6 · Jones —
L
SD 10/10 · Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Braddock 39-8-6 · Lomski —
W
Jake Warren
KO 2/6 · Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Braddock 38-8-6 · Warren —
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 38-7-6 · Rosenbloom 97-21-10
L
Yale Okun
PTS 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Braddock 38-6-6 · Okun —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 38-5-6 · Loughran 91-15-7
W
Eddie Benson
KO 1/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Braddock 37-5-6 · Benson —
W
TKO 9/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 36-5-6 · Slattery 101-6-0
W
George Gemas
KO 1/10 · Laurel Garden, Newark, 🇺🇸
Braddock 35-5-6 · Gemas —
L
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 35-4-6 · Lomski —
W
TKO 2/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 34-4-6 · Griffiths —
W
PTS 10/10 · Newark Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Braddock 33-4-6 · Latzo 93-24-4
L
Joe Sekyra
PTS 10/10 · Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Braddock 33-3-6 · Sekyra —
D
Nando Tassi
PTS 10/10 · Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Braddock 33-3-5 · Tassi —
D
Billy Vidabeck
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 33-3-4 · Vidabeck —
L
Joe Monte
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 33-2-4 · Monte —
W
Jimmy Francis
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 32-2-4 · Francis —
W
Jack Darnell
KO 4/10 · Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 31-2-4 · Darnell —
W
Paul Swiderski
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 30-2-4 · Swiderski —
D
Joe Monte
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 30-2-3 · Monte —
L
Herman Heller
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 30-1-3 · Heller —
W
Vic McLaughlin
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 29-1-3 · McLaughlin —
W
George LaRocco
UD 6/6 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Braddock 28-1-3 · LaRocco —
W
Jimmy Francis
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 27-1-3 · Francis —
W
Jimmy Francis
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 26-1-3 · Francis —
L
10 · Arcola Park, Paramus, 🇺🇸
Braddock 26-0-3 · Cavalier —
D
George LaRocco
PTS 10/10 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Braddock 26-0-2 · LaRocco —
W
Jack Stone
10 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 25-0-2 · Stone —
W
Stanley Simmons
TKO 1/6 · Oakland Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 24-0-2 · Simmons —
W
Frankie Lennon
TKO 3/6 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Braddock 23-0-2 · Lennon —
W
Jack O'Day
KO 3/10 · Union City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Braddock 22-0-2 · O'Day —
W
Tom McKiernan
KO 2/10 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Braddock 21-0-2 · McKiernan —
W
Nick Fadil
PTS 6/6 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 20-0-2 · Fadil —
W
Lou Barba
PTS 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 19-0-2 · Barba —
W
Jack Nelson
UD 6/6 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Braddock 18-0-2 · Nelson —
W
Johnny Alberts
KO 4/6 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Braddock 17-0-2 · Alberts —
W
George LaRocco
KO 1/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 16-0-2 · LaRocco —
W
Tom McKiernan
TKO 3/8 · Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 15-0-2 · McKiernan —
D
Doc Conrad
4 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 15-0-1 · Conrad —
W
Joe Hudson
PTS 6/6 · Manhattan A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 14-0-1 · Hudson —
W
Al Settle
PTS 6/6 · Walker A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 13-0-1 · Settle —
NC
Willie Daly
NC 1/6 · Floral Park Arena, North Bergen, 🇺🇸
Braddock 13-0-1 · Daly —
W
Lou Barba
PTS 6/6 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 12-0-1 · Barba —
W
Jack O'Day
KO 1/8 · Stanley Theater, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 11-0-1 · O'Day —
W
Carmine Caggiano
KO 1/6 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 10-0-1 · Caggiano —
W
Ray Kennedy
KO 1/6 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Braddock 9-0-1 · Kennedy —
W
Mike Rock
KO 1/6 · Oakland Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 8-0-1 · Rock —
W
Gene Travers
KO 1/6 · Oakland Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 7-0-1 · Travers —
W
Walter Westman
TKO 3/6 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 6-0-1 · Westman —
W
Jim Pearson
TKO 2/4 · Oakland Arena, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 5-0-1 · Pearson —
W
Lee Dobson
KO 1/4 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Braddock 4-0-1 · Dobson —
W
Willie Daly
Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Braddock 3-0-1 · Daly —
W
Phil Weisburger
Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Braddock 1-0-1 · Weisburger —
W
Phil Weisberger
TKO 1 · Jersey City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Braddock 1-0-1 · Weisberger —
W
George Deschner
KO 2/6 · Knights of Columbus, Ridgefield Park, 🇺🇸
Braddock 0-0-1 · Deschner —
D
Al Settle
4 · Amsterdam Hall, Union City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Braddock 0-0-0 · Settle —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is James J. Braddock's record? James J. Braddock's professional record is 54-26-7, 3 NC with 27 knockouts.
Who did James J. Braddock fight last? James J. Braddock last fought Tommy Farr on Jan 21, 1938 and won by SD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has James J. Braddock held? James J. Braddock has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1935–1937). Sources Boxerbook ID 10512 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10512 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
