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";s:4:"text";s:7371:"Most of what is written about the fighter details his struggles in and out of the ring during the Great Depression. Dans la soirée du 13 juin 1935, au Madison Square Garden à Manhathan (New York), Braddock, avec une cote de 10 contre 1, remporte le championnat des poids lourds contre Max Baer. Il sait que s'il veut gagner, il doit rester loin de la droite de Baer, et c'est ce qu'il fait. Muhammad Ali. Commenting on The Irish Times has changed. Photograph: FPG/Getty Images. He entered this world weighing a robust 17 pounds, perhaps a sign of his destiny. James Walter Braddock (December 6, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American[2][3] boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937.[4]. There was no talk about the heavyweight championship fight because they figured Lasky'd lick me. Avant le combat contre Louis, le manager de Jim, Joe Gould, signe un contrat qui donne 10 % des futurs gains de Louis à Braddock pendant dix ans. Braddock died Nov. 29, 1974, at his home in North Bergen, N.J. Not a man who seemed at ease without an occupation, he enlisted in 1942, along with his manager Joe Gould. Contrary to his persona as a purely "Irish" fighter, Braddock's parents Joseph and Elizabeth (O'Tool) were actually from England. Braddock was born on June 7, 1905. Yet, no matter what Braddock accomplished in the ring, it would be the things he did outside of the ring that would define him. Your screen name should follow the standards set out in our. Gemini Boxer #5. The punch cracked around the auditorium. Braddock married Mae Fox in 1930 and the couple had three children, James (Jay) Jr., Howard and Rosemarie. Le 3 septembre 1929, moins de 2 mois après le combat contre Loughran, les marchés financiers s'effondrent et les États-Unis sont plongés dans la grande dépression (Krach de 1929). Il connaît alors une période difficile pour gagner des combats et nourrir sa famille. Jimmy Braddock was on his way. [22] Crowe's performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. Braddock was greatly depressed by the loss and badly fractured his right hand in several places in the process. Son Howard Braddock passed in 2006 followed by his wife Elsie in 2018. It was a disappointment that might have finished a lesser man. Report an Issue  |  [1][12], 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. It hurt everyone. Une fois encore, beaucoup de gens prédisent une large défaite de Braddock. } That's the wonder to me of films, how it can so readily stir emotions. rand = Math.floor(Math.random()*3+1); At the bottom of the barrel, Jim swallowed his pride, hung up his boxing gloves and filed for government relief to help support his family. He would serve in Saipan, training soldiers in hand to hand combat. Their birthplace has long been obscured by the fighter's miraculous achievement. Managé par Joe Gould, il a été champion du monde dans la catégorie poids lourds de 1935 à 1937. To comment you must now be an Irish Times subscriber. Braddock died Nov. 29, 1974, at his home in North Bergen, N.J. Get your Wild Geese merch here ... shirts, hats, sweatshirts, mugs, and more at The Wild Geese Shop. He made a comeback, and in 1935 he fought Max Baer for the heavyweight title and won. James J. Braddock was one of seven children of Elizabeth O’Tool and Joseph Braddock, and from an early age, he developed an interest towards boxing. In 1928, in his title-shot fight, he lost to Tommy Loughran. And that's what I boxed in that night.". googletag.defineSlot('/111100742/home_leaderboard', [728, 90], 'leaderboard').addService(googletag.pubads()); Butchers, bankers and boxers. So he took some newspaper and stuffed it into the tip of the shoes so they would fit. They were too big. Braddock's essential decency while overcoming crushing poverty underpins the movie, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and this year's Oscar-nominated Paul Giamatti. Avec courage et détermination, Braddock gagne après 15 rounds à la décision des juges, et devient le nouveau champion du monde poids lourds. Loughran who had studied Braddock's boxing style knew about Jim's powerful right hand and spent the match ducking and dodging Jim's punches. document.write('