You do realize he didnt fight for two years before facing Louis because he was ducking his number one contender. He also got a gift decision against Farr. He was an abysmal boxer. One of the worst to ever hold a title. He was merely in the right place at the right time: https://www.youtube.com/watc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z3qUp_Ujzc Everyone only really knows him for beating Max Baer and being the main character in "Cinderella Man", but the dude's an incredible boxer. For instance, did you know when he fought a prime Joe Louis he hadn't fought (or presumably trained) for 2 ...

It seems like he's starting to become a... relatively decent boxer. He seems to have MUCH better form then the Joe Weller fight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMPasyDKcNo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXsH0gm78cc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ4XMt58sy4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC2I-II...

Lewis was obviously a better boxer, than Foreman. He had more sound skillset, he was far better from the technical side. Furthermore, Lennox had size advantage. Foreman had power and excellent pressuring abilities. However, he didn't look so invincible against slick boxers. Peralta gave him tough f...

Duran1970 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2018, 17:55 I don't think berbick put Ali down

Big mistake on my part, I was thinking of Chuck Wepner.

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Who would win this fight? I personally think Foreman would wipe the floor with him, I actually think he'd demolish him, Foreman wouldn't give him any ground and would keep bullrushing him, giving him no time to fight back, he can't hit as hard as Foreman can and his chin isn't nearly as strong. Lewi...

The one who knocked Louis down vs the one who knocked Ali down, who wins? Come to think of it, I'm not sure Braddock ever had a TRUE Prime. In an ideal world, we could have seen what Braddock was like without hand injuries. Either way, I did make a few bunch of matches involving Braddock, this one w...

A good fight for essentially one round. Joe Louis after the knockdown systematically broke Braddock down from that point on. Braddock was never in the fight from that point on. Don't let the knockdown be bigger than it was. Louis was also dropped by Tony Galento, Buddy Baer, etc. Braddock was a tou...

The thing with Joe Louis is that he was an incredibly fast learner. If he looked like crap the first time around, he was death in the return. The fact that he pretty much picked off Braddock from the 2nd round onward is a testament to Braddock's toughness, but also to the limitations of Braddock ag...

Problem with Braddock is his sheer inconsistency; he's certainly better than his record suggests but what can we do? If we project too much then we're absolutely at fault for making him out to be something that he simply wasn't. His career can be broken up into three periods: The Light Heavyweight,...

The Cinderella Man vs The Manassa Mauler.

Who wins?

I think this could really go either way, while giving the SLIGHTEST edge to Braddock.

They are in their primes for this fight.

I gotta be honest... I think Foreman would absolutely demolish him, he hits harder then anyone, and had decent speed in his younger days.

Anthony Joshua is one of the best boxers ever, but Foreman would knock his lights out.

You know what Kalan, I agree; I didn't mean conditioning; the word 'train' can have several meanings. I was trying to express his lack of mental preparation/discipline/focus. Had he just spent more time learning to throw his punches correctly and developing a defense. i.e. learned how to box, as on...

I think Marciano's superior power would've been a big problem for Braddock.

Literally every big win in Baer's career was after the Frankie Campbell fight. Baer was by no means a slick fighter. However, when he was at his best. he was an aggressive, hard punching fighter who was not easy to outbox. Baer was actually a smarter fighter than given credit for. Braddock would ha...

Baer was fighting one armed against Louis btw, in case you didn't know. Besides Baer annihilated Schmeling that Braddock completely avoided, and he was a far better boxer than Braddock. Braddock was a much better boxer then both Baer & Schmeling, he was able to knock Louis down and had him on t...

Prime Braddock vs Prime Marciano.

Who would win this epic bout?

Idk if its specific with his injuries.

http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jim_Braddock

I believe Marciano was quite possibly a harder puncher then Foreman, old, or in his prime.

Is there anyone who would destroy him? Or would he give ANYONE a good fight?

I still stand by my remarks. Again look up Maxie's Gal and her old posts. He didn't give a crap either way about winning, so he threw it. There's no way he threw the fight, and are you forgetting that Braddock came into the fight with an injured hand? It was his ribs actually. Baer was the one with...

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HomicideHenry wrote: ↑24 Feb 2018, 12:40 I still stand by my remarks. Again look up Maxie's Gal and her old posts. He didn't give a crap either way about winning, so he threw it.

There's no way he threw the fight, and are you forgetting that Braddock came into the fight with an injured hand?

So, it's been claimed that James Braddock had bad ring rust leading up to the fight against Joe Louis, 2 years off. If he had kept up, fought more contenders, and tried to keep himself in the game and ready for the fight, assuming he had no injuries, how much longer would he have lasted? Would he ha...

I disagree whole-heartedly, Braddock later on did very well against a young Joe Louis. I don't believe the fight would have lasted as long as it did if Baer was holding back after not having trained for the fight, as Braddock was a great fighter in his own right and had beaten the #1 contender at th...