Poor Era Played Role in Braddock Success

[ProBox1]

With the advent of the movie Cinderella Man, movie fans are getting a history lesson about the world of boxing that existed in the 1930s. Back then, major boxing events like Braddock-Baer were often held in baseball stadiums and attended by crowds that could number 100,000 onlookers. Many years ago, the heavyweight champion was one of the most recognized individuals in the world, everyone knew "the champ". Today, boxing fans would have plenty of trouble figuring out who is the champion and would have even more trouble trying to pick them out in a lineup.
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[sgtheny]

yea braddock has one of the best comeback stories in sports history, not just in one fight, but in his life. he was just simply too old when he fought joe louis who was in his prime.

[phallus]

yea braddock has one of the best comeback stories in sports history, not just in one fight, but in his life. he was just simply too old when he fought joe louis who was in his prime.

no, a young braddock was never as good as joe louis, the greatest boxer - puncher of all tahms. braddock shouldn't have beaten max baer, baer was the more talented, bigger, stronger fighter, but he let braddock win by spending his time ****ing hollywood sluts instead of training. it makes braddock's win all the sweeter, though, cause he beat the better man. i love how braddock was hungry for the win, baer was overconfident - he'd just had an easy time taking the title from carnera.