Edited sentence: Braddock's life.Everyone countered his points of view about Braddock, saying he was too old to win anything, but Gould persisted to convince them that he'd succeed.He dressed well and flirted with the higher part of society, dining in well-known restaurants, smoking, dressing well, and of course, participating in his favorite pasttime, golf.He negotiated and reasoned with managers, scoring Braddock fight after fight and soon, the two were rising back to the top.He talked proudly of his fighter, to everyone he knew.He was a very important figure in James J.Joe Gould was a classy man, who always tried hard to support his fighter, Braddock