Talk:James J. Braddock

message: A very, very, wonderful movie about James Braddock has been put out, starring Russell Crowe as Braddock. The movie is called Cinderella Man. posted by XLikeAGazelleX
A worthwhile, gritty movie, which by some accounts portrays a rather sentimental, one sided account of Braddock. Nevertheless the hardships endured by all in the Great Depression is emotive and you can see reasons for the hero status he developed. posted by Ivor S. Williamson (213.42.2.29 03:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There's no mention of the book on Wikipedia. As I understand it, there was a book written after the movie, where the author researched a bunch of cool details that really painted a poignant picture of the Great Depression. I read the book first, and was very disappointed with the movie. Can anybody help out? 
--Torchpratt 10:13, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: No mention of the book?

message: Cinderella_Man#Depiction_of_Max_Baer claims that Max gave future purses to Campbell's family, whom he killed in the ring. This article states "Baer refused to fight afterward". Could someone please not explain/ or not fix this junk ? --Yeago 05:49, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree -- the comments about Baer are important but belong on the Max Baer page. Brutannica 02:22, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradiction 

message: Removed: "Another example is that the movie does not reveal that Braddock's "upset" of Baer was a foregone conclusion since Baer was fighting with a broken right hand and could not have hit hard even if he had wanted to."
Braddock had the broken hand, not Baer. Aplomado 01:31, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Either way, many fighters have won fights with a broken hand - just ask Joe Calzaghe - so the forgone conclusion bit is rubbish to begin with. --LiamE 01:12, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

text: This article isn't about Max Baer; duh. Therefore your crap about him doesn't belong here; duh. And my comment about citations was a result of looking at your FAQ page and finding zero citations there; duh. -- Jibal (talk) 06:12, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

text: "Another article dated June 06, 1935..." Is not exactly a citation. I have no hope of finding this article to verify your claim. Jaydub99 (talk) 15:44, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction 

message: Correct one is 1905. Some sources list a wrong date: 1906. See: http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/faq/
I was just watching the Viasat History Channel and they said it was 1906. Norum (talk) 01:05, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  birthdate 

message: Why was he called James J. Braddock when, as this article states, his middle name was Walter? Can we make this consistent throughout the article? Zhinz 02:41, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe it says in the introduction, he did it to follow suit with other previous Boxers --Banime (talk) 01:27, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle Name 

message: this article says Braddock was 10-1 underdog, while the one on Baer says 8-1.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.146.152.124 (talk) 01:27, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baer fight 

message: This movie mentioned what he did after boxing, and I understand that he served as an officer in WWII.  I hope to find some sources and fill in the gap between the end of his career in 1936 and his death in 1974.  --rogerd (talk) 21:08, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  later life 

message: Why is there no mention to Braddocks military service during WWII?  Rank(s), Dates of service?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.182.160.144 (talk) 07:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Because you haven't added it yet. Nightscream (talk) 16:20, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Military Sevice 

message: Does anyone see a problem with using the Cinderella Man movie as an academic citation?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.67.134.45 (talk) 00:00, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation 3 

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message: In the section on championship, it is stated that he only suffered one KO.  In the tables, it twice states that he suffered two KOs.Kdammers (talk) 02:44, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another contradiction? 

message: The two record charts both show over 1200 fights (one with all victories by KO and no losses!), then the breakdown shows only 88 fights, which I'm guessing is the actual number. Can someone go and correct the chart who has access to that boxing record website? Deliusfan (talk) 04:40, 21 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Record seems to have been tampered with?