James J. Braddock

American boxer (1905-1974)
Person Human Q317017
James J. Braddock
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 7, 1905
Date of death
November 29, 1974
Place of birth
Hell's Kitchen
Place of death
North Bergen
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
boxer
Field of work
boxing[8]
Award received
International Boxing Hall of Fame (2001), WBA World Heavyweight Champion (1935–1937), The Ring World Heavyweight Champion (1935–1937), Barney Nagler Award (1954)[9][10][11][12]
Official website
jamesjbraddock.com[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Birth name
James Walter Braddoc[24]
Country for sport
United States[25]
Different from
James J. Braddock[27]
Family name
Braddock[16]
Given name
James[17]
Height
189 cm[29]
Name in native language
James J. Braddock[26]
Number of draws/ties
4[22]
Number of losses
23[21]
Number of matches played/races/starts
86[19]
Number of wins
46[20]
Participated in conflict
World War II[14]
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Place of burial
New Jersey[6]
Sports discipline competed in
heavyweight, light heavyweight[30][31]
Start of work period
April 13, 1926[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Walter Braddock en James J. Braddock ar جيمس جي برادوك cs Jim Braddock cs Cinderella Man de James Walter Braddock de Jim J. Braddock de James J. Braddock de James Braddock es James J Braddock es Ceniciento es James Braddock es James Walter Braddock es Jimmy Braddock fa جیم جی برادوک fi James Braddock fr Jim Braddock he ג'יימס בראדוק he ג'יימס ג'יי בראדוק hi जेम्स जे ब्राडॉक
🔖 Identifiers · 36
VIAF cluster ID
55261494
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2005000679
GND ID
130679801
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
268731
American National Biography ID
1900888
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BraddockJamesJ(JamesJoseph)1905-1974
BoxRec boxer ID
12072
CONOR.SI ID
95319139
DDB person (GND) ID
130679801
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
130679801
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/James-J-Braddock
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
james-braddock
FAST ID
1727468
Find a Grave memorial ID
1805
Freebase ID
/m/034q4d
Geni profile ID
6000000049266455821
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
James_J._Braddock
IdRef ID
203055578
International Boxing Hall of Fame boxer ID
oldtimer/braddock
JRC Names ID
164908
Munzinger Sport number
01000051168
NL CR AUT ID
xx0079650
NNDB people ID
842/000173323
NUKAT ID
n2005106442
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810560655005606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp165584
Obálky knih ID
xx0079650
Rodovid ID
605824
Topic's main category
Category:James J. Braddock
Trading Card Database name ID
39230
WikiTree person ID
Braddock-270
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrJgmQhy8FVHF8PTw3cP

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Sports discipline competed in 2
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
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Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

James J. Braddock was born on June 7, 1905[1], in Hell's Kitchen[2]. He died on November 29, 1974[3], in North Bergen[4]. He worked as a boxer[5].

FAQs

Where was James J. Braddock born?

James J. Braddock's place of birth was Hell's Kitchen[2].

Where did James J. Braddock die?

James J. Braddock died in North Bergen[4].

What did James J. Braddock do for work?

James J. Braddock worked as a boxer[5].

What awards did James J. Braddock receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[9], WBA World Heavyweight Champion[10], The Ring World Heavyweight Champion[11], and Barney Nagler Award[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . list of WBA world champions. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . list of The Ring world champions. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . bwaa.org. Retrieved . bwaa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of draws/ties → 4
    Family name → Braddock
    Occupation → boxer
    Given name → James
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