BOXER

James J. Braddock

1905 - 1974

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James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries), Braddock was known for his spoiling, counterpunching style, powerful right hand, and his iron chin. He had lost several bouts due to chronic hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James J. Braddock has received more than 4,765,376 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). James J. Braddock is the 27th most popular boxer (down from 15th in 2019), the 2,142nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,684th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Boxer.

James J. Braddock is most famous for being the heavyweight boxing champion of the world in 1935.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, James J. Braddock ranks 27 out of 496. Before him are Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson, Vitali Klitschko, Ken Norton, Mate Parlov, and Nino Benvenuti. After him are Lennox Lewis, Jack Johnson, Sugar Ray Leonard, John L. Sullivan, Archie Moore, and Trevor Berbick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, James J. Braddock ranks 82. Before him are Chen Yun, Attila József, Paul Nizan, Joseph Kosma, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, and Yen Chia-kan. After him are Karl Rappan, Edgar Snow, Eugen Fink, Banine, Pierre Levegh, and Ludwig Fischer. Among people deceased in 1974, James J. Braddock ranks 57. Before him are André Jolivet, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Everaldo, Anatole Litvak, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, and Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg. After him are Jean Absil, Vasily Shukshin, Otto Braun, Lajos Zilahy, Junio Valerio Borghese, and Eurico Gaspar Dutra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James J. Braddock ranks 2,142 out of 20,380. Before him are Vera Farmiga (1973), Roger Ailes (1940), Robert Hansen (1939), Bernard Malamud (1914), Lance Reddick (1962), and Thomas Eakins (1844). After him are Henry J. Heinz (1844), Alexander Shulgin (1925), John O'Keefe (1939), Jackie Jackson (1951), Karen Uhlenbeck (1942), and Allen Newell (1927).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, James J. Braddock ranks 17. Before him are Evander Holyfield (1962), Jack Dempsey (1895), Larry Holmes (1949), Rubin Carter (1937), Floyd Patterson (1935), and Ken Norton (1943). After him are Jack Johnson (1878), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), John L. Sullivan (1858), Archie Moore (1916), Ezzard Charles (1921), and Max Baer (1909).

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