James Braddock vs Max Baer - Highlights (CINDERELLA MAN)

#cinderellamanboxing #classicboxng #oldschoolboxing SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel 👇 @jeffjacksonboxing ** NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED ** June 13th, 1935. “The Cinderella Man” James J. Braddock takes on “The Livermore Larupper” Max Baer for the World Heavyweight Championship, as Baer makes his first title defense since he won the championship from Primo Carnera in astounding fashion, scoring 11 knockdowns throughout the 11 round fight in 1934. At that time, Carnera was the biggest man to have ever held a world heavyweight title. Braddock was a 10-1 underdog going into the fight. Prior to this bout, Braddock has had tremendous hardships in his life in and out of the ring. Braddock turned professional at 21 years of age as a Light Heavyweight, and had a good run for the first three years, with victories over Jimmy Slattery, Pete Latzo, Joe Sekyra, and notably a huge knockout victory over Tuffy Griffiths. However, Braddock suffered a se