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Charley Retzlaff vs James J. Braddock — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Charley Retzlaff

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James J. Braddock

Charley Retzlaff (3-2 across 5 tracked bouts) and James J. Braddock (52-26-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Retzlaff

Tracked record

3–2

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Braddock

52

Wins27 KO · 52%

26

Losses

7

Draws88 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Retzlaff leads 1–0

Charley Retzlaff and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Retzlaff leads 1–0.

Charley Retzlaff and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Retzlaff leads 1–0.
Met1932May 13Series
Charley RetzlaffFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James J. BraddockFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Retzlaff 0 · Braddock 5 of 5 measurable rows
RetzlaffBraddock
Record†
3-252-26-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%
60%
65.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
1
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—51.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
33%
52% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 7.5
1
7.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
5
88

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Charley Retzlaff: No height on file
James J. Braddock: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Charley Retzlaff: No reach on file
James J. Braddock: 75″
Agenot comparable
Charley Retzlaff: Died aged 65
James J. Braddock: Died aged 69

Charley Retzlaff left, James J. Braddock right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Charley Retzlaff3 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Charley Retzlaff: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%), 1 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (33%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%1 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 33%

James J. Braddock52 wins · from 88 tracked bouts

James J. Braddock: 52 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (52%), 20 on the cards (38%) and 5 by another method or unrecorded (10%). Counted from 88 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 52%20 on the cards 38%5 by another method or unrecorded 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Charley Retzlaff 5, James J. Braddock 88 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Retzlaff

Opponent

Braddock

  • Charley Retzlaff

    Loss, KO 1

    1936

    LouisEven

    James J. Braddock

    Loss, KO 8

    1937

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Charley Retzlaff has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Retzlaff last boxed on Jan 17, 1936.WWWLL

Heeney Mar 1931Braddock May 1932Heeney Mar 1933Levinsky May 1933Louis Jan 19361 tracked bouts per year

James J. Braddock has won once since losing by stoppage to Joe Louis. Braddock last boxed on Jan 21, 1938.WWWLW

Lewis Nov 1934Lasky Mar 1935Baer Jun 1935Louis Jun 1937Farr Jan 19387.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Charley Retzlaff and James J. Braddock ever fought each other?
Yes. Charley Retzlaff and James J. Braddock met once on May 13, 1932, and Charley Retzlaff won by SD.
The meeting

WMay 13, 1932 · Retzlaff · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Retzlaff or Braddock?
Charley Retzlaff is 3-2 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Braddock is 52-26-7. James J. Braddock has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Retzlaff3–260%

Braddock52–26–765.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Retzlaff or Braddock?
Charley Retzlaff has 1 knockout win and James J. Braddock has 27. James J. Braddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Retzlaff1

Braddock2751.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Retzlaff and Braddock have any common opponents?
Charley Retzlaff and James J. Braddock share 1 common opponent: Joe Louis. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

Joe LouisLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Retzlaff and Braddock?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Charley Retzlaff and 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Retzlaff5bouts

Braddock88bouts

How They Win ↓

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