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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.

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

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Charley Retzlaff

Tracked record

3–2

5 tracked bouts

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

James J. Braddock

52–26–7

88 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

Charley Retzlaff leads 1–0

The Numbers

3-2
Record
52-26-7 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

60%
Win %
65.3% (edge)
1
Wins by knockout
27 (edge)
KO rate
51.92%
33%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
52% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
1
Bouts per year
7.5 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

5
Bouts tracked
88

Tale of the Tape

Height
6′2″ (188 cm)
Reach
75″ (190 cm)
121
Age
121
Division
Middleweight
United States
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Charley Retzlaff · 3 wins

KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
1

James J. Braddock · 52 wins

KO/TKO
27
Decision
20
Other
5

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (5 and 88 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Charley Retzlaff

    LKO R1 · Jan 1936

    Joe Louis

    James J. Braddock

    LKO R8 · Jun 1937

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Charley Retzlaff

LLWWW

L2 streak · last fought Jan 17, 1936

James J. Braddock

WLWWW

W1 streak · last fought Jan 21, 1938

Common Questions

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.
Who has the better record, Charley Retzlaff or James J. 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.
Who has more knockouts, Charley Retzlaff or James J. Braddock?
Charley Retzlaff has 1 knockout win and James J. Braddock has 27. James J. Braddock has more.
Do Charley Retzlaff and James J. 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.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Charley Retzlaff and James J. 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.

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