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Herman Heller vs James J. Braddock — record, stats and common opponents compared

Herman Heller

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James J. Braddock

Herman Heller (1-0 across 1 tracked bout) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Heller

Tracked record

1–0

counted from 1 bout 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

Heller leads 1–0

Herman Heller and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Heller leads 1–0.

Herman Heller and James J. Braddock have met 1 time; Heller leads 1–0.
Met1927Aug 31Series
Herman HellerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James J. BraddockFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Heller 3 · Braddock 2 of 5 measurable rows
HellerBraddock
Record†
1-0 (edge)52-26-7
Win %0–100%
100% (edge)
65.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
0
27 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—51.92%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
52% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—7.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 88
1
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
Herman Heller: No height on file
James J. Braddock: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Herman Heller: No reach on file
James J. Braddock: 75″
Agenot held
Herman Heller: No date of birth
James J. Braddock: Died aged 69

Herman Heller 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
Herman Heller1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Herman Heller: 1 tracked win — 1 by another method or unrecorded (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

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 — Herman Heller 1, James J. Braddock 88 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Herman Heller last boxed on Aug 31, 1927 — 36,218 days ago. Heller had won once, the most recent against James J. Braddock.W

Braddock Aug 1927

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 Herman Heller and James J. Braddock ever fought each other?
Yes. Herman Heller and James J. Braddock met once on August 31, 1927, and Herman Heller won by NWS.
The meeting

WAug 31, 1927 · Heller · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Heller or Braddock?
Herman Heller is 1-0 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and James J. Braddock is 52-26-7. Herman Heller has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Heller1–0100%

Braddock52–26–765.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Heller or Braddock?
Herman Heller has 0 knockout wins and James J. Braddock has 27. James J. Braddock has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Heller0

Braddock2751.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Heller and Braddock have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Herman Heller and James J. Braddock have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Heller and Braddock?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Herman Heller and 88 bouts tracked for James J. Braddock. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Heller1bout

Braddock88bouts

How They Win ↓

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