On June 13, 1935, Max Baer (40-7, 30 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, James J. Braddock (50-25-7, 27 KOs).
Max Baer is coming in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Primo Carnera, 11 months and 30 days ago. James J. Braddock is on a 5-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Art Lasky, 2 months and 22 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Max Baer at 99-1 winning odds. James J. Braddock really doesn't have much to present against Baer.
James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer via unanimous decision and wins the The Ring title — in his first world-title fight. Braddock improves his record to 51-25-7, while Baer adds a loss to his record at 40-8.