2008 Sport Kings Gum James Braddock, "The Cinderella Man." He had a granite chin and a brutal right hand, his win over Max Baer in June of 1935 for the world heavyweight title is one of the biggest upsets in sports history, hence the nickname. This is my favorite James Braddock card, beautiful artwork.
Famous ESPN boxing writer Dan Rafael actually owns a PSA 9 of the 1936 Mitchell & Son James Braddock , he's a big collector of boxing cards and memorabilia.
This is also one of my favorite James Braddock cards, 2009 Topps Heritage Heroes of Sport, I've been looking for the Platinum variation numbered to /25 copies for a while now with no luck. This is the base version, it also has a Gold variation numbered to /199.
I guess I'll go with "Panama" Al Brown next, one of the greatest bantamweights in the history of this sport. At 5"11' he was one of the tallest bantams ever, tall, lanky, long reach, a 76-inch reach, and the guy could crack. He was a legitimate nightmare to fight. This is his 1937 Globo Chewing Gum card.
The rarest boxing card set on this planet, every card in this set has only one known copy in existence, that's how rare this set is. The 1938 American Sweets Knockout Bubble Gum, this is the Panama Al Brown card from that set.
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2008 Sport Kings Gum James Braddock, "The Cinderella Man." He had a granite chin and a brutal right hand, his win over Max Baer in June of 1935 for the world heavyweight title is one of the biggest upsets in sports history, hence the nickname. This is my favorite James Braddock card, beautiful artwork.
This is a legendary card, the 1936 Mitchell & Son, very expensive in high grade.
Famous ESPN boxing writer Dan Rafael actually owns a PSA 9 of the 1936 Mitchell & Son James Braddock , he's a big collector of boxing cards and memorabilia.
1937 Globo Chewing Gum James Braddock.
1937 Ogden's James Braddock.
It's fascinating, Dan Rafael also owns the only PSA 10 of the 1937 Ogden's James Braddock. The guy has one hell of a collection.
This is considered James Braddock's official rookie card, the 1935 J.A. Pattreiouex.
This is also one of my favorite James Braddock cards, 2009 Topps Heritage Heroes of Sport, I've been looking for the Platinum variation numbered to /25 copies for a while now with no luck. This is the base version, it also has a Gold variation numbered to /199.
This is the Gold variation of the 2009 Topps Heritage James Braddock card.
I guess I'll go with "Panama" Al Brown next, one of the greatest bantamweights in the history of this sport. At 5"11' he was one of the tallest bantams ever, tall, lanky, long reach, a 76-inch reach, and the guy could crack. He was a legitimate nightmare to fight. This is his 1937 Globo Chewing Gum card.
The rarest boxing card set on this planet, every card in this set has only one known copy in existence, that's how rare this set is. The 1938 American Sweets Knockout Bubble Gum, this is the Panama Al Brown card from that set.