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James J. Braddock vs Tuffy Griffiths

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Meetings on record

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James J. Braddock and Tuffy Griffiths met once (1928). James J. Braddock won in 1928 by ko.

SOURCE·James J. Braddock and Tuffy Griffiths — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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What both records stateAUG 2026
James J. BraddockTuffy Griffiths
75″ (190.5 cm)Reach—
74″ (188 cm)Height—
+1.33%Reach advantage—
52–26Record74–11
52%Finish rate55%
13Longest unbeaten run—
81Recorded bouts—
—StanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

James J. Braddock

19201930win v Joe Hudson, 1926, decisionwin v Al Settle, 1926, decisionresult not stated v Willie Daly, 1926win v Lou Barba, 1926, decisionwin v Jack O'Day, 1926, kowin v Carmine Caggiano, 1926, kowin v Ray Kennedy, 1926, kowin v Mike Rock, 1926, kowin v Gene Travers, 1926, kowin v Walter Westman, 1926, kowin v Jim Pearson, 1926win v Lee Dobson, 1926, kowin v Phil Weisberger, 1926win v George Deschner, 1926draw v Joe Monte, 1927, decisionloss v Herman Heller, 1927win v Vic McLaughlin, 1927win v George LaRocco, 1927, decisionwin v Jimmy Francis, 1927loss v Paul Cavalier, 1927win v Jack Stone, 1927win v Stanley Simmons, 1927, kowin v Frankie Lennon, 1927, kowin v Jack O'Day, 1927, kowin v Tom McKiernan, 1927, kowin v Nick Fadil, 1927, decisionwin v Lou Barba, 1927, decisionwin v Jack Nelson, 1927, decisionwin v Johnny Alberts, 1927, kowin v Tuffy Griffiths, 1928, kowin v Pete Latzo, 1928, decisionloss v Joe Sekyra, 1928, decisiondraw v Nando Tassi, 1928, decisiondraw v Billy Vidabeck, 1928, drawloss v Joe Monte, 1928, decisionwin v Jimmy Francis, 1928win v Jack Darnell, 1928, kowin v Paul Swiderski, 1928, decisionwin v Jake Warren, 1929, koloss v Maxie Rosenbloom, 1929, decisionloss v Yale Okun, 1929, decisionloss v Tommy Loughran, 1929, decisionwin v Eddie Benson, 1929, kowin v Jimmy Slattery, 1929, kowin v George Gemas, 1929, koloss v Leo Lomski, 1929, decisionwin v Phil Mercurio, 1930, koloss v Babe Hunt, 1930, decisionwin v Joe Monte, 1930, decisionloss v Harold Mays, 1930, decisionloss v Billy Jones, 1930, decisionloss v Leo Lomski, 1930, decisionloss v Al Gainer, 1931, decisionresult not stated v Maxie Rosenbloom, 1931loss v Joe Sekyra, 1931, decisiondraw v Andy Mitchell, 1931, decisionwin v Jack Kelly, 1931, decisionwin v Jack Roper, 1931, koloss v Ernie Schaaf, 1931, decisionloss v Lou Scozza, 1932, koloss v Tom Patrick, 1932, decisionwin v Dynamite Jackson, 1932, decisionloss v John Henry Lewis, 1932, decisionloss v Tony Shucco, 1932, decisionwin v Vicente Parrile, 1932, decisionloss v Charley Retzlaff, 1932, decisionloss v Baxter Calmes, 1932, decisionresult not stated v Abe Feldman, 1933win v Chester Matan, 1933, decisionwin v Les Kennedy, 1933, decisionloss v Al Stillman, 1933, decisionloss v Martin Levandowski, 1933, decisionloss v Al Ettore, 1933, dqloss v Hans Birkie, 1933, decisionwin v John Henry Lewis, 1934, decisionwin v Corn Griffin, 1934, kowin v Max Baer, 1935, decisionwin v Art Lasky, 1935, decisionloss v Joe Louis, 1937, kowin v Tommy Farr, 1938, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1926–1938 · EARLIEST 1 NOT SHOWN
1930 draw vs Doc Conrad (1926)win vs Joe Hudson (1926)win vs Al Settle (1926)? vs Willie Daly (1926)win vs Lou Barba (1926)win vs Jack O'Day (1926)win vs Carmine Caggiano (1926)win vs Ray Kennedy (1926)win vs Mike Rock (1926)win vs Gene Travers (1926)win vs Walter Westman (1926)win vs Jim Pearson (1926)win vs Lee Dobson (1926)win vs Phil Weisberger (1926)win vs George Deschner (1926)draw vs Joe Monte (1927)loss vs Herman Heller (1927)win vs Vic McLaughlin (1927)win vs George LaRocco (1927)win vs Jimmy Francis (1927)loss vs Paul Cavalier (1927)win vs Jack Stone (1927)win vs Stanley Simmons (1927)win vs Frankie Lennon (1927)win vs Jack O'Day (1927)win vs Tom McKiernan (1927)win vs Nick Fadil (1927)win vs Lou Barba (1927)win vs Jack Nelson (1927)win vs Johnny Alberts (1927)win vs Tuffy Griffiths (1928)win vs Pete Latzo (1928)loss vs Joe Sekyra (1928)draw vs Nando Tassi (1928)draw vs Billy Vidabeck (1928)loss vs Joe Monte (1928)win vs Jimmy Francis (1928)win vs Jack Darnell (1928)win vs Paul Swiderski (1928)win vs Jake Warren (1929)loss vs Maxie Rosenbloom (1929)loss vs Yale Okun (1929)loss vs Tommy Loughran (1929)win vs Eddie Benson (1929)win vs Jimmy Slattery (1929)win vs George Gemas (1929)loss vs Leo Lomski (1929)win vs Phil Mercurio (1930)loss vs Babe Hunt (1930)win vs Joe Monte (1930)loss vs Harold Mays (1930)loss vs Billy Jones (1930)loss vs Leo Lomski (1930)loss vs Al Gainer (1931)? vs Maxie Rosenbloom (1931)loss vs Joe Sekyra (1931)draw vs Andy Mitchell (1931)win vs Jack Kelly (1931)win vs Jack Roper (1931)loss vs Ernie Schaaf (1931)loss vs Lou Scozza (1932)loss vs Tom Patrick (1932)win vs Dynamite Jackson (1932)loss vs John Henry Lewis (1932)loss vs Tony Shucco (1932)win vs Vicente Parrile (1932)loss vs Charley Retzlaff (1932)loss vs Baxter Calmes (1932)? vs Abe Feldman (1933)win vs Chester Matan (1933)win vs Les Kennedy (1933)loss vs Al Stillman (1933)loss vs Martin Levandowski (1933)loss vs Al Ettore (1933)loss vs Hans Birkie (1933)win vs John Henry Lewis (1934)win vs Corn Griffin (1934)win vs Max Baer (1935)win vs Art Lasky (1935)loss vs Joe Louis (1937)win vs Tommy Farr (1938)
winlossdraw / NC1926–1938

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