Webbraddock made $320,000 for that that final title fight, and split as much as $150,000 with his manager off of louis’ winnings in the next decade, according to schaap.

Braddock surprised everyone when he defeated max baer and won the richest prize in sports, boxing’s heavyweight.

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Webwith new found physical strength he would later attribute to his time doing manual labour at the docks, braddock knocked out griffin in the 3rd round in a fight.

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Webas opposed to baer who was wining and dining in the slipstream of ‘the good life,’ braddock was literally hungry to fight, living through the great depression, knowing.

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