Cars with red North Bergen Board of Education parking permits in the soccer field parking lot at the James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park on Dec. 18, 2024.

Cinderella Man chronicles the remarkable true story of James J. Braddock (played by Russell Crowe), a once-promising light heavyweight boxer who finds himself in dire straits during the Great ...

People at James J. Braddock North Hudson Park on Sunday, May 17, 2020., 2020. Ashley Aceituno, 18, of Passaic, kicks a soccer ball.Get Photo People at James J ...

Pictured are some of an estimated crowd of 3,000 Muslims gathered for the Eid celebration at James J. Braddock North Hudson Park in North Bergen on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.

Steve Adubato and his Co-Host, Jacqui Tricarico, are joined by Henry Hascup, President & Boxing Historian at the NJ Boxing Hall of Fame, to remember heavyweight champion, James J. Braddock.

Braddock was born June 7, 1905, into a poor Irish family in New York City. He entered his first official fight in 1923 under the alias Jimmy Ryan and at 21 turned pro under the guidance of Joe Gould.

On June 22, 1937, Joe Louis (66-3, 52 KOs) defeated James J. Braddock at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois by eighth round KO. The victory ensured Louis won the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight ...