"I can't believe my eyes," said the announcer. "Braddock just
took Lasky's best punch and it had no effect on him!"
Braddock was a different fighter after that. He fought from a
distance, throwing jabs at Lasky's bloody face. In the fifteenth
round, Braddock's glove hit the other man's nose. Blood showered
the ring.
"This is unbelievable!" shouted the radio announcer. "Nothing
can stop Braddock now."
As Lasky moved with increasing difficulty, Braddock hit him
with a combination of punches that sent him into the ropes at the
side of the ring. Those ropes were the only thing that kept Lasky
on his feet.
"And the winner is . . .James J. Braddock!"
The shouts of the crowd reached the streets outside. By radio,
they reached across the country. They were heard in Branson,
Missouri, where Ancil Hoffman ran to another room in the hotel
he was staying in. He knocked at the door urgently.
Max Baer, the heavyweight champion of the world, opened the
door and looked down angrily at Hoffman.
"Jim Braddock just beat Lasky," said the champion's manager.
"He's the number one challenger for your title."
Baer replied with an ugly smile. "The guy's a loser," he said.
"Tell Johnston to find me somebody who can fight back." Then
he shut the door in Ancil's face.
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"I can't believe my eyes," said the announcer. "Braddock justtook Lasky's best punch and it had no effect on him!"Braddock was a different fighter after that. He fought from adistance, throwing jabs at Lasky's bloody face. In the fifteenthround, Braddock's glove hit the other man's nose. Blood showeredthe ring."This is unbelievable!" shouted the radio announcer. "Nothingcan stop Braddock now."As Lasky moved with increasing difficulty, Braddock hit himwith a combination of punches that sent him into the ropes at theside of the ring. Those ropes were the only thing that kept Laskyon his feet."And the winner is . . .James J. Braddock!"The shouts of the crowd reached the streets outside. By radio,they reached across the country. They were heard in Branson,Missouri, where Ancil Hoffman ran to another room in the hotelhe was staying in. He knocked at the door urgently.Max Baer, the heavyweight champion of the world, opened thedoor and looked down angrily at Hoffman."Jim Braddock just beat Lasky," said the champion's manager."He's the number one challenger for your title."Baer replied with an ugly smile. "The guy's a loser," he said."Tell Johnston to find me somebody who can fight back." Thenhe shut the door in Ancil's face.45
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