James J. Braddock "THE CINDERELLA MAN" former World heavyweight champion 1935 to 1937 SIGNED and INSCRIBED "To my little pal Frankie Genaro" RARE promotional black & white photo. Professionally framed and double mounted with decorative plaque. ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!

Frank "Frankie" Genaro (born August 26, 1901 – December 27, 1966) former Olympic gold medalist and boxing world flyweight champion. He is credited with engaging in 130 bouts, recording 96 victories (19 KO's), 26 losses, 8 draws and 4 No Decisions.

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James J. Braddock vs Joe Louis - 22nd June 1937

Following a successful amateur career, the New York City born Braddock turned pro in 1926. Behind a solid right cross and wins over Pete Latzo and Jimmy Slattery among others, he met light heavyweight champ Tommy Loughran in 1929, dropping a 15-round decision.

Following the loss to Loughran, Braddock questioned his abilities and dropped a string of decisions to the likes of Maxie Rosenbloom, Leo Lomksi, and John Henry Lewis. With his investments wiped out by the stock market crash of 1929, Braddock was down on his luck in and out of the ring. That changed in 1934 with upset wins over Corn Griffin and John Henry Lewis setting up a shot at heavyweight champion Max Baer.

On June 13, 1935, the 10 to 1 underdog Braddock became "The Cinderella Man" when he outboxed Baer to win the heavyweight title. Braddock lost the title to Joe Louis via 8th round KO and retired after a win over Tommy Farr in 1938.











Frankie Genaro won the flyweight Gold Medal at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp and launched his pro career later that same year.

By 1920, he was fighting world class flyweights, notching wins over Charley (Phil) Rosenberg and Pancho Villa. In 1923, he captured the American flyweight title with another win over Villa and then scored a non-title win over future bantamweight champ Bud Taylor.

Always seeking the best competition, Genaro lost his American title to Fidel LaBarba in 1925 and dropped a decision to former world champ Newsboy Brown in his next outing.

Genaro was a quick-footed fighter who combined agility and aggression to become a world champion. His day finally came in 1928 when he defeated Frenchy Belanger to win the NBA flyweight crown. Although he lost the title in his first defence against Emile Pladner, he took it right back by defeating Pladner one month later.

Genaro made successful defences of the NBA title against Ernie Jarvis, Yvon Trevidic and Belanger before meeting Midget Wolgast, who was recognized as world flyweight champ by the New York State Athletic Commission. The unification bout ended in a draw and each champion went their separate ways. Genaro made successful defences against Victor Ferrand, Jackie Harmon and Valentin Angelmann until being knocked out by Victor "Young" Perez in 1931.

Genaro never fought for another title but did manage to beat future featherweight champion Joey Archibald in 1933 before retiring in 1934. In all, Genaro met 10 world champions. Among those not already listed are Bushy Graham and Willie LaMorte. He also met three Hall of Famers.