The next two bouts were at Madison Square Garden, as depicted in the film. And the Braddock-Baer bout did take place in Long Island City. All of the bouts, in fact, were filmed in Toronto at the ...

the history of this secret fifth Madison Square Garden is fascinating — and cursed. One such event was the World Heavyweight championship in 1935, in which James J. Braddock defeated Max Baer.

But to get there, Braddock has to defeat the current champ, Max Baer. The bigger and stronger ... on that electrified June night in the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Queens, N.Y., 70 years ago.

It focuses on the title bout with defending champ Max Baer – a fight ... at the outdoor Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City. Outweighed by 18 pounds, Braddock used excellent boxing ...

Baer, who had barely trained for the fight, lost by unanimous decision to Braddock in Madison Square Garden in June 1935. This is where the version of Braddock's life made famous by Ron Howard's ...

to a nationwide celebrity after his defeat of heavyweight champion Max Baer in the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, Queens. Braddock, with his “Iron Chin” and indomitable spirit ...