Cinderella Man; the man, the movie, the legend.
James J. Braddock :
- Lived in New Jersey with his Wife, Mae Braddock, and their three Children.
- Movie opens with him and his wife in their rather large house in NJ.
- Then moves into the depression, and we see the true impact of the depression.
- They go from large home, to living in a shack with their three children.
- Struggle to pay the bills.
- Works on the docks doing manual day labor when he could not box.
- Proud man, did not like asking for help.
- Loving man, when he made a promise to his children, he was not going to let them down.
- Won 56 out of 86 fights; and lost only 23.
- In the movie we saw his major injury problems; he had frequent problems with his right hand.
- These problems led to him being suspended indefinitely from boxing in the movie.
- Name "Cinderella man" came about in a newspaper article describing his comeback from the breadline to the boxing ring.
- He was a lightweight, and still had the courage to fight and beat many a heavyweight.
- His fight with Baer was the climax of both the Movie and his fighting career.
- Was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001
