Out of a sense of pride, he uses a portion of his prize money to pay back money to the government given to him while unemployed. With a shot at the heavyweight championship held by Max Baer a possibility, Braddock continues to win. Mae resents this attempt by Gould to profit from her husband's dangerous livelihood, until she discovers that Gould and his wife also have been devastated by hard times. Despite Mae's objections, Braddock takes up Gould's offer to return to the ring. He believes that while his right hand was broken, he became more proficient with his left hand, improving his in-ring ability. The fight is against the number-two contender in the world, Corn Griffin.īraddock stuns the boxing experts and fans with a third-round knockout of his formidable opponent. Thanks to a last-minute cancellation by another boxer, Braddock's longtime manager and friend, Joe Gould, offers him a chance to fill in for just one night and earn cash. Unfortunately, he cannot get work every day. She cannot bring herself to watch the violence of his chosen profession, yet she knows they will not have enough income without his boxing.Īs the United States enters the Great Depression, Braddock does manual labor as a longshoreman to support his family, even with his injured hand. This is both a relief and a burden to his wife, Mae. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring. It received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Giamatti. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $108 million against a budget of $88 million. This is the second collaboration for Howard and Crowe following 2001's A Beautiful Mind. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Soon Jim finds himself in the ring with Max Baer, fighting for the Championship belt.Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jim and his family fight the depression, and the family is stable again. Jim promises Mae,who hates the idea of boxing, that its only one fight.In his "comeback fight" Jim feels great and eventually wins it, and Joe sees it too. Joe gets Jim only one comeback fight against Corn Griffin. Jim finally realizes he needs to get back into boxing to support his family. After losing the fight, Jimmy Johnston tells Joe "We're revoking his license, Whatever Braddock was gonna do in boxing, he's done it."(pg 58) Him and his family are struggling financially so Jim has to go work at the docks for countless hours just to keep his family off of the streets.For a little extra cash he sells his boxing shoes and all his equipment.Jim and his family basically have nothing but each other, they have no food or heat in the house. His boxing career is at a low and just as this is happening, the Great Depression hits. ![]() He loses the Championship bout and his next ten fights, and on top of all of that he breaks his hand in a fight against Abe Feldman. Jim finds himself in the championship fight, then things all go downhill from there. Especially from the prize money he earned for knocking out Tuffy Griffiths at the Garden. Jim Braddock, a man from New Jersey with a wife and 3 kids, has a boxing career and is pretty wealthy from all of his boxing winnings. Cinderella Man by Marc Cerasini is a story about man who overcame the heavy odds against him, and rose to the top.
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