Cinderella Man Outline

James Braddock
-Irish Boxer held the world heavyweight champion 1935 to 1937
-Born in Hell's Kitchen New York
-Total fights 86, wins 56, wins by knock outs 26, losses 23, draw 4, no contest 2
-Got KO by Tuffy Griffiths 1928 major upset
-Fractured his right hand in several diffrent places
Family/Friends
-Joe Gould (manager)(good friend)
-Mae Braddock (James wife)
-Jay Braddock (Son)
-Rosemarie Braddock (daughter)
-Howard Braddock (son)
-Mike Wilson (best friend)
Setting
-1920's - 1930's
-Great Deppresion
-Baer vs. Braddock- Madison Square Garden Bowl
Story
-When the Great Depression was around the corner Braddock lost to Griffiths in 1928
-He started doing manual labor as a longshoreman to get money for his family (with an injured hand)
-Gould offers Braddock a chance to fight Corn Griffin for one night
-1929 fought for the heavyweight champion Tommy Loughr in a 15-round decision (lost)
-After fighting and winning against Griffin & Lewis with this wins he went against the heavyweight champion Max Baer (1934)
-He wins the Championship of the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Man#Cast

http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/