James J. Braddock
-Wife:Mae Braddock
-Children:Jay, Rosy and Howard
-Braddock was a Irish-American boxer
-From New Jersey
-Forced to stop boxing due to his broken hand
-Joe Gould:Braddocks manager and friend
-21 knockouts
-Lived with his wife and kids trying to get job working on docks and boxing to make money
1930's and 40's
-Great Depression
-Stock market crash
-Banks go Under
Overview
-James and his family have a hard time with his finances
-can not get many jobs at the dock
-Joe Gould his manager gets him some fights and Braddock makes some money
-Him and his wife have dissagreements on boxing
-She cannot stand the violence
Fights
-John "Corn" Griffin Vs.Braddock:Win
-John Henry Lewis Vs.Braddock:Win
-Art Laskey Vs. Braddock:Win
Max Bear Vs. Braddock
-Champion ship against Heavy weight champion
-Max Bear has knocked out and killed 2 men in the ring
-Braddock was the underdog
-Braddock gets tossed around in the ring a couple of time, but comes out in the end a winner and beats Baer and becomes the new Heavy weight champion
