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Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

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Cinderella Man

By: Jeremy Schaap
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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 James J. Braddock, dubbed “Cinderella Man” by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash. With one good hand, Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still believed in him, finding fights for Braddock to help feed his wife and children. In less than twelve months Braddock went from the relief rolls to face heavyweight champion Max Baer, the Livermore Butcher Boy, renowned for having allegedly killed two men in the ring. A ten-to-one underdog, Braddock carried the hopes and dreams of the working class on his shoulders. And when boxing was the biggest sport in the world, when the heavyweight champion was the biggest star in the world, his unlikely upset made Braddock the most popular champion boxing has ever seen.

Against the gritty backdrop of the Depression, Cinderella Man brings this dramatic all-American story to life, evoking a time when the sport of boxing resonated with a country trying desperately to get back on its feet. Rich in anecdote and color, steeped in history, and full of human interest, Cinderella Man is a classic David and Goliath tale that transcends the sport.©2005 Jeremy Schaap; (P)2005 Books on Tape, Inc. Americas Boxing Combat Sports & Self-Defense Sports Sports History United States Combat Sports
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Really liked it. Gives a great deal of background into other people that played a role in Jimmys life ie Max Baer, So when it gets down to the title fight you have really been taken on a journey. If you like boxing and the Cinderella Man, you won't be disappointed.

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