4 Is the movie Cinderella Man historically accurate? Who stole meat from the butcher, and why? He only manages a no-decision against Abe Feldman in what appears to be his final fight, for which hes paid $50. Who does he then ask for help? He raised three sons with his wife Mae. No foul play was suspected after a police investigation, and the death was dubbed a suicide. Jimmy Braddock, AKA "The Cinderella Man" began his career with a 44-2-2, 21 KO's record and then as so many other Americans in "The Great Depression" fell upon hard times. His fortunes turned when his manager, Joe Gould (Paul Giamatti in the movie), got him into two heavyweight fights at the last minute. This happened in real life; Braddock made $4,100 from the fight and went to pay back $300 to his case worker. He won three fights and was setting up a title fight with Baer. Housing Neighborhood: On the evening of July 18th 1929, Braddock entered the ring in Yankee Stadium to face Tommy Loughran for the coveted light heavyweight championship. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. James had 85 fights, recording 50 wins (25 by KO), 26 losses, seven draws, and two no contests. Braddock retired from the ring a year later and worked various jobs. When the nation was on its knees and everybody was in despair in helplessness and hopelessness, Braddock brought them to their feet because he gave them faith through his spirit that you can rise above your circumstance if you get a second chance, King said. Braddock was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1964, the Hudson County Hall of Fame in 1991 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. In Reel Life: Braddock continues boxing, in bottom-of-the-barrel gyms. And it all began after the stock market crash in October 1929. The Cinderella Man refrains from adding inaccurate thematic elements and accurately portrays James J. Braddocks life, his boxing career, and the Great Depression. document.write('googletag.defineSlot(\"\/111100742\/home_3rd_sidebar\", [180, 150], \"sidebar3\").addService(googletag.pubads());'); In the first televised heavyweight prizefight, Baer lost to Lou Nova on June 1, 1939, on WNBT-TV in New York. Unlike Buster Douglas or Hasim Rahman, modern-day boxers who won the heavyweight title in stunning upsets only to see the fame fade almost as quickly as it came, Braddock has remained a legend because of his underdog victory over titleholder Max Bear on June 13, 1935, at the outdoor Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City. Jim stole the meat because his family was hungry. He gave them to me, but he was a heavyweight and I was a middleweight. What do Mae and the kids take to keep warm? How much is Braddock paid for his first fight Cinderella Man? Jim's only lucky punch happened in an uppercut, simply since he failed to raise his left over his head. What does Braddock say at the press conference about giving his relief money back? What happened to Max Baer after the Braddock fight? I thought of him as family. When was James Braddock born? During his reign as champ, Jim Braddock fought a series of exhibition fights over the next two years. document.write('