Cinderella Man

An old fighter with great ambition to keep his family from sinking any further into the Great Depression. James Braddock has a wife and three kids who love him to pieces, but the depression hit hard, and moving from a big beautiful home to an apartment with no heater during the winter can be tough. During a fight that he was set up in, he broke his hand, unable to put on a show, and because of this he was not allowed to box professionally any longer. and with a broken hand its not easy to get any kind of work. From praying for shifts to supply some sort of payments for his family, to signing up for food stamps and begging old friends for money--times are tough for Braddock. but when his old friend Joe Gould and boxing coach gives Braddock one more shot at boxing, he takes it. the only difference is when Jimmy was boxing, he was in the light weight category, but his opponent was a heavy weight boxer--a much larger guy than his usual fights. but his experience and ambition helped him win the fight and become a richer man for a little while. Because of the show Braddock put on, Joe got him another fight. and this time it was with the heavy-weight champion, who has been known for killing his opponents in the ring. Mae (Braddock's wife) was completely against him training again and fighting with this gorilla. when the fight finally came, all became quite. not a sound but the announcers whispering for the radio. but then a cheer roared at Braddock like a proud lion. James Braddock was announced to be the new heavy-weight champion on the radio later that night.