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James J. Braddock Cinderella Man
James Walter "Cinderella Man" Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American   boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937.

Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries), he was known for his powerful right hand, solid chin and comeback from a floundering career. He had lost several bouts due to chronic hand injuries and was forced to work on the docks and collect social assistance to feed his family during the Great Depression. In 1935 he fought Max Baer for the Heavyweight title and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon. Braddock was managed by Joe Gould.

Early life

Braddock was born in Hell's Kitchen in New York City on West 48th Street, within a couple of blocks of the Madison Square Garden venue, where he later became famous. He was the son of immigrant parents; Irish mother Elizabeth O'Tool and Anglo-Irish father Joseph Braddock.  He stated his life's early ambition was to play football for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame, but he had "more brawn than brains."

Career

Braddock pursued boxing, turning pro at the age of 21, fighting as a light heavyweight. After three years, Braddock's record was 44–2–2 with 21 knockouts.

In 1928, he pulled off a major upset by knocking out highly regarded Tuffy Griffiths. The following year he earned a chance to fight for the title, but he narrowly lost to Tommy Loughran in a 15-round decision. Braddock was greatly depressed by the loss and badly fractured his right hand in several places in the process. His career suffered as a result, as did his disposition.

His record for the next 33 fights fell to 11–20–2. With his family in poverty during the Great Depression, Braddock had to give up boxing for a little while and worked as a longshoreman.  Due to frequent injuries to his right hand, Braddock compensated by using his left hand during his longshoreman work, and it gradually became stronger than his right. He always remembered the humiliation of having to accept government relief money, but was inspired by the Catholic Worker Movement, a Christian social justice organization founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933 to help the homeless and hungry. After his boxing comeback, Braddock returned the welfare money he had received and made frequent donations to various Catholic Worker Houses, including feeding homeless guests with his family.

Baer versus Jim J. Braddock

In 1934, Braddock was given a fight with the highly touted John "Corn" Griffin. Although Braddock was intended simply as a stepping stone in Griffin's career, he knocked out the "Ozark Cyclone" in the third round. Braddock then fought John Henry Lewis, a future light heavyweight champion. He won in one of the most important fights of his career. After defeating another highly regarded heavyweight contender, Art Lasky, whose nose he broke during the bout on March 22, 1935, Braddock was given a title fight against the World Heavyweight Champion, Max Baer.

Baer hardly trained for the bout. Braddock, on the other hand, was training hard. "I'm training for a fight. Not a boxing contest or a clownin' contest or a dance", he said. "Whether it goes 1 round or 3 rounds or 10 rounds, it will be a fight and a fight all the way... When you've been through what I've had to face in the last two years, a Max Baer or a Bengal tiger looks like a house pet. He might come at me with a cannon and a blackjack and he would still be a picnic compared to what I've had to face." 

Considered little more than a journeyman fighter, Braddock was hand-picked by Baer's handlers because he was seen as an easy payday for the champion, despite his recent impressive victories. Instead, on June 13, 1935, at Madison Square Garden Bowl, Braddock won the Heavyweight Championship of the World as the 10-to-1 underdog in what was called "the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan by Jim Corbett". 

During the fight, a dogged Braddock took a few heavy hits from the powerful younger champion (30 years vs 26 years for Baer), but Braddock kept coming, wearing down Baer, who seemed perplexed by Braddock's ability to take a punch. In the end, the judges gave Braddock the title with an unanimous decision. 

Heavyweight Champion

Braddock suffered from problems with his arthritic hands after injuries throughout his career, and in 1936, his title defense in Madison Square Garden against the German Max Schmeling was canceled under suspicious circumstances. Braddock argued he would have received only a US$25,000 purse against Schmeling, compared to $250,000 against rising star Joe Louis. There was also concern that if Schmeling won, the Nazi government would deny American fighters opportunities to fight for the title.  Finally, American commentators had expressed opposition to the fight in light of the connections between Schmeling and Adolf Hitler, with whom the German fighter had been associated after his earlier victory over Louis. 

Personal life

Braddock married Mae Fox in 1930 and the couple had three children, James (Jay), Howard and Rosemarie. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and became a 1st Lieutenant. Upon return, he worked as a marine equipment surplus supplier and helped construct the Verrazano Bridge in the early 1960s. 

Death and legacy

After his death in 1974 at the age of 69, James J. Braddock was interred in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park in North Bergen, New Jersey is named in his honor. 

The 2005 biographical film Cinderella Man tells Braddock's story. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Russell Crowe as Braddock and Renée Zellweger as his wife, Mae.  The film had an estimated budget of $88 million and grossed $108.5 million worldwide.  Crowe's performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. Paul Giamatti, playing Braddock's manager Joe Gould, was nominated for the Academy Award  for Best Supporting Actor. The role of neighbor Sara Wilson was played by Rosemarie DeWitt, who is Braddock's real-life granddaughter (daughter of Braddock's daughter Rosemarie Braddock and husband Kenny DeWitt). The film received mostly positive reviews. 

Professional boxing record

|-  style="text–align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Result
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Record
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Type
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Round
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Date
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Location
|  style="border–style:none none solid solid; "|Notes
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Tommy Farr
|SD
|10
|01/21/1938
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Joe Louis
|KO
|8 
|06/22/1937
|align=left| Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Max Baer
|UD
|15
|06/13/1935
|align=left| Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Art Lasky
|UD
|15
|03/22/1935
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| John Henry Lewis
|PTS
|10
|11/16/1934
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Corn Griffin
|TKO
|3 
|06/14/1934
|align=left| Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#ddd;"|NC
|
|align=left| Abe Feldman
|NC
|6 
|09/25/1933
|align=left| Memorial Field Stadium, Mount Vernon, New York, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Chester Matan
|PTS
|10
|07/21/1933
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Les Kennedy
|PTS
|10
|06/21/1933
|align=left| Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Al Stillman
|UD
|10
|06/19/1933
|align=left| Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Martin Levandowski
|MD
|10
|04/05/1933
|align=left| Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Al Stillman
|TKO
|10 
|03/21/1933
|align=left| Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Al Ettore
|DQ
|4 
|03/01/1933
|align=left| Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Hans Birkie
|PTS
|10
|11/09/1932
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Martin Levandowski
|PTS
|10
|01/13/1933
|align=left| Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Lou Scozza
|TKO
|6 
|11/09/1932
|align=left| Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Tom Patrick
|PTS
|10
|10/21/1932
|align=left| Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Dynamite Jackson
|PTS
|10
|09/30/1932
|align=left| Coliseum, San Diego, California, United States
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| John Henry Lewis
|PTS
|10
|09/21/1932
|align=left| Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Tony Shucco
|PTS
|8
|07/25/1932
|align=left| Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Vicente Parrile
|PTS
|5
|06/21/1932
|align=left| Madison Square Garden Bowl, Long Island City, Queens, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Charley Retzlaff
|PTS
|10
|05/13/1932
|align=left| Boston Garden, Boston
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Baxter Calmes
|UD
|10
|03/18/1932
|align=left| Chicago Stadium, Chicago
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Al Gainer
|PTS
|10
|12/04/1931
|align=left| Arena, New Haven, Connecticut
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#ddd;"|NC
|
|align=left| Maxie Rosenbloom
|NC
|2 
|11/10/1931
|align=left| Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Joe Sekyra
|PTS
|10
|10/09/1931
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|
|align=left| Andy Mitchell
|PTS
|10
|09/03/1931
|align=left| Navin Field, Detroit
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Jack Kelly
|PTS
|10
|03/30/1931
|align=left| New Haven Arena|, New Haven, Connecticut
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Jack Roper
|KO
|1 
|03/05/1931
|align=left| Madison Square Garden Stadium, Miami
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Ernie Schaaf
|SD
|10
|01/23/1931
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Phil Mercurio
|KO
|2 
|01/23/1931
|align=left| Boston Garden, Boston
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Babe Hunt
|PTS
|10
|08/11/1930
|align=left| Braves Field, Boston
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|
|align=left| Joe Monte
|PTS
|10
|07/02/1930
|align=left| Fenway Park, Boston
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Harold Mays
|PTS
|10
|06/05/1930
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|
|align=left| Billy Jones
|UD
|10
|04/07/1930
|align=left| Arena, Philadelphia
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|36–9–6
|align=left| Leo Lomski
|SD
|10
|17/01/1930
|align=left| Coliseum, Chicago
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|36–8–6
|align=left| Jake Warren
|KO
|2 
|12/07/1929
|align=left| Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|35–8–6
|align=left| Maxie Rosenbloom
|PTS
|10
|11/15/1929
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|35–7–6
|align=left| Yale Okun
|PTS
|10
|08/27/1929
|align=left| Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|35–6–6
|align=left| Tommy Loughran
|UD
|15
|07/18/1929
|align=left| Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|35–5–6
|align=left| Eddie Benson
|KO
|1 
|04/22/1929
|align=left| Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|34–5–6
|align=left| Jimmy Slattery
|TKO
|9 
|03/11/1929
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York Cit
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|33–5–6
|align=left| George Gemas
|KO
|1 
|02/04/1929
|align=left| Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|32–5–6
|align=left| Leo Lomski
|MD
|10
|01/18/1929
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|32–4–6
|align=left| Tuffy Griffiths
|TKO
|2 
|11/30/1928
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|31–4–6
|align=left| Pete Latzo
|PTS
|10
|10/17/1928
|align=left| Newark Armory, Newark, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|30–4–6
|align=left| Joe Sekyra
|PTS
|10
|08/08/1928
|align=left| Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|30–3–6
|align=left| Nando Tassi
|PTS
|10
|07/25/1928
|align=left| Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|30–3–5
|align=left| Billy Vidabeck
|NWS
|10
|06/27/1928
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|30–3–4
|align=left| Joe Monte
|PTS
|10
|06/07/1928
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|30–2–4
|align=left| Jimmy Francis
|NWS
|10
|05/16/1928
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|29–2–4
|align=left| Jack Darnell
|KO
|4 
|05/07/1928
|align=left| Grotto Auditorium, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|28–2–4
|align=left| Paul Swiderski
|PTS
|8
|01/06/1928
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|27–2–4
|align=left| Joe Monte
|PTS
|10
|10/07/1927
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|27–2–3
|align=left| Herman Heller
|NWS
|10
|09/21/1927
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|27–1–3
|align=left| Vic McLaughlin
|NWS
|10
|08/10/1927
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|26–1–3
|align=left| George LaRocco
|UD
|6
|07/21/1927
|align=left| Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|25–1–3
|align=left| Jimmy Francis
|NWS
|10
|07/13/1927
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|24–1–3
|align=left| Jimmy Francis
|NWS
|10
|06/08/1927
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Loss
|23–1–3
|align=left| Paul Cavalier
|NWS
|10
|05/27/1927
|align=left| Arcola Park, Paramus, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|23–0–3
|align=left| George LaRocco
|PTS
|6
|05/19/1927
|align=left| Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|22–0–2
|align=left| Jack Stone
|NWS
|10
|05/19/1927
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|21–0–2
|align=left| Stanley Simmons
|TKO
|1 
|05/02/1927
|align=left| Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|20–0–2
|align=left| Frankie Lennon
|TKO
|3 
|04/19/1927
|align=left| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|19–0–2
|align=left| Tom McKiernan
|KO
|2 
|03/15/1927
|align=left|
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|18–0–2
|align=left| Nick Fadil
|PTS
|6
|03/08/1927
|align=left| Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|17–0–2
|align=left| Lou Barba
|PTS
|4
|03/03/1927
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|16–0–2
|align=left| Jack Nelson
|PTS
|6
|02/15/1927
|align=left| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|15–0–2
|align=left| Johnny Alberts
|KO
|4 
|02/01/1927
|align=left| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|14–0–2
|align=left| George LaRocco
|KO
|1 
|01/28/1927
|align=left| Madison Square Garden, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|13–0–2
|align=left| Doc Conrad
|NWS
|4
|12/20/1926
|align=left| 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|13–0–1
|align=left| Joe Hudson
|PTS
|6
|12/08/1926
|align=left| Manhattan A.C., New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|12–0–1
|align=left| Al Settle
|PTS
|6
|12/04/1926
|align=left| Walker A.C., New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|11–0–1
|align=left| Lou Barba
|PTS
|6
|11/12/1926
|align=left| Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|10–0–1
|align=left| Carmine Caggiano
|KO
|1 
|09/30/1926
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|9–0–1
|align=left| Ray Kennedy
|KO
|1 
|09/16/1926
|align=left| Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|8–0–1
|align=left| Mike Rock
|KO
|1 
|09/13/1926
|align=left| Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|7–0–1
|align=left| Gene Travers
|KO
|1 
|09/07/1926
|align=left| Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|6–0–1
|align=left| Walter Westman
|TKO
|3 
|07/09/1926
|align=left| Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|5–0–1
|align=left| Jim Pearson
|TKO
|2 
|06/28/1926
|align=left| Oakland Arena, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|4–0–1
|align=left| Leo Dobson
|KO
|1 
|06/18/1926
|align=left| Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|3–0–1
|align=left| Willie Daily
|KO
|1 
|05/03/1926
|align=left| Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|2–0–1
|align=left| Jack O'Day
|KO
|1 
|05/02/1926
|align=left| Jersey City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|1–0–1
|align=left| Phil Weisberger
|KO
|2 
|04/22/1926
|align=left| Knights of Columbus, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|0–0–1
|align=left| Al Settle
|NWS
|4
|04/13/1926
|align=left| Amsterdam Hall, Union City, New Jersey
|align=left|
|- align=center Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story and based on the fairy tale Cinderella. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star.

Plot

James J. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up boxing after breaking his hand in the ring. This is both a relief and a burden to his wife, Mae. She cannot bring herself to watch the violence of his chosen profession, yet she knows they will have no good income without his boxing.

As the United States enters the Great Depression, Braddock does manual labor as a longshoreman to support his family, even with his injured hand. Unfortunately, he cannot get work every day. Thanks to a last-minute cancellation by another boxer, Braddock's longtime manager and friend, Joe Gould, offers him a chance to fill in for just one night and earn cash. The fight is against the number-two contender in the world, Corn Griffin.

Braddock stuns the boxing experts and fans with a third-round knockout of his formidable opponent. He believes that while his right hand was broken, he became more proficient with his left hand, improving his in-ring ability. Despite Mae's objections, Braddock takes up Gould's offer to return to the ring. Mae resents this attempt by Gould to profit from her husband's dangerous livelihood, until she discovers that Gould and his wife also have been devastated by hard times.

With a shot at the heavyweight championship held by Max Baer a possibility, Braddock continues to win. Out of a sense of pride, he uses a portion of his prize money to pay back money to the government given to him while unemployed. When his rags to riches story gets out, the sportswriter Damon Runyon dubs him "The Cinderella Man", and before long Braddock comes to represent the hopes and aspirations of the American public struggling with the Depression.

A title fight against Baer comes his way. Braddock is a 10-to-1 underdog. Mae is terrified because Baer, the champ, is a vicious man who reportedly has killed at least two men in the ring. He is so destructive that the fight's promoter, James Johnston, forces both Braddock and Gould to watch a film of Baer in action, just so he can maintain later that he warned them what Braddock was up against.

Braddock demonstrates no fear. The arrogant Baer attempts to intimidate him, even taunting Mae in public that her man might not survive. When he says this, she becomes so angry that she throws a drink at him. She is unable to attend the fight at the Madison Square Garden Bowl or even to listen to it on the radio.

On June 13, 1935, in one of the greatest upsets in boxing history, Braddock defeats the seemingly invincible Baer to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

An epilogue reveals that Braddock later worked on the building of the Verrazano Bridge, owning and operating heavy machinery on the docks where he worked during the Depression, and that he and Mae used his boxing income to buy a house, where they spent the rest of their lives.

Cast

* Russell Crowe as James J. Braddock
* Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock
* Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould
* Bruce McGill as James Johnston
* Craig Bierko as Max Baer
* Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson
* David Huband as Ford Bond
* Connor Price as Jay Braddock
* Ariel Waller as Rosemarie "Rosy" Braddock
* Patrick Louis as Howard Braddock
* Rosemarie DeWitt as Sara Wilson
* Linda Kash as Mrs. Gould
* Nicholas Campbell as Sporty Lewis
* Gene Pyrz as Jake
* Chuck Shamata as Father Roddick
* Ron Canada as Joe Jeanette
* Alicia Johnston as Alice
* Troy Amos-Ross as John Henry Lewis
* Mark Simmons as Art Lasky
* Art Binkowski as Corn Griffin
* David Litzinger as Abe Feldman
* Matthew G. Taylor as Primo Carnera
* Rance Howard as Announcer Al Fazin
* Robert Norman Smith as reporter
* Angelo Dundee as Boxing trainer 

Production

During filming in Toronto, several areas were redressed to resemble 1930s New York. The Richmond Street side of The Bay's Queen Street store was redressed as Madison Square Garden, complete with fake store fronts and period stop lights. A stretch of Queen Street East between Broadview and Carlaw was also made up to appear to be from the 1930s and dozens of period cars were parked along the road. Maple Leaf Gardens was used for all the fight scenes, and many scenes were filmed in the Distillery District. Filming also took place in Hamilton, Ontario at the harbour for the dock workers' scene.   The main apartment was shot north of St. Clair Avenue on Lauder Avenue on the east side.  An awning was put up for a dress shop, later turned into a real coffee shop.

The Toronto Transit Commission's historic Peter Witt streetcar and two more cars from the nearby Halton County Radial Railway were used for the filming, travelling on Toronto's existing streetcar tracks.

Release

In a campaign to boost ticket sales after the film's low opening, AMC Theatres advertised on June 24, 2005 that in 30 markets (about 150 theaters nationwide), it would offer a refund to any ticket-buyer dissatisfied with the film.  The advertisement, published in The New York Times and other papers and on internet film sites, read, "AMC believes Cinderella Man is one of the finest motion pictures of the year! We believe so strongly that you'll enjoy Cinderella Man we're offering a Money Back Guarantee." The promotion moderately increased box office revenue for a short period, while at least 50 patrons demanded refunds. Following suit, Cinemark Theatres also offered a money-back guarantee in 25 markets that did not compete with AMC Theaters. AMC had last employed such a strategy (in limited markets) for the 1988 release of Mystic Pizza,  while 20th Century Fox had unsuccessfully tried a similar ploy for its 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street.

Reaction

Critical reception and box office

Rotten Tomatoes gave it an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 207 critics. 
Metacritic gives the film a score of 69% based on reviews from 40 critics.  It received an A+ rating from CinemaScore. 

During its North American theatrical run, the film (which cost $88 million) earned $61,649,911. 

Depiction of Max Baer

Max Baer is portrayed as a brutal person who behaves inappropriately outside the ring and viciously inside it (to the point of killing two opponents). In the film, Baer is shown making a pass at Braddock's wife in a nightclub, and warning Braddock that he might kill him in the ring. There is no evidence that this incident happened. Baer's relatives and boxing historians have criticized this depiction of him, arguing that Baer killed one man in the ring, Frankie Campbell, not two. The film contends he also caused the slightly delayed death of Ernie Schaaf, a claim never proven – and was considered by many to be a gentleman. This is supported by historical evidence which shows that Baer's demeanor, both within and outside the ring, was much less brutal than the film portrayed.

On the other hand, the portrayal of Baer's style of boxing in the film is very close to what happened in the actual bout with Braddock. 

The author of the book on which the film was based has asserted that Baer was kind, intelligent, charismatic, good humored and clowning, loved and respected. He fought to win, brutally when he had to. Prize fighting by its nature is brutal and violent. He pointed out the emotional pain that Baer endured the rest of his life following Campbell's death, and the fact that Baer gave purses from his bouts to Campbell's family to help provide Campbell's children with an education. 

The film's depiction of Baer is similar to that in the press in the 1930s, and often used by promoters to attract interest in his fights. The real Baer (who was also an actor) did star as a negatively depicted, hostile boxer in the film The Harder They Fall.

Baer was actually a Jewish activist who wore a large Star of David on his boxing shorts in fights. That star makes it easy to distinguish Baer from Braddock in the black-and-white film footage of their bout.

Awards and nominations

; Academy Award
Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti) (Nominated)
Best Film Editing (Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill) (Nominated)
Best Makeup (David LeRoy Anderson, Lance Anderson) (Nominated)

; BAFTA Award
Best Original Screenplay (Cliff Hollingsworth, Akiva Goldsman) (Nominated)

; Critics' Choice Movie Award
Best Actor (Russell Crowe) (Nominated)
Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti) (Won)
Best Director (Ron Howard) (Nominated)
Best Film (Nominated)

; Golden Globe Award
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Russell Crowe) (Nominated)
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Paul Giamatti) (Nominated)

; Screen Actors Guild Award
Outstanding Actor – Motion Picture (Russell Crowe) (Nominated)
Outstanding Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Paul Giamatti) (Won)
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