Meet James J. Braddock, The Real-Life ‘Cinderella Man’ Boxer Who Became A Depression-Era Folk Hero

A down-and-out dockworker, James J. Braddock shocked America when he took the world heavyweight champion title from Max Baer in a legendary boxing match in 1935.

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