A. Characters
1. The man himself, James J. Braddock
i. Famous American Boxer
ii. World heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937
2. Mae Braddock; the wife of James J. Braddock.
3. Kids; 3 in total
4. Joe Gould; close friend, manager.
5. Max Baer; undefeated boxer.
II. Things get rough
A. Stock market crash
1. James Braddock lost everything
2. Incapable of supporting his family
3. Worked at my several low-paying jobs in order to come up with at least a bit of money
4. Incapable of paying rent and providing much food
5. No money for medicine
i. Kids got sick
B. Injures his hand
1. Lost his opportunities to gain money through fights
2. Pushed back his career
3. Made it harder to work in other jobs
III. Braddock's comeback
A. Braddock's hand heals.
B. His manager, Joe Gould, offers him a chance to fill in for just that one night and make a quick buck.
1. First fight back against Corn Griffin; Braddock wins
C. Boxing experts are impressed with his comeback and arrange more fights.
1. Fight against John Henry Lewis; Braddock wins
2. Fight against Art Lasky; Braddock wins.
D. His wife Mae is against him fighting again, fearing his safety.
IV. The Big Fight
A. Braddock is renamed to "Cinderella Man".
B. Gould arranges a fight with the vicious one and only, Max Baer
1. He is known for killing at least two men in the ring.
2. Offered a great amount of money if he wins.
C. Baer intimidates Braddock, and mock Mae in public that her man might not survive.
D. The day arrives.
1. June 13th, 1935.
i. Braddock defeats Baer in the intense fight and becomes heavyweight champion of the world.
V. Post-fight.A. James Braddock becomes more famous
B. His life gets better
1. Pays his rent and is financially better
2. Enlisted in the U.S Army and served in war.
3. Upon his return, he owned and operated heavy machinery
4. Him and his wife bought a house, and spent the rest of their lives in it.
