The Cinderella Man ,,,, James J Braddock
His story was one of the greatest in American history.
He got the name Cinderalla man from a fairy tale about his rising from a poor local fighter to the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
He understood his passion for boxing after doing many jobs from childhood and he started his earnings in his career as boxer.After the stock market crashed and the nation plunged into the 'great depression' he lost everything.He struggled to win fights so that he could put food on table for his wife and three children.He couldn't make it and he kept his pride aside and filed for government help for his family.
But after that he got a chance to fight and to the amazement of everyone he won it in third punch and from there he didn't step back and he always fights with great passion .He won the the heavyweight boxing champion of the world.After earning the money he returned the relief fund that shows his loyalty .After he enlisted in the u.s army and became 1st lieutenant .
You can find his story at www.jamesjbraddock.com
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