The Great Depression in the 1920’s had hit everyone hard especially the less fortunate. In the case of James Braddock he is forced into working on the docks and has many challenges to face like them cutting out the electricity because he can’t pay. He is a so called washed up boxer after he broke his hand twice. After him fighting for a long time he couldn’t do it anymore because of his hand, till his former trainer, Joe Gould offers him a “onetime only fight” for a great deal of money that he couldn’t refuse. That fight turned into many more fight and the money that he needed kept coming in. with money coming in for his wife and kids and they couldn’t be more thankful his wife was also worried about her husband’s wellbeing. She starts to worry about hi, more when his fighting takes him to championships and has to fight Max Baer in The fight of the century. She knew that he was the most feared man in the ring and was afraid for her husband. Max Baer had killed two men before in his previous fights and with that record of course she was worried. She tells James not to take the fight for his safety, but he can’t refuse him because the people see him as a hero and an inspiration. He didn’t want to let them down. His wife shortly comes to her senses and wishes him luck. After many rounds going down and no k’o is made the judges finally draw down and conclude that James Braddock is the winner.
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