There was no reason to expect much from Cinderella Man, Ron Howard’s biography of boxer James Braddock, who in the summer of 1935 became the most unlikely heavyweight champion in the history of boxing ...

Ron Howard’s Cinderella Man is a welcome bit of Hollywood counter-programming, a period boxing epic that comes in the brief respite afforded us between The Revenge of the Sith and Batman Begins. The ...

Fighting during the Depression Era America, Jim Braddock became not only a boxing icon, but a symbol of hope and perseverance. This documentary includes interviews with boxing historians and boxers ...

Colonel James Braddock has a Vietnamese wife who was supposed to leave Vietnam with him when they evacuate. But she loses her papers and wasn't allowed in the embassy. Braddock went looking for her ...

As the film “The Featherweight,” about the life of boxing great Willie Pep, enters wide release, this week a different BoxingScene contributor will reflect on a boxing biopic that resonates with them.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 22, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The buildup was epic. Mid-June, 1937. Joe Louis ...

James J Braddock threw his hat into the Derby picture when coming out best in a thrilling finish to the Cashel Palace Hotel ...

James Braddock went from welfare lines and forced retirement to facing the most feared puncher in boxing, and what he did next became one of the greatest comeback stories in sports history. This is a ...

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