James Jim Braddock
I have done my essay on James Jim Braddock, (“Cinderella Man”). A American Boxer born and raised in New York City NY. He died on November 29 1974, he was 69 years old. James had immigrant parents, Joseph, Elizabeth Braddock. James Jim Braddock was a famous boxer from the 1930’s. Braddock grew up in a family with five brothers, and two sisters. He also had lived threw a very hard time, called the Great Depression. Braddock like most kids loved to play marbles, baseball, and hanging out at the old swimming hole. James’s nickname was Cinderella man. He earned his nickname from his seemingly fairytale like rise from a poor fighter to a heavyweight champion. Braddock was born and raised in New York City. Braddock
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had a heavy very powerful right hand, and a successful amateur career. Overall, James Braddock was inspiration to other boxers; important information to know about his is: his career, his childhood, his manager, and his family. In the beginning Braddock had gone into pro boxing in 1926. During the Great Depression Braddock fought in fights for money to get food for his family. Braddock had a hard time starting out in his boxing career. Starting out he averaged a higher loosing rate than winning. Braddock’s luck had begun to change in 1934. He had beat fights against, Corn Griffin, and John Henry Lewis. Both of those wins gave him a fight for the title against Max Bear. In June 13th 1935 in Long Island City Braddock had a 10-1 record. Braddock had won against Max Bear. Then The reaction of the people during this time was described as the greatest fistic upset since the defeat of John L. Sullivan. Braddock loses his heavyweight title two years later in a eight round knockout by, Joe Louis (“The Brown Bomber”). Braddock retired after a final win over Tommy Farr in 1938. Braddock was put into the Hall Of Fame in 2001. Before boxing Braddock had dreamed of someday becoming either being a engineer, or a fire fighter. From years 1919 to 1923 Braddock worked a series of jobs. Braddock spent a few years honing his skills as a successful amatour fighter throughout New Jersey and in 1926. In 1926 entered the professional boxing for light heavyweight division. During Braddock's first year of professional boxing, he overwhelmed the competition, knowing out everyone he faced.
Braddock moved from fighting in the light heavyweight division to the heavyweight division. In July 18th of 1929 Braddock forced Tommy Loughran and lost the 15th round to decision. On September 3rd 1929 the stock market had crashed, and Braddock lost everything just like millions of people. Braddock started to lose his fights sixteen out of twenty two fights. Braddock shattered his right hand in a fight after landing a punch. After Braddock broke his hand he gave up boxing and filed for government relief to help support his family. In 1934 Braddock's luck was about to change, due to a last minute cancellation Braddock was given a fight against John Griffin.
Then Braddock had knocked out John Griffin in the third round. After that fight word spread like wildfire, and Braddock was giveing a chance to go up against John Henry Lewis and won with a ten round victory. When Braddock retired he and his manager Joe Gould enlisted in the Army. Braddock’s wife, and Braddock had three sons. Braddock was a american World Champion. He had held the title for several years. Braddock held a career record of
51-26-7. Braddock was introduced into the international boxing hall of fame in 2001. Braddock had fought Joe Louis mutiple times. He had knocked him out multiple times. Braddock was one of the biggest fighters in his time. Braddock’s wife name was Mae. Mae and James lived in North Bergen. There kid’s names are James, Rose, Maric, and Howard. Braddock loved his kids more than anything in the world. Braddock was always spending as much time as possible with his kids. He even went and bought his kids boxing gloves and play boxed with them. Braddock let his kids be waterboys during his fights. Joe Gould was like family to the Braddocks. Everyone had said that nobody could take as much and as fast as Joe. Joe believed that Braddock needed to get every chance to fight as possible, because Joe wanted Braddock to earn money. Finally the two best friends worked together and changed boxing in the making of history. During world war 1 Joe severed in the Navy. When Joe came back he got into boxing. Joe meet James in 1925. The two guys became best friends. There friendship was one of the closest in history. When they started out there agreement as partners was nothing more than a handshake. Together James and Joe worked together in success. During the depression James and Joe had a hard time finding money to eat. A famous quote from James is, “I may not be a great fighter, but I ain’t a bum”.
The author then mentions many industry concerns about blacks being enthusiastic to enter into boxing due to the triumph of Johnson, which would result in a shortage of laborers. On the other hand, Jim Nasium, a black writer counseled many young blacks to take up boxing as a serious profession. He believed that it is the boxing ring where blacks could face whites on an equal basis. There were many reports
James J. Braddock possesses an enticing story of overcoming obstacles and denying defeat. Braddock was an amateur boxer before 1929 and was fairly successful. After the Stock Market Crash his career took a downturn. He lost many matches and crushed his right hand. Later, desperate for money, he participates in another match. Surprisingly he wins and becomes next in line to fight the heavyweight champion Max Baer. In a great upset he defeats the defending heavyweight champion. James Braddock’s story is told in the film: The Cinderella Man. The Cinderella Man refrains from adding inaccurate thematic elements and accurately portrays James J. Braddock’s life, his boxing career, and the Great Depression.
In Braddock’s case, this starts with The Road of Trials. Joe Gould, James’s manager, is able to get him a fight. During The Road of Trials, James spends his time training for fights in hopes to renew his boxing license. One of the many hardships James is faced with is his wife, Mae. She never wanted James to pursue boxing after his license had been revoked, in fear that he would get hurt, disabling him from work. She could be described as James’s Woman as the Temptress. The Initiation ends with the final step, The Ultimate Boon. After winning several fights, James gets his boxing license renewed and has had a steady income for the first time since the Great
The Great Depression was definitely gruesome to live through, but it built the character of America. The Depression was a revenge on how carefree Americans were during the roaring twenties. This was a pivotal point where many laws and regulations were set in place to ensure America would never face these tough times ever again. James J Braddock was a fairly wealthy man in the Roaring Twenties, but it didn’t take him long to become just the average American living in the Great Depression working to keep his family from starvation. James J. Braddock was truly an inspiration to many Americans during the Great Depression.
It’s a typical October afternoon in picturesque New York City. You are on wall street waiting to see how your investments turned out. The closing bell rings and immediately, panic ensues. The day that everyone thought was impossible happened: the stock market crash. For millions of Americans this seemed like the end of the road. Unfortunately, the market nor economic conditions wouldn’t get any better as now, the Great Depression was in full spring. As roughly a quarter of Americans were now out of work, people lost their identities. One of these people was a boxer named James J. Braddock. Before the depression, Braddock was widely regarded as the next big thing for the sport. However, Braddock’s career fell off a cliff after the crash as he
Braddock was appointed by King George III to lead an army against the French. Washington tried to convince Braddock that they would lose if they fought using the standard British field tactics that Braddock was accustomed to. Washington realized that since there were no open fields in the Ohio Valley, this style of battle would be unsuccessful. The Indians, who sided with the French, because they thought that the British would lose the war, fought using guerilla warfare. Braddock did not listen to Washington and the English were badly defeated.
When people have turning points in their life There whole life can change and their society around them can be affected. This topic is in the stories I Never Had It Made is an Autobiography by the Author Jackie Robinson, Warriors Don't Cry which is a Memoir written by Melba Patillo Beals, and ‘’ Father of Chinese Aviation’’ which is a Article written by Rebecca Maksel. Then the Stories talk about Turning points in Jackie Robinson, Melba Beals, and Feng Ru lives. What these people have in common is they all faced obstacles Then they changed the world and their society. This Proves that Jackie Robinson, Feng Ru, and Melba Beals faced obstacles, and changes the way people think.
In May of 1926 he knocked out Phil Weisberger, Jack O’ Day, and Willie Daily. A few fights later, he defeated Tony Griffiths; this was a big deal because Tony Griffiths beat all the light heavyweights at the time. Then in October of 1928 Braddock took out Pete Latzo in the tenth round and broke his opponent’s jaw. Braddock did very well until the year of 1929 when all his luck began to change. James Braddock fought Tommy Loughran for the name of the light heavyweight champion, but he lost in a 15 round decision.
Baldwin’s story presents the heart breaking portrayal of two brothers who have become disconnected through respective life choices. The narrator is the older brother who has grown past the depravity of his childhood poverty. The narrator’s profession as an algebra teacher reflects his need for a “black” and “white,” orderly outlook on life. The narrator believes he has escaped life’s sufferings until the death of his daughter and the troubling news about his brother being taken in for drug possession broadside him to the reality of life’s inevitable suffering. In contrast, his brother, Sonny has been unable to escape his childhood hardships and has ended up on the wrong side of the law. While their lives have taken ...
Throughout Baldwin’s essay he strategically weaves narrative, analytical, and argumentative selections together. The effect that Baldwin has on the reader when using this technique is extremely powerful. Baldwin combines both private and public affairs in this essay, which accentuates the analysis and argument sections throughout the work. Baldwin’s ability to shift between narrative and argument so smoothly goes hand in hand with the ideas and events that Baldwin discusses in his essay. He includes many powerful and symbolic binaries throughout the essay that help to develop the key themes and principles pertaining to his life. The most powerful and important binaries that appear in this essay are Life and Death.
The narrator in James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues”, at first glance seems to be a static character, trying to forget the past and constantly demeaning his brother’s choices in life. Throughout the story, readers see how the narrator has tried to forget the past. However, his attempt to forget the past soon took a turn. When the narrator’s daughter died, he slowly started to change. As the narrator experiences these changes in his life, he becomes a dynamic character.
The narrator from The Toughest Indian in the World starts off my withholding his struggles with self- identification. Only to then have it exposed in a defining moment when he asks the fighter to stay the night with him. The repercussions of his overnight visit with the fighter serve as an unfamiliar course of action. Initially the narrator reserves many of his natural inclinations as a sign of struggle with his self- identity. This can be demonstrated through “I almost protested, but decided against it.”
James Baldwin tells a story about an African American man named Sonny. The setting of the story takes place in the projects of Harlem New York during the nineteen fifties. The story is narrated by Sonny’s brother and in this story the narrator describes the hardships of growing up in the projects. Sonny was the family screw up for he fell into the life of crime and drug uses. Sonny fell into the life of crime for he grew up in Harlem where he “turned hard... the way kids can… in Harlem” (Baldwin 49). Sonny was especially into heroin or referred to as horse in this story. Because of his drug use he was always in and out of jail “He had been picked up, the evening before, in a raid on an apartment downtown, for peddling and using heroin” (49). Harlem and the society had and impact on the African Americans for they never had the same opportunities to succeed before the civil rights act. Even the narrator who was the good and smart kid who had a college education and who was sober could not afford to live outside of the projects. It seems as if nothing would work for every escape lead them back to the projects. Sonny tried every thing to escape poverty, but never could escape it. Sonny said “I don’t want to stay in Harlem no more, I really don’t… I want to join the army or the navy, I don’t care” (60). Sonny was so desperate to escape poverty that
“The Hero’s Journey.” Ariane Publications, 1997. Course handout. AS English I. Dept. of English, Woodside High School. 26 October 2013.
In Cinderella Man, Jim Braddock was the type of man to do anything for his family. His determination and strong will to provide for his family made him excel in his boxing matches. Their true inner character of Jim Braddock was displayed as a family man and a loving husband. The Great Depression didn’t turn all men into great family men; many walked out and never came back. The Great Depression affected so many Americans and changed so many people from the people that they were meant to be.