Which World Heavyweight boxing champion-was known as 'The Cinderella Man'?
"Joe Gould (boxing) Joe Gould (August 13, 1896 – April 21, 1950) was an American boxing manager best known for representing boxer James J. Braddock, dubbed ""The Cinderella Man,"" who in 1935 upset Max Baer to become the World Heavyweight Champion. He also managed Lightweight contender Ray Miller from 1930–1933. Gould met then 20-year-old amateur boxer James Braddock at Joe Jeanette's gym in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1925. With Gould as his manager, Braddock turned pro in 1926 and went 14-0-2 before losing his first fight. After a completely one-sided loss to defending Light Heavyweight champion Tommy Loughran in July"
"Cinderella Man Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. The film received generally positive reviews, and received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Giamatti. James J. Braddock is an Irish-American boxer from New Jersey, formerly a light heavyweight contender, who is forced to give up"
"the 2005 Braddock biopic film ""Cinderella Man"". John Henry Lewis John Henry Lewis (May 1, 1914 – April 18, 1974) was a hall of fame American boxer and held the World Light Heavyweight Boxing Title from 1935 to 1938. ""The Ring"" boxing magazine named Lewis the 16th greatest light heavyweight of all-time. His trainer was Larry Amadee, and his managers included Ernie Lira, Larry White, Frank Schuler, and Gus Greenlee. Lewis was born in Los Angeles in on May 4, 1914 to Mattie Drake Foster and John Edward Lewis. The family settled in Phoenix, Arizona, where he grew up and"
"episode of season 5 of ""Last Week Tonight"", John Oliver revealed that it had been taken back and showed a short heist parody filmed with it. Cinderella Man Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penny Marshall, and Brian Grazer. Damon Runyon is credited for giving Braddock this nickname. Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti star. The film received generally positive reviews, and received three Academy Award nominations, including"
"boxer John 'Corn' Griffin in the movie ""Cinderella Man"", starring Russell Crowe. Art Binkowski Artur ""Art"" Binkowski (; born February 19, 1975 in Bielawa) is a Polish-born Canadian heavyweight boxer who competed for his adoptive country Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Binkowski came to Canada from Poland at the age of 13. He studied psychology at the University of Waterloo. Binkowski was Ontario amateur heavyweight champion for 6 years. He took part in the Olympics 2000 at superheavyweight. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals by Uzbekistan's Rustam Saidov. Nicknamed ""The Polish Warrior"", the resident of"
"the German heavyweight Max Schmeling and the American Max Baer, who wielded a devastating right hand. Baer was defeated by ""Cinderella Man"" James Braddock, a former light heavyweight contender before a series of injuries and setbacks during the Great Depression and was at one point even stripped of his license. Most famous of all was Joe Louis, who avenged an earlier defeat by demolishing Schmeling in the first round of their 1938 rematch. Louis was voted the best puncher of all time by ""The Ring"", and is arguably the greatest heavyweight of all time. In 1938, Henry Armstrong became the"
"the seventh greatest Heavyweight of all time. Ezzard Charles Ezzard Mack Charles, known as the Cincinnati Cobra (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975) was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion. Known for his slick defense and precision, he is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time by boxing critics. Charles defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. He retired with a record of 95 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw. He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, but is commonly thought of as a Cincinnatian. Charles graduated from Woodward High School in"
"Whitey Bimstein He handled the boxers that were the best of their times like Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Harry Greb, Georges Carpentier, Jackie (Kid) Berg, Benny Leonard, Sixto Escobar, Lou Ambers, Barney Ross, Fred Apostoli, Max Baer, Primo Carnera, James ""Cinderella Man"" Braddock, Billy Conn, Rocky Marciano, Billy Graham, Joey Archer, and Rocky Graziano. At one point in the 1930s, every recognized champion, was one of his fighters. He later partnered with Freddie Brown, and they had great success with their boxers from the 1950s until Whitey's forced retirement in 1969. His 1959 highlight was Ingemar Johansson, winning the heavyweight"
"Ezzard Charles Ezzard Mack Charles, known as the Cincinnati Cobra (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975) was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion. Known for his slick defense and precision, he is considered one of the greatest fighters of all time by boxing critics. Charles defeated numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three different weight classes. He retired with a record of 95 wins, 15 losses and 1 draw. He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, but is commonly thought of as a Cincinnatian. Charles graduated from Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was already becoming"
"a comeback, and in 1935 he fought Max Baer for the heavyweight title and won. For this unlikely feat he was given the nickname ""Cinderella Man"" by Damon Runyon. Braddock was managed by Joe Gould. Braddock was born in Hell's Kitchen in New York City on West 48th Street. He moved to North Bergen, New Jersey at an early age. He was one of seven children being raised by immigrant parents; Irish mother Elizabeth O'Tool and Anglo-Irish father Joseph Braddock. He stated his life's early ambition was to play college football for Knute Rockne at the University of Notre Dame,"
"Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. Nicknamed ""The Greatest"", he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest boxers of all time. He was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and began training as an amateur boxer when he was 12 years old. At age 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, then turned professional later"
"1950 issue of the ""Panama City News-Herald"", he didn't carry the traditional policeman's club ""since his old one-two sledgehammer-like fists are as good as ever, but may be not as fast"". Corn Griffin John Charles ""Corn"" Griffin, (July 24, 1911 – January 9, 1973) was an American heavyweight boxer whose career lasted from 1930 to 1936 and included the memorable June 14, 1934 TKO loss to James J. Braddock, recreated for the 2005 film ""Cinderella Man"". A native of Florida, Griffin was born in Blountstown, a small community which is the county seat of Calhoun County. After winning his first"
"need judges"" (about Lupe Pintor's decision win over Carlos Zarate), ""Ellis in Wonderland"" (when Joe Frazier conquered the world Heavyweight title knocking out Jimmy Ellis) and ""Midnight for the Cinderella Man"" (when Joe Louis conquered the world Heavyweight title knocking out James J. Braddock, nicknamed ""Cinderella Man""). The Ring: Boxing the 20th Century The Ring: Boxing the 20th Century () is a book that was published in 1993 by ""The Ring"" magazine editors Steve Farhood and Stanley Weston. The book has chapters for each of the decades that comprised the 20th century, with special pages dedicated to Jack Johnson, Jimmy"
"Carmen Basilio Carmen Basilio (Born Carmine Basilio, April 2, 1927 – November 7, 2012) was an American professional boxer who was the world champion in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions. He is also famous for defeating Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight title. An iron-chinned pressure fighter, Basilio was a combination puncher who had great stamina, and eventually wore many of his opponents down with vicious attacks to the head and body. Basilio was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. ""The Ring"" magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1957, while the Boxing"
"Corn Griffin John Charles ""Corn"" Griffin, (July 24, 1911 – January 9, 1973) was an American heavyweight boxer whose career lasted from 1930 to 1936 and included the memorable June 14, 1934 TKO loss to James J. Braddock, recreated for the 2005 film ""Cinderella Man"". A native of Florida, Griffin was born in Blountstown, a small community which is the county seat of Calhoun County. After winning his first fight, a 1930 bout with Charles ""Ranger"" Pond, he turned professional in 1931 with much promise, but was KO'd by Bob Godwin in 1933. The heavily publicized fight with Braddock in"
"Ingemar Johansson Jens Ingemar ""Ingo"" Johansson (; 22 September 1932 – 30 January 2009) was a Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1963. He held the world heavyweight title from 1959 to 1960, and was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. Johansson won the title by defeating Floyd Patterson via third-round stoppage, after flooring him seven times in that round. For this achievement, Johansson was awarded the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year—the only non-American to do so in the belt's entire 27-year existence—and was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of"
"other fighters who took the nickname ""Sugar"" in homage to him such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Sugar Shane Mosley, and MMA fighter ""Suga"" Rashad Evans. !colspan=3 style=""background:#C1D8FF;""|World titles Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create ""pound for pound"" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is widely regarded as the greatest boxer of"
"knockdowns scored as Carnera slipped to the canvas on several occasions and was wrestled to the canvas on other times. Despite this dominant performance over Carnera, Baer would hold the world heavyweight title for just 364 days. On June 13, 1935, one of the greatest upsets in boxing history transpired in Long Island City, New York, as Baer fought down-and-out boxer James J. Braddock in the so-called ""Cinderella Man"" bout. Baer hardly trained for the bout. Braddock, on the other hand, was training hard. ""I'm training for a fight, not a boxing contest or a clownin' contest or a dance"","
"of 16–1. Simmons was a kinesiology and health sciences major at York University, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2000. Simmons has many movie credits to his name including ""Cinderella Man"", working along his fellow Canadian teammate and roommate Troy Amos-Ross, playing the role of heavyweight boxer Art Lasky. Simmons did not turn professional in spite of offers, and retired from boxing, going into work as a pharmaceutical sales representative. In 2011, Simmons was also hired by the Ontario Athletic Commission and has worked as a professional boxing referee and MMA equipment official. Mark Simmons (boxer) Mark"
"fight of his career, he defeated Tommy Farr in Madison Square Garden. Gould enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, and became a First Lieutenant. He was dismissed from the Army and sentenced to three years hard labor after a court-martial in 1944 for conspiracy to accept bribes. Gould died from leukemia on April 21, 1950. In the 2005 film ""Cinderella Man"", Gould is portrayed by actor Paul Giamatti. The role earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Joe Gould (boxing) Joe Gould (August 13, 1896 – April 21, 1950) was an American boxing manager best known"
"Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Nicknamed the ""Brown Bomber"", Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 26 championship fights. The 27th fight, against Ezzard Charles in 1950, was a challenge for Charles' heavyweight title and so is not included in Louis' reign. He was victorious in 25"
"was ranked as the top flyweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2006. Jimmy Wilde William James Wilde (15 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer and world boxing champion. Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter, Charley 'Broadway' Rose, as ""the Greatest Flyweight Boxer Ever"". Wilde earned various nicknames such as, ""The Mighty Atom,"" ""Ghost with the"
"Jimmy Wilde William James Wilde (15 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer and world boxing champion. Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter, Charley 'Broadway' Rose, as ""the Greatest Flyweight Boxer Ever"". Wilde earned various nicknames such as, ""The Mighty Atom,"" ""Ghost with the Hammer in His Hand"" and ""The Tylorstown Terror"" due to his bludgeoning punching power. While reigning"
"TKO to become the Contender Champion. Ross has also achieved success out of the ring starting his own fashion line, Ross Wear, and playing roles in Hollywood movies. He appeared in the 2005 movie Cinderella Man opposite Russell Crowe playing the role of heavyweight boxer John Henry Lewis. Ross also appeared in the 2007 movie Resurrecting the Champ with Josh Hartnett and Samuel L. Jackson, playing the younger version of the champ. He also appears in the movie Phantom Punch, in the role of Heavyweight boxer Floyd Patterson. Troy Ross Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975 in Georgetown, Guyana) is"
"Thomas Hearns Thomas ""Tommy"" Hearns (born October 18, 1958) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 2006. Nicknamed the ""Motor City Cobra"", and more famously ""The Hitman"", Hearns' tall and slender build allowed him to move up over fifty pounds in his career and become the first boxer in history to win world titles in four weight divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. By later winning a super middleweight title, he also became the first to win world titles in five weight divisions. Hearns was named Fighter of the Year by ""The Ring"" magazine"
"Henry Armstrong Henry Jackson Jr. (December 12, 1912 – October 24, 1988) was an American professional boxer and a world boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong. Armstrong was one of the few fighters to win in three or more different divisions: featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight. He defended his welterweight title a total of nineteen times. ""The Ring"" magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1937, while the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1940. In 2007, ""The Ring"" ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years."
"Big Boss Man (wrestler) Ray Washington Traylor Jr. (May 2, 1963 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Big Boss Man, as well as for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as The Boss, The Man, The Guardian Angel, and Big Bubba Rogers. During his appearances with the WWF, Big Boss Man held the WWF World Tag Team Championship once and the WWF Hardcore Championship four times. On March 7, 2016, Traylor was confirmed to be inducted into the WWE"
"anybody, I apologise to anyone that's been hurt by it."" Tyson Fury Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British professional boxer. In 2015 he won the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, ""Ring"" magazine and lineal heavyweight titles by defeating long-reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko. The victory earned Fury Fighter of the Year and Upset of the Year awards by ""The Ring"". In August 2016, Fury was ranked by BoxRec as the world's sixth best active boxer, pound for pound. He was subsequently stripped of the IBF title later in 2015 for failing to grant a fight against"
"The Ultimate Warrior Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig; June 16, 1959 – April 8, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, who most famously wrestled under the ring name The Ultimate Warrior for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996. During his 1998 stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), he was known as The Warrior. Before WWF, he was known in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) as Dingo Warrior. While in the WWF, Warrior became a two-time WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion and won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship once when he"
"Jack Johnson (boxer) John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Among the period's most dominant champions, Johnson remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the ""fight of the century"". According to filmmaker Ken Burns, ""for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth"". Transcending boxing, he became part of the culture and the history of"
"combat. Upon return, he worked as a marine equipment surplus supplier and helped construct the Verrazano Bridge in the early 1960s. After his death in 1974 at the age of 69, James J. Braddock was interred in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Tenafly, New Jersey. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001. James J. Braddock North Hudson County Park in North Bergen, New Jersey is named in his honor. The 2005 biographical film ""Cinderella Man"" tells Braddock's story. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Russell Crowe as Braddock and Renée Zellweger as his wife, Mae."
"Russell Crowe's jockstrap Russell Crowe's jockstrap is a leather jockstrap. It was part of a costume worn by actor Russell Crowe in the 2005 film ""Cinderella Man"". In 2018, the jockstrap had been auctioned off and was bought by comedian John Oliver who in turn donated it to the last operating Blockbuster Video store in Alaska. In ""Cinderella Man"", Australian actor Russell Crowe played American boxer James J. Braddock, who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. In the film, Crowe wears the jockstrap in the scene in which Braddock wins the championship. After the film was produced,"
"Deanna Dempsey died in 2003. Jack Dempsey William Harrison ""Jack"" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed ""Kid Blackie"" and ""The Manassa Mauler"", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. A cultural icon of the 1920s, Dempsey's aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular boxers in history. Many of his fights set financial and attendance records, including the first million-dollar gate. Dempsey is ranked tenth on ""The Ring"" magazine's list of all-time heavyweights and seventh among"