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Brought out of retirement by manager Joe Gould, James J. Braddock was intended to be the fall guy, a tune-up opponent for John “Corn” Griffin before Griffin met the world heavyweight champion, Max Baer. As the new motion picture Cinderella Man shows, Braddock overcame the expectations to shock Griffin, beginning a comeback that would climax with a fifteen round decision victory and the taking of Baer’s title. [details]
