Wednesday, February 7, 2007

James J. Braddock


So amazing that i got this topic i remembered that i just finished watching the movie Cinderella Man with my father at home but i don't even know that it's a true story of Braddock which happened in the Great Depression period until this class.
James J. Braddock was born on June 7th, 1905, His parents Joseph Braddock and Elizabeth O'Toole Braddock were an immigrant. His family was growing larger and larger so his parents decided to move across the Hudson River to the peaceful township of West New York in Hudson County New Jersey.
Like any other kids, He enjoyed playing marbles, baseball and hanging around the old swimming hole of the Hudson River or under the Hackensack River Bridge. He dreamt of becoming a fireman or a train engineer but actually it's just not like this.
In my opinion, Braddock was an optimistic person he always see things in a good view even in such a bad situation. From the movie since there were no job available, he decided to fight for the for to raise his wife and kids. He is a good fighter not only on the stage but in his real life also, he works various kind of jobs around the year 1919 to 1923 till September 1929 which the stock market crashed and the nation plunged into the "Great Depression" and ass the banks went down he is like so many other millions of Americans who lost everything. I think after he won the match, it could be an inspiration which brought him into the world of boxing.
He started to fight more and more some win some lose however most of the time he won. This time his name started to spread so that he got a chance to fight with many popular boxers. the important matche would be when he fight with Max Baer. Like in the movie as i saw i though he was quite old but finally he won this match and became the new heavyweight champion of the world.
After his retirement, Braddock go into the U.S. Army in 1942 which he became 1st Lieutenants. Before the war ended, he served on the island of Saipan. and helped construct the Verrazano Bridge and worked as a marine equipment surplus supplier, running generators and welding equipment. he and his wife,Mae, raised their three children, Jay, Howard and Rosemarie in a house they bought in North Bergen NJ. James J. Braddock died at home while he was sleepingOn November 29th 1974. His wife Mae Braddock continued to live in their North Bergen home for many years before moving to Whiting, NJ where she passed away in 1985.

3 comments:

Cecil Hill said...

You covered James very well.

Why not go ahead and blog Cinderella Man as well. It would be appropriate.

Anonymous said...

You write very well.

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