In 2005 boxing legend James J. “Jimmy” Braddock once again punched his way into American hearts. Dramatized in Ron Howard’s “Cinderella Man,” the film, starring Russell Crowe, tells of Braddock’s rise ...

With Ron Howard at the helm, ‘Cinderella Man’ chronicles the rise, fall, and resurgence of boxer James J. Braddock during the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Universal Pictures The Ron Howard directorial Cinderella Man chronicles the journey of James J. Braddock, a ...

An exquisite ode to a working-class hero, "Cinderella Man" takes the almost impossibly perfect elements of the saga of underdog boxer James J. Braddock and fills it with emotional gravitas, wrenching ...

Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to ...

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.

"Cinderella Man," the underdog drama starring Russell Crowe as a Depression-era boxer, punched through with the top honor of the Phoenix Film Critics Society's sixth annual awards, earning recognition ...

MAYBE IT'S the claustrophobic intensity of the ring. Or possibly it's the way a boxer has to pummel his (or her) way to glory in 12 puffy-eyed rounds. Maybe it's the lore of the musty dressing room, ...

Irishman Braddock was a washed-up boxer from New Jersey who could barely support his wife and three kids during the Depression. But the powerful left hand he developed by working on the Hoboken ...