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rsdsharp

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5. Partially true. James Braddock defeated Max Baer Sr. in June 1935

Reply to gladium et scutum (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 4, 2021, 08:52 PM

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to win the heavyweight championship — making him The Cinderella Man, according to Damon Runyon. Ron Howard chose to portray Baer as a womanizing brute in the movie. Baer did accidentally kill a man in the ring, and was happy go lucky, but he was generally considered a nice guy.

Braddock defended the title only once, losing to Joe Louis in June 1937.

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The last of the Beverly Hillbillies. I'd might never have guessed he'd outlive them all. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #1

And his father's character was the antagonist is another movie rsdsharp Dec 2021 #2

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Partially true. James Braddock defeated Max Baer Sr. in June 1935 rsdsharp Dec 2021 #5

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