Cinderella Man: The James J. Braddock Story, Paperback

Biography of the man who rose in professional boxing in the 1920's, lost a title fight in 1929, struggled to feed his family, and with Joe Gould as his manager, won the heavyweight title from heavily favored Max Baer in 1935.

Michael C. Delisa is the co-author of 'Philadelphia's Boxing Heritage 1876-1976' (Arcadia Press) and has written articles for Ring Magazine and World Boxing. He is the Associate Producer on a network television documentary about Jim Braddock also called 'The Cinderella Man' and he is a Historical Consultant on the forthcoming Universal movie.