Cinderella Man

On this date in 1935 - James J. Braddock bucked long odds to capture the world heavyweight championship by beating Max Baer. Braddock was nicknamed "The Cinderella Man" by writing legend Damon Runyon and was the subject of a very much under-rated 2005 movie of the same name starring Russell Crowe.

The movie gets a big thumbs up from me and if you haven't seen it - you should.