Henry Lewis and Art Lasky, a title fight against Baer comes his way. Braddock is a 10-to-1 underdog. Baer is so destructive that the fight's promoter, James Johnston, forces both Braddock and Gould to watch a film of Baer in action, just so he can maintain later that he warned them what Braddock was up against. Braddock demonstrates no fear. The arrogant Baer attempts to intimidate him, even taunting Mae in public that her man might not survive. When he says this, she becomes so angry that she throws a drink at him. She is unable to attend the fight at the Madison Square Garden Bowl or even to listen to it on the radio. On June 13, 1935, in one of the greatest upsets in boxing history, Braddock defeats the seemingly invincible Baer to become the heavyweight champion of the world. An epilogue reveals that Braddock would lose his title to Joe Louis and later worked on the building of the Verrazano Bridge, owning and operating heavy machinery on the docks where he worked during the Depression, and that he and Mae used his boxing income to buy a house, where they spent the rest of their lives. Cast Russell Crowe as James J. Braddock Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould Bruce McGill as James Johnston Craig Bierko as Max Baer Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson David Huband as Ford Bond Connor Price as Jay Braddock Ariel Waller as Rosemarie "Rosy" Braddock Patrick Louis as Howard Braddock Rosemarie DeWitt as Sara Wilson Linda Kash as Mrs. Gould Nicholas Campbell as Sporty Lewis Gene Pyrz as Jake Chuck Shamata as Father Roddick Ron Canada as Joe Jeanette Alicia Johnston as Alice Troy Ross as John Henry Lewis Mark Simmons as Art Lasky Art Binkowski as Corn Griffin David Litzinger as Abe Feldman Matthew G. Taylor as Primo Carnera Rance Howard as Announcer Al Fazin Robert Norman Smith as reporter Angelo Dundee as boxing trainer Production During filming in Toronto, several areas were redressed to resemble 1930s New York. The Richmond Street side of The Bay's Queen Street store was redressed as Madison Square Garden, complete with fake store fronts and period stop lights. A stretch of Queen Street East between Broadview and Carlaw was also made up to appear to be from the 1930s and dozens of period cars were parked along the road. Maple Leaf