Cinderella Man Page #6

John, get off the ropes.

Move out of there.

Lewis spins his way

off the ropes...

And looks to resume control

at the bell!

There we go. Suck it up.

Deep breath.

Deep breath, deep.

All right. That ain't bad. He's

even faster than I remember.

Yeah. He's fast. Big deal.

You're not so bad yourself.

What are you doing? You

beat this guy easy last time.

He ain't the same guy.

You got to use your speed.

Keep that jab in his face

and keep sliding to his right.

You see that.

Keep him in front of you.

Cut him off, all right?

And let go with the punches.

Hit him! He ain't gonna like it.

I guarantee you, the more

you hit this bastard...

the slower he's gonna get.

He's an old man. He's too

slow. He can't keep up with you.

Come on. Use that jab.

How's that cut?

He's all right.

Knock the legs out

from under him.

Trap him in the corner,

and really work him.

Do not fight this fight

his way.

You make him fight

this fight your way!

Let's go. You got him.

A left to the body

and a hard right to the head!

A left-right-left by Lewis.

His dancing shoes are off.

It's a fight now, folks!

Work his body, Jim!

Braddock punching well

with both hands now.

Toe to toe!

No one giving an inch.

That left has some pop!

Jimmy's hoping those body

shots will pay dividends.

Keep him in there!

Stay with him!

Don't give him any room!

No room!

Get out of the corner.

Braddock pushing

all the action now.

Lewis can't discourage him.

Tremendous pressure from Jimmy.

Lewis is running out of real

estate in this 24-foot ring.

Jump on him!

And Lewis is down!

Gotcha. Good boy.

Get up!

One.

There you go, get up!

Two.

Come on.

Three.

Four. Five.

Six.

The referee wipes his gloves

and Braddock steams

back to ring center!

Close it down.

Another big right by Braddock!

Lewis is just a piece of meat

as Braddock is carving him up!

Braddock is now dominating

Lewis! Here comes Jimmy!

Side to side!

Side to side!

In the tenth, riding high

after his dazzling victory...

over John Henry Lewis...

Jim Braddock has just hit

a wall named Art Lasky.

He can't keep taking

those body shots.

I know. He's cracked

a couple of ribs for sure.

Lasky walks through

those jabs...

and keeps working

on Braddock's body.

But Braddock won't fold!

He's making Lasky work hard

for every minute of every round.

That's it, get on him!

There you go, James!

That's it!

Lasky's starting to

impose his will.

He's showing why Jimmy

Johnston is making noises...

about matching him

with Max Baer for the title.

Break it up!

Come on. Break free.

Break.

Don't sit down. You're

not tired. You're fine.

Get that thing out of here!

He don't need it!

Is he looking over at you?

Shake your head

like you don't need it.

Shake your head like

you don't want it. There.

Why isn't he sitting down?

Pay attention.

Yeah, now he's gonna wonder:

"If Braddock is such an old

man, why is he still standing?

Why is he still

coming at me?"

You're stronger than this guy.

Don't back up! Don't back off!

This guy is a bull-rusher.

He's gonna keep coming at you

all night until you stop him.

He can't back up.

You stop him.

You gotta beat

this son of a b*tch!

You gotta beat this son of

a b*tch from the inside out!

You hear me?

You gotta get in there.

You get in there

and you hit him...

and you keep hitting him

until you break his nose.

You fill his face with blood.

Beat him from the inside

out, Jim! From the inside out!

Lasky continues to fire.

Braddock looks like

he's finally starting to wilt.

That's it!

That's more like it!

Back him up!

Lasky now looking

to put a Grimm ending...

to Braddock's

fairy-tale comeback.

Lasky pounding hard shots

to the body.

Braddock just took

a tremendous shot!

A hard right to the head

which knocked his mouthpiece...

to the canvas.

Braddock just took

Lasky's best shot!

And it didn't even faze him!

Get in there

and take that sucker!

He's showing

tremendous determination!

Right in there

and get his nose!

Braddock comes in

with a hard shot to the body!

The younger Lasky looks

like he's starting to wilt...

under the pressure from

the Bulldog of North Bergen.

Braddock is now

back on the attack!

Another vicious combination

by Braddock!

And Lasky's flowing blood

from the nose!

The 15th and final round.

Braddock now looks

like the younger fighter...

and grimly determined.

The Garden is on its feet! Jim

Braddock will not be denied!

There's the bell! This

one goes to the scorecards.

And the winner

by unanimous decision...

James J. Braddock!

Thanks, buddy.

Max?

What?

Save a little bit of it...

Jimmy Braddock

just beat Lasky.

They made him

the number one contender.

Max, when are we gonna go to... Shut up.

Maxie, you...

Shut up!

I'm not gonna fight Jimmy

Braddock. He's a chump.

You tell Johnston to bring me

somebody who can fight back.

You gonna bust your contract?

It's done, Max.

That's him? Yeah?

Yes, it is.

I'm telling you.

That's Braddock.

Hey, Mrs. Braddock.

Sara's here.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I got her to sleep.

Hey, Jim.

Mike's gone missing.

How long?

Three days.

I've been staying at my

brother's since Jake cut him.

Jake fired him?

I didn't know that.

You know how Mike gets.

All his talk. So much trouble.

He's been sleeping nights

down in the Hooverville.

My brother didn't have room

for both him and us.

Mike said, you know, if he had

to stay down there anyway...

he was gonna try

to get everybody organized.

Something's wrong, Jim.

I know it.

Now I'm hearing there's

some trouble in Hooverville.

He wouldn't leave me

and the baby for this long.

He just wouldn't.

I didn't know

who else to come to, Jim.

Come on, out of the way!

Beat it! Move along!

Get the hell out of here,

coppers!

Mike? Mike Wilson!

Mike Wilson!

...do nothing. If you let

these Commies in here...

and start a riot, then what

do you think's gonna happen?

Get over here.

On your feet!

You pull a knife on me,

you son of a b*tch?

What the hell happened here?

We tried to break up these

agitators, peaceful-like...

but they charged us.

What is this?

The horses got spooked.

Wagons turned over.

Three or four of them got run

over. They're hurt pretty bad.

This is a mess.

One hell of a mess.

What did I tell you?

Get back.

Don't move those two.

Wait for the stretcher.

Keep those bastards back!

Get those guys next,

the ones who got trampled on.

Hey, Jim.

Mike.

You're gonna be okay, Mike.

Yeah, tell Sara.

Will you tell her I'm

gonna be... I'll tell Sara.

I'm gonna be late, Jimmy.

"Our Father,

who art in heaven,

"Hallowed be thy name.

"Thy kingdom come. Thy will be

done on earth as it is in heaven.

"Give us this day

our daily bread.

"And forgive us

our trespasses...

"as we forgive those

who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil. "

How about it, Pete?

All right, fellas.

Fellas, that's it.

Now, keep your questions short

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