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__Topic: Themes/Images (section 3 out of 3 of your text)__

1.) In this book, you see that Braddock is a hardworking man and will do anything to help his family. One image that is described by the author is of the tired Braddock in a fight but once he thought of his family, he fought his way to victory. 2.)Questions:
 * 1) When Braddock fought Lewis at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 1934, who was favored to win the fight? What was the result of the fight?

Lewis was a world class talent and those predicting the fight felt that Braddock was a two to one underdog. Gould, Braddock’s manager remained optimistic and was not going to sell Braddock out. Braddock came on strong in the fight. Braddock’s performance was his best ever. While Lewis dominated in the first four rounds, Braddock succeeded in knocking him down in the fifth round. Braddock’s tough life working on the docks and doing roadwork gave him the strength he needed to come out strong. To everyone’s surprise, Braddock was declared the winner


 * 1) The ultimate fight of the story was against Baer and Braddock, but there were many fights before that. One of Baer’s fiercest contenders was Kingfish Levinsky. What was Baer’s attitude like when they were in the ring?

Baer had a big head. He played off all of Levinsky’s punches as if they were nothing. Levinsky taunted him and Baer had enough. He knocked Levinsky out. He came on much stronger than he did when he fought Levinsky in 1932 when their bout went 30 rounds and nobody got knocked out.


 * 1) How did Max Baer raise funds for Frankie Campbell, the man he killed in the ring?

In February of 1935, Max Baer had an exhibition fight against Stanley Poreda.. The fight raised $10,600 for Campbell’s family members


 * 1) Aside from boxing what were some of Braddock’s favorite things to do?

Braddock loved to be with his children, but for a while he was unable to provide for them so they were sent to live with their grandparents. Braddock loved to play the card game Hearts, and he loved Charlie Chaplin movies.


 * 1) The main fight of the story was Braddock vs. Baer. Baer was the favorite and he felt that fighting Braddock was joke. He felt Braddock was a has- been. In the end how did the fight turn out?

The fight was set for June 13, 1935. About 30,000 fans filled Madison Square Gardens. Most everyone except the Jewish fans were cheering for Braddock. The fans felt that Baer was obnoxious and cocky. Braddock came into the ring with a lot of confidence. Baer did not expect this. He thought Braddock would be intimidated by him. Throughout the fight, Braddock was a tough component. Baer was a dirty fighter. Baer had won a few of the rounds, but he would not be declared the winner unless he knocked Braddock out because Braddock had won the majority of the rounds. Braddock endured the fight and in the end he was named the Heavy Weight Champion.

3.) Summary: We talked about how in the end, Braddock became the Heavy Weight Champion after a long and hard road to the title. He did whatever he could to make money for his family so they could survive the depression. He either worked on the docks loading and unloading cargo or boxing after a long retirement. We all agreed that it was a good book and that we would recomend it to anyone who likes sports especially boxing.