Based on the true story of James Braddock, who fought his way from poverty to the World Championship beating Max Baer and finally losing to Joe Louis.

In a time when America needed a champion, an unlikely hero would arise, proving how hard a man would fight to win a second chance for his family and himself.

Suddenly thrust into the national spotlight, boxer Jim Braddock would defy the odds against him and stun the world with one of the greatest comebacks in history. Driven by love for his family, he willed an impossible dream to come true.