Cinderella Man
“And Mae Theresa was a distinctly lovely bride.
—Ludwig Shabazian, Relief to Royalty, James J. Braddock’s authorized biography, 1936 When Mae finally saw her husband striding up the fieldstone walkway, her eyes refused to blink. Jimmy was here again. Her lean, strong husband had come back to her on his own two feet, whole and unharmed. Alive. The realization instantly lifted the dark cloud, released the suffocating weight. She could breathe again. Feel again.
Fight nights were always like this f...or Mae. Jimmy would kiss her good-bye in the afternoon, and half the evening she’d feel paralyzed, whispering prayers, watching the clock. Then he’d come home, and the exhilarating relief would release her from all those hours of fearful numbness.
Men died in the ring. It was not an uncommon occurrence. And if they didn’t die they got hurt. Bad. The whole thing was a spectacle of injury and pain, and Mae didn’t completely understand it. But she loved her husband, so she tried her best.MoreLess
—Ludwig Shabazian, Relief to Royalty, James J. Braddock’s authorized biography, 1936 When Mae finally saw her husband striding up the fieldstone walkway, her eyes refused to blink. Jimmy was here again. Her lean, strong husband had come back to her on his own two feet, whole and unharmed. Alive. The realization instantly lifted the dark cloud, released the suffocating weight. She could breathe again. Feel again.
Fight nights were always like this f...or Mae. Jimmy would kiss her good-bye in the afternoon, and half the evening she’d feel paralyzed, whispering prayers, watching the clock. Then he’d come home, and the exhilarating relief would release her from all those hours of fearful numbness.
Men died in the ring. It was not an uncommon occurrence. And if they didn’t die they got hurt. Bad. The whole thing was a spectacle of injury and pain, and Mae didn’t completely understand it. But she loved her husband, so she tried her best.MoreLess
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