Lou Savarese movie "We Own the Night". He also played a lead role in ESPN’s documentary "Cinderella Man: The James J. Braddock Story", for which he received excellent reviews for his portrayal of boxer Max Baer. Other recent works include the independent film "Nicky’s Game", "A Matter of Honor (film)|A Matter of Honor", and "Knock, Knock", a horror film in which he plays Rico, the villain. Lou Savarese Lou Savarese (born July 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer from Greenwood Lake, New York. He challenged once for the WBU/"Lineal" Heavyweight title in 1997. Savarese won two New York Golden Gloves
James J. Braddock but he had "more brawn than brains." Braddock pursued boxing, turning pro at the age of 21, fighting as a light heavyweight. His first fight in a ring occurred on November 27, 1923. After three years, Braddock's record was , with 21 knockouts. In 1928, Braddock pulled off a major upset by knocking out highly regarded Tuffy Griffiths. The following year he earned a chance to fight for the title, but he narrowly lost to Tommy Loughran in a 15-round decision. Braddock was greatly depressed by the loss and badly fractured his right hand in several places in the process.