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
George Godfrey (boxer born 1897) of Belgium. When Baer instead opted to fight James J. Braddock, they withdrew recognition of him as champion. Subsequently, the IBU matched Charles with Godfrey for their version of the title with the fight taking place in Brussels, Belgium on 2 October 1935. Godfrey won a fifteen round decision on points, but did not press any claim to the championship and it was inactive for the next two years. The IBU then recognized Baer's successor, James J. Braddock, as champion. In 2003, Godfrey was named to the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. In 2007, he