James J. Braddock got the name of Cinderella Man. He was a strong, powerful man. Some people can call him a role model for a lot of reasons. He can be a role model because he can help many people, and overcome many hard obstacles. One reason Jim could have gotten the name Cinderella Man is because he was a very poor person, and many years later, he became a hero. He ended up being a bum to a champion. He showed people wrong, and that he could succeed. He achieved many goals he tried to accomplish. Thus, showing how he became from a very poor person to a very popular person can be one way he got the nickname Cinderella Man. Another way he can be called Cinderella Man is by showing all the hard obstacles he had to accomplish. One obstacle