Craig Bierko played Max Baer in this 2005 film about Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock
In the 1920s, James Braddock (Russell Crowe) from 
Bergen, NJ, was a ... when in 1935 he took on powerful heavyweight champion 
Max Baer (Craig Bierko) in .... Cinderella Man is one of the best boxing films that 
you can see.