Tommy Farr

Tommy Farr ( born March 12, 1913 in Tonypandy, Rhondda, Wales; † 1 March 1986) was a British ( Welsh ) Boxer.

Career

Farr grew up in the Welsh Tonypandy in the Rhondda in Wales. How many young people from this area threatened him still having to work as an adolescent in one of the coal mines in the country. He therefore decided to become a boxer and began with twelve years with this sport. His first fight, he denied on December 18, 1926 with a win over six rounds on Jack Jones. In the next few years he played almost a month then several battles that served all the building a career as a boxer. He grew up there until 1932 into the light heavyweight division. Later he fought in the heavyweight division, but was throughout his career a relatively " easier " heavyweights who usually weighed between 85 kg and 88 kg for his struggles.

Due to its good training Farr was a technically very accomplished boxer who compensated his lack of clout also by its speed. On July 22, 1933 Farr denied in Tonypandy against Randy Jones his first championship fight. It was about the Welsh Championship light heavyweight. Farr won that fight after 15 rounds by points. On September 14, 1934, he defended that title in Trealaw, Wales, against Charlie Bundy through a points victory after 15 rounds successfully.

On February 4, 1935 Farr got the chance in Mountain Ash, Wales, to be able to fight against Eddie Phillips at the British Championships at light heavyweight. But he disappointed his fans, most of whom came from the buddies of the Welsh coalfield and defeated after 15 rounds by points. Nevertheless, Farr went on unperturbed his way and scored in 1936 two great successes. First, he defeated on January 15, 1936 in the Royal Albert Hall in London the former world champion in the light heavyweight division, the American Tommy Loughran over ten rounds on points and then he defeated on April 2, 1936 the U.S. world ranking boxer Bob Olin on ten rounds safely on points. After these two victories, he first appeared in the world ranking among the top ten heavyweights.

On May 18, 1936, Farr won by defeating Tom Wilde the challenge right for a title fight for the British and Empire heavyweight championship. This battle then took place on 15 March 1937 at Covent Garden in London. Farr defeated while the well-known through his battles against Max Schmeling and Walter Neusel in Germany South African Ben Foord over 15 rounds on points. He was so British and Empire heavyweight champion.

The following months of 1937 were the high point in the career of Farr. Just one month after his victory over Ben Foord he defeated on 15 April 1937 in London former world champion Max Baer, who had seen in Farr only a " structure opponents " over twelve rounds on points and won on June 15, 1937 in Harrington Arena to London against the Germans Walter Neusel by KO in the third round. Through the victories over Foord, Baer and Neusel he was in the world ranking climbed as far up that he could challenge world champion Joe Louis. This battle then took place on August 30, 1937 at Yankee Stadium in New York City before 32,000 spectators instead. After his loss to Max Schmeling on June 19, 1936 Joe Louis had scored eight knockout wins in a row and won on June 22, 1937 world title in the heavyweight division by a knockout victory in the eighth round about Jim Braddock. The fight against Farr was his first title defense. Farr succeeded in this struggle, which no one had expected. He came with Joe Louis smoothly over the rounds and lost the fight after 15 rounds by points only.

In the subsequent battles of his career Farr never reached the form that he had in the fight against Joe Louis. He remained in the United States and lost the next four fights, all of which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City vs. Jim Braddock, Max Baer, Lou Nova and Clarence Burman on points. After fighting Zachary Nicholas in Barnstaple, Devon, which he won by knockout in the third round, Farr resigned. He was only 26 years old.

Ten years later, financial difficulties forced Farr to make a comeback. From 1950 to 1953 he played again 16 fights, of which he won 11. He defeated it so good people such as the Belgian champion Robert Eugene, the Italian Giorgio Milan, the Austrian former European champion Josef Weidinger (Joe Weidin ), but also lost against the Americans Al Hoosman. After a knockout loss in the 7th round against his compatriot Don Cockell on March 9, 1953 in Nottingham, it was in this battle for the right to challenge the British heavyweight champion, Farr ended his career for good.

Farr was then innkeeper in Sussex and at all major boxing matches in England a welcome and celebrated guest.

Championship bouts of Tommy Farr

  • July 22, 1933, points victory over Randy Jones in the battle for the Welsh Championship light heavyweight,
  • September 14, 1934, points victory in the battle for the Welsh Championship light heavyweight Charlie Bundy,
  • February 4, 1935, point loss to Eddie Phillips in the fight for the British Championship light heavyweight,
  • March 15, 1937, points victory over Ben Foord, South Africa, in the fight for the British and Empire heavyweight championship,
  • August 30, 1937, point defeat against Joe Louis, USA, in the fight for the world title in the heavyweight division,
  • July 7, 1951, knockout victory in the 6th round about Dennis Powell in the battle for the Welsh heavyweight championship
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