Tommy Farr pugile
- combattimenti
- 142
- vinto
- 86
- perduto
- 35
- pareggiare
- 19
- Stato
- inactive
- Divisione
- heavyweight
- Debutto
- 1926-12-18
- Altezza
- 6′ 1″/185cm
- Arrivare a
- 78″/198cm
- Età
- 72
- Nato
- 1913-03-12
- Morte
- 1986-03-01
- Nazionalità
- United Kingdom
Thomas George Farr (12 March 1913 – 1 March 1986) was a Welsh boxer from Clydach Vale, Rhondda, nicknamed "the Tonypandy Terror". Prior to 1936, Farr boxed in the light heavyweight division, in which he was the Welsh champion. He became British and Empire heavyweight champion on 15 March 1937. He challenged for the world title against Joe Louis in the same year and gave Louis one of the toughest fights of his career, hurting him numerous times and lasting the full 15 rounds on his way to a wide unanimous decision loss, with the referee awarding Louis the fight thirteen rounds to one, while the judges scored the fight eight to five and nine to six, both in Louis's favour. The decision was booed by spectators. Farr is considered to be one of the greatest British heavyweight fighters ever. Farr was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.In his early career he didn't have much success. He garnered some wins but losses specked his record every two or three wins. Most of his losses were against unknowns. He soon started improving, with a win over top contender Tommy Loughran in 1936. In 1937 he bested ex-champion Max Baer and earned a title shot against Joe Louis.On 30 August 1937, Farr fought world heavyweight champion Joe Louis at the height of his career at Yankee Stadium, New York City. He earned respect despite losing a controversial points decision after 15 rounds. Louis had knocked out eight of his previous nine opponents and proceeded to knock out his next seven, but was attacked and hurt by Farr. The 50,000 crowd booed when Louis won. Referee Arthur Donovan, Sr. had seemingly raised Farr's glove in victory, causing controversy. Seven years later, in his published account of the fight, Donovan apologised for the 'mistake', claiming he had meant to shake Farr's hand to congratulate him for what he saw as an impressive fight. "Mistakes" hardly ended there, however. Donovan's own scorecard, had 13 rounds going to Louis.Though mixed accounts say Louis deserved the nod, 13 frames out of 15 prompted these words from a British sportswriter: "The verdict is that of a man either blindly partisan or afflicted with astigmatism. It is a verdict that justifies the beliefs that nothing short of the annihilation of Louis would have given Farr victory. That Louis won may not be disputed, but as I read the fight, there was only a fractional difference in his favour at the finish." However, In Donovan's account, he stands by his scoring of the fight, claiming that while Farr's punches may have appeared to have done more damage than Louis's from the crowd's point of view, from his perspective and that of the ringside judges the opposite was true.
Data | Avversario | Ultimi risultati degli avversari | Luogo | Risultato |
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1953-03-09 | Don Cockell | WLWLWW | Ice Rink, Nottingham | LOST Technical knockout |
1952-11-02 | Werner Wiegand | WWWDDW | Westfalenhalle, Dortmund | LOST Points |
1952-09-10 | Al Hoosman | DDWWDL | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1952-07-26 | Jo Weidin | LLWWLW | Football Ground, Worcester | WIN Points |
1952-05-26 | Georges Rogiers | LLLWLL | Drill Hall, Abergavenny | WIN Points |
1952-03-17 | Giorgio Milan | WDLLLL | Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1951-12-03 | Georges Rogiers | DLLLLW | Sports Stadium, Brighton | WIN Points |
1951-11-16 | Al Hoosman | WLLDDW | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | LOST Points |
1951-10-04 | Robert Eugene | WLWDLL | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1951-08-30 | Steve McCall | LWLLLL | Drill Hall, Bangor | WIN Points |
1951-07-07 | Dennis Powell | LWLWWW | Showground, Shrewsbury | WIN Technical knockout |
1951-04-24 | Gerry McDermott | WLLWLL | Harringay Arena, Harringay | WIN Points |
1951-03-21 | Frank Bell | WLWLLW | Welsh Athletic Club, Porth | LOST KO |
1950-12-04 | Lloyd Marshall | LWLWDL | Market Hall, Carmarthen | LOST Points |
1950-11-06 | Piet Wilde | LLWLWW | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN KO |
1950-09-27 | Jan Klein | WLWLDW | Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd | WIN KO |
1940-08-07 | Zachary Nicholas | WWWWDL | Market Hall, Barnstaple | WIN Technical knockout |
1939-11-10 | Manuel Kid Abrew | LLLWWW | Theatre Royal, Dublin | WIN KO |
1939-05-17 | Larry Gains | WWWDWL | Ninian Park, Cardiff | WIN Technical knockout |
1939-04-13 | Red Burman | WWWWWW | Harringay Arena, Harringay | WIN Points |
1939-01-13 | Red Burman | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Majority decision |
1938-12-16 | Lou Nova | DLWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Points |
1938-03-11 | Max Baer | WWLWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
1938-01-21 | Jim Braddock | WWWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Split-decision |
1937-08-30 | Joe Louis | WWWWWW | Yankee Stadium, Bronx | LOST Unanimous decision |
1937-06-15 | Walter Neusel | DWWLWW | Harringay Arena, Harringay | WIN KO |
1937-04-15 | Max Baer | WWWWLW | Harringay Arena, Harringay | WIN Points |
1937-03-15 | Ben Foord | WWWWWL | Harringay Stadium, Harringay | WIN Points |
1937-02-08 | Joe Zeman | DLLDLL | Colston Hall, Bristol | WIN KO |
1936-12-21 | Charles Rutz | WLWWWW | Earls Court Arena, Kensington | WIN Points |
1936-09-14 | Jim Wilde | WWWWWD | Vetch Field, Swansea | WIN KO |
1936-05-18 | Jim Wilde | WWWWWW | Vetch Field, Swansea | DRAW Points |
1936-04-02 | Bob Olin | LWLWLL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1936-03-05 | Piet Van Gool | LDDWLW | Mannesmann Hall, Swansea | WIN Points |
1936-01-15 | Tommy Loughran | WWWDWD | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1935-12-21 | Frank Moody | WDWWLD | Greyfriars Hall, Cardiff | WIN KO |
1935-12-16 | Rienus De Boer | WLWWWW | Colston Hall, Bristol | WIN Points |
1935-12-02 | Eddie Wenstob | LLLLWL | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | WIN Points |
1935-10-25 | George Brennan | WWLLWL | Granby Halls, Leicester | WIN Points |
1935-08-14 | Frank Moody | DWDWWL | White City, Cardiff | DRAW Points |
1935-07-20 | George Brennan | LWWLLW | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester | WIN Points |
1935-06-28 | Presidio Pavesi | DLWDD | Stade Roland Garros, Paris | WIN Points |
1935-05-13 | Eddie Wenstob | WWDDWW | Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn | WIN Points |
1935-05-08 | Manuel Kid Abrew | LWWWLW | White City | WIN Corner retirement |
1935-02-04 | Eddie Phillips | WLWLW | Pavilion, Mountain Ash | LOST Points |
1935-01-11 | Arthur Novell | LLDWDL | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN KO |
1934-12-21 | Pat McAuliffe | LLWWWL | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN KO |
1934-10-22 | Eddie Peirce | LLWLWL | Olympia, Bradford | WIN Points |
1934-10-20 | Seaman Albert Harvey | LLLLLL | Working Men's Club, Llanelli | WIN Technical knockout |
1934-09-19 | Dave Carstens | LWWWWW | Greyhound Stadium, Wandsworth | LOST Points |
1934-09-14 | Charlie Bundy | LWWWWW | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1934-09-03 | Del Fontaine | LWLDLL | Mannesmann Hall, Swansea | WIN Points |
1934-08-22 | Charley Belanger | WLWWWW | Greyhound Stadium, Wandsworth | WIN Points |
1934-08-09 | Ernie Simmons | DLWLWD | Wimbledon Stadium, Wimbledon | DRAW Points |
1934-06-13 | Eddie Phillips | DWLWL | Wandsworth Stadium, Wandsworth | LOST |
1934-05-07 | Charley Belanger | LLWWWL | New St James Hall, Newcastle | LOST Points |
1934-04-23 | Jack Kid Casey | WWWWWW | New St James Hall, Newcastle | LOST Points |
1934-03-26 | Jim Winters | WWWWWD | Cardiff | WIN Points |
1934-02-01 | Eddie Phillips | LWWDWL | Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn | LOST Points |
1934-01-14 | Kid Scott | WLWWWL | The Ring, Belfast | WIN KO |
1933-12-02 | Leo Evans | LLDLLL | Labour Stadium, Merthyr Tydfil | WIN Points |
1933-11-06 | Ernie Simmons | WWLWWW | Central Workingmens Club, Blackpool | LOST Points |
1933-11-04 | Steve McCall | LWWWLW | Labour Stadium, Merthyr Tydfil | WIN Technical knockout |
1933-10-27 | Seaman Albert Harvey | LWLDWL | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1933-10-07 | Jack Marshall | LWLLLL | Merthyr Tydfil | WIN Technical knockout |
1933-09-30 | Charlie Chetwynd | LWLLLL | Swansea | WIN Technical knockout |
1933-09-22 | Tom Benjamin | DLLLLD | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1933-08-01 | Ernie Simmons | DWWL | LOST Points |
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1933-07-29 | Jack O'Brien | LLWLLL | Grosvenor Park, Belfast | WIN Technical knockout |
1933-07-21 | Randy Jones | LWWLLW | Empire Theatre, Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1933-07-15 | Cyril Eddington | LDLLLL | Sports Ground, Ebbw Vale | WIN Points |
1933-07-08 | Ernie Simmons | DWW | Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil | WIN Points |
1933-06-30 | Tiger Ellis | LWWWLL | Tredegar | WIN Points |
1933-06-26 | Gunner Mick Bennett | WWLDDL | Ninian Park, Cardiff | WIN Technical knockout |
1933-06-03 | George Smith | WWLLLW | Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil | WIN Points |
1933-05-22 | Tony Arpino | LWLLLL | Pontypridd | WIN Points |
1933-05-19 | Billy Thomas | LWLWWW | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1933-05-15 | Eddie Steele | WDWLWL | Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace | LOST Corner retirement |
1933-05-13 | Charlie Bundy | LWLLLW | Coliseum, Bargoed | WIN Points |
1933-05-06 | Randy Jones | WWLWWL | Labour Stadium, Merthyr Tydfil | WIN Technical knockout |
1933-04-21 | Jerry Daley | LLLDDL | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1933-03-24 | Cyril Eddington | WLLDLL | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1933-02-18 | Billy Thomas | LLLWLL | Pavilion Rink, Bargoed | LOST Points |
1932-12-31 | Charlie Bundy | WLDWWW | Scarrott's Pavilion, Treherbert | WIN Points |
1932-12-30 | Jerry Daley | LLLLLD | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | DRAW Points |
1932-09-19 | Tiger Ellis | WLDWWL | Joe Gess's Pavilion, Ystradgynlais | LOST Technical knockout |
1932-08-27 | Albert Donovan | W | Tredegar | LOST Points |
1932-08-08 | Cyril Eddington | LLLWLL | Pontycymer | DRAW Points |
1932-06-01 | Jim Wilde | DLWW | WIN Points |
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1931-03-28 | Jack Powell | WWWWL | Pavilion Rink, Bargoed | WIN Points |
1931-03-14 | Chris Shea | L | Coliseum, Bargoed | DRAW Points |
1931-02-07 | Bryn Powell | DLWLWL | Gess Pavilion, Blackwood | DRAW Points |
1931-02-02 | Jack Powell | WWWW | Welfare Hall, Ebbw Vale | WIN |
1930-12-27 | Herbie Nurse | LL | Labour Hall, Penygraig | WIN Points |
1930-06-14 | Josh Sullivan | LL | Llanelli | LOST Corner retirement |
1930-05-31 | Steve Donoghue | debut | Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1930-04-19 | Walter Saunders | WWWWLW | Tonypandy | LOST Points |
1930-04-12 | Emlyn Jones | WLLLLL | Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1930-04-05 | Billy Thomas | debut | Penygraig | WIN Corner retirement |
1930-01-25 | Rees Owen | LWDL | Nanthir Boxing Club, Blaengarw | WIN Technical knockout |
1930-01-24 | Llew Haydn | WWWL | Clydach | LOST Points |
1930-01-18 | Billy Pritchard | LWLDWD | Blaengarw | DRAW Points |
1930-01-17 | Billy Pritchard | LLWLDW | Nanthir Boxing Club, Blaengarw | DRAW Points |
1929-12-26 | Cliff Llewellyn | debut | Pillgwenlly Labour Hall, Newport | WIN Points |
1929-12-21 | Billy Jones | LL | Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1929-12-14 | Phil Gardner | DWWLDL | Pontycymer | WIN Points |
1929-12-06 | Young Teddy Baldock | debut | Nanthir Boxing Club, Blaengarw | WIN Points |
1929-11-16 | Tommy Howley | debut | Court Athletic Club, Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1929-10-05 | Trevor Herbert | LD | Welsh Athletic Club, Porth | DRAW Points |
1929-09-28 | Eddie Worton | debut | Welsh Athletic Club, Porth | WIN Technical knockout |
1929-09-14 | Kid Evans | LLLLLL | Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1929-06-15 | Idris Pugh | LWWD | Ex-Servicemens Club, Ferndale | LOST Points |
1929-06-01 | Trevor Herbert | L | Ferndale | DRAW Points |
1929-05-18 | Trevor Herbert | debut | Ferndale & Blaenllechau Ex-Servicemens Club, Ferndale | WIN Points |
1929-05-08 | Herbie Hill | debut | Blaengwynfi | WIN Points |
1929-05-04 | Idris Pugh | LWW | Mardy | DRAW Points |
1929-04-27 | Kid Spurdle | debut | Porthcawl | LOST Points |
1929-03-23 | Len Jones | debut | Porth | DRAW Points |
1929-02-23 | Tom Thomas | DLLLWW | Ystrad Mynach | WIN Points |
1928-09-29 | Alby Davies | W | Pontypridd | LOST Points |
1928-07-04 | Evan Lane | WWDWWD | Workmens Hall, Blaengwynfi | LOST Technical knockout |
1928-06-30 | Young Howe | debut | Tonypandy | NC No Contest |
1928-05-31 | Young Baldock | L | Pavilion, Ogmore Vale | DRAW Points |
1928-05-03 | Evan Lane | WWWWDW | Cardiff Arms Park AC, Treorchy | LOST Points |
1928-04-09 | Young Grocutt | LD | Porthcawl | LOST Points |
1928-02-25 | Young Grocutt | L | Bridgend | DRAW Points |
1928-01-28 | Young Hazell | LL | Stadium, Pontypridd | WIN Points |
1928-01-21 | Evan Lane | WWDLD | Judge's Hall, Trealaw | LOST Points |
1927-12-12 | Cliff Smith | LD | Cardiff | WIN Points |
1927-11-28 | Young Grocutt | debut | White Hart Hotel, Pontypridd | WIN Points |
1927-11-22 | D Flowers | debut | Gess Pavillon, Pontypridd | DRAW Points |
1927-11-19 | Cliff Smith | L | Pavilion, Tonyrefail | DRAW Points |
1927-09-10 | Jack Moody | D | Gess Pavillon, Pontypridd | LOST Points |
1927-09-09 | Evan Lane | DWWW | Pavilion, Penygraig | DRAW Points |
1927-08-29 | Evan Lane | DWDW | Premier AC, Treorchy | LOST Points |
1927-08-20 | Young Wilkins | debut | Bridgend | WIN Points |
1927-07-16 | Cliff Smith | debut | Colliers' Athletic Club, Trealaw | WIN Points |
1927-04-02 | Alby Davies | debut | Gilfach Goch | LOST Points |
1927-03-12 | Dai Davies | debut | Cwmparc | NC No Contest |
1927-01-15 | Kid Denham | debut | Tonypandy | DRAW Points |
1926-12-26 | Young Snowball | LLDWWW | Tonypandy | WIN Points |
1926-12-18 | Jack Jones | LLLLWL | Tonypandy | WIN Points |