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Thomas George Farr (12 March 1913 – 1 March 1986) was one of the most famous British
British people

The British are citizenship of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants....
 boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
s of all time. Born in Clydach Vale
Clydach Vale

Clydach Vale is a village adjoining Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the Rhondda Valley, Wales. Clydach Vale is named for its situation on the Nant Clydach, a tributary of the River Rhondda....
, Wales
Wales

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 and nicknamed "the Tonypandy Terror", he became British
List of British heavyweight boxing champions

List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the Boxing who have won the United Kingdom heavyweight championship, which has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and the British Boxing Board of Control since 1929....
 and Empire heavyweight
Heavyweight

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 champion on 15 March 1937. Prior to 1936 he had boxed in the light heavyweight
Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the boxing weight classes between cruiserweight and super middleweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Muhammad Ali , Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr....
 division in which he was the Welsh champion.

0 August 1937 he fought world heavyweight champion Joe Louis
Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was a List of Heavyweight Champions.Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, he is considered to be one of the greatest in boxing history....
 at the height of his powers at Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium

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, New York City
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; gaining much respect despite losing a controversial points decision over 15 rounds.






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Thomas George Farr (12 March 1913 – 1 March 1986) was one of the most famous British
British people

The British are citizenship of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, one of the Channel Islands, or of one of the British overseas territories, and their descendants....
 boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
s of all time. Born in Clydach Vale
Clydach Vale

Clydach Vale is a village adjoining Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, within the Rhondda Valley, Wales. Clydach Vale is named for its situation on the Nant Clydach, a tributary of the River Rhondda....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 and nicknamed "the Tonypandy Terror", he became British
List of British heavyweight boxing champions

List of British heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the Boxing who have won the United Kingdom heavyweight championship, which has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and the British Boxing Board of Control since 1929....
 and Empire heavyweight
Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or boxing weight classes, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization....
 champion on 15 March 1937. Prior to 1936 he had boxed in the light heavyweight
Light heavyweight

In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the boxing weight classes between cruiserweight and super middleweight. The light heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Muhammad Ali , Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Bob Foster, Michael Spinks, Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr....
 division in which he was the Welsh champion.

World title fight vs Joe Louis

On 30 August 1937 he fought world heavyweight champion Joe Louis
Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow , better known as Joe Louis, was a List of Heavyweight Champions.Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, he is considered to be one of the greatest in boxing history....
 at the height of his powers at Yankee Stadium
Yankee Stadium

The original Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in The Bronx in New York City, New York. It served as the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1923 in baseball to 1973 in baseball and after extensive renovations, from 1976 in baseball to 2008 in baseball....
, New York City
New York City

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; gaining much respect despite losing a controversial points decision over 15 rounds. Louis, one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, had knocked out 8 of his last 9 opponents and proceeded to knock out his next 7, but was fearlessly attacked and hurt by Farr. The 50,000 crowd booed when Louis was awarded a narrow points decision.

Later career

After the Louis fight, Farr was unsuccessful in several contests at Madison Square Garden, New York. He returned to the UK early in 1939, enjoying a run of victories that year. He retired in 1940, but personal tragedies saw him lose his fortune and he ended up bankrupt, having to return to the ring at the age of 36 to make a living. Farr later ran a pub in Brighton
Brighton

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, Sussex
Sussex

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 after retiring, and died on St. David's Day, 1986, aged 71.

Musical Contender

A musical based on Farr's career, Contender, was composed by Mal Pope
Mal Pope

Mal Pope , is a Wales musician and composer who is especially notable for his contribution to music theatre portraying Welsh national identities and themes....
 and premiered at the United Nations
United Nations

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 building in New York, followed by a season at Swansea
Swansea

Swansea is a City status in the United Kingdom and subdivisions of Wales in Wales. Swansea is in the Historic counties of Wales of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands....
's Grand Theatre. A theme of the musical is that Farr's lack of success in the USA resulted wholly from his refusal to co-operate with fight-fixing
Match fixing

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 mobsters and bookmakers.

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