World Champion a 4 to 1 Fancy 'o Win To-Night's Title Bout: May Be. Financial Flop New York, August 25.
to defeat Tommy Farr, the Louis, the world champion, is a 4-1 odds-on favourite 4 23-year-old champion of Great Britain and the British Empire, when they clash here on) Thursday for the heavyweight title of the world.
There are very few backers on the Welshman, although his astonishing ise to fame from a minor and hotel boots is still the talk in fistic circles.
Farr himself, however, has wagered £500 on the result The fight between the Tonypandy Terror and the Brown Bomber, which starts at 10 pin., local time (Shanghai time: 10 am. Friday), has caught the imagination more than any encounter in recent years. It seems amazing that a Briton is fighting for the heav weight crown, although he would not agnized as world champion in Britain until he has met and beaten Max Schmeli
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