On the basis of his performance against Joe Louis, the world's heavyweight champion, the boxing experts in the United States pick Tommy Farr, the British and Empire champion, to beat Jim Braddock, former world's champion, when they meet in the ring on Friday. Both Farr and Braddock are good boxers, rather than fighters, and both have proved their courage under heavy punishment. To Farr goes the advantage of youth; to Braddock that of experience. If the fight goes anything like the full distance of ten rounds, Farr's greater stamina should give him the victory, but only if he prevents Braddock from piling up a big lead on points in the early stages of the battle. ing i on the impetuous Welshmen. Since then, he has cut adrift from Broadribb out on his own. There will be who will regret this move, though there been nothing in Farr's past reputation to anyone suppose that, under his own management he will be less strict in training or less straight in living than he has been in past. In the major battles of the ring, however, it is a great advantage for a fighter have in his corner a man with vast experi-Hi im, and in addition a knowledge the tricks and weaknesses of is handling. Though Farr will have services of men in his corner who have as uch experience as Broadribb, he will miss FROR intimate knowledge of his personal style idiosyncracies his former manager possess-and this, in a fight against an old hend like dock, may prove a serious drawback.
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