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back the first attack on the world's heavyweight title which he won from Jim Braddock, by defeating Tommy Farr of Great Britain in fifteen rounds on a points verdict.
The decision which gave the negro the victory, however, was decidedly unpopular and was greeted by boos from the crowd,—a crowd which fell far short of the huge numbers predicted before the bout.
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