"Im going to say outright now something Tye only hinted at before. I beat the negro fair and square, and in his heart he knows it. Under equal conditions that night Joe Louis would be no champion to-day.
That is Tommy Farrs reply, contained in a letter to Dan Parker of the New York "Daily Mirror," to Joe Louis's remark in a "Liberty Magazine" article that the British and Empire heavyweight champion was "the dirtiest fighter I ever met."
Parker, a sports columnist, published Farr's letter in his daily column. It has attracted considerable attention.
"In spite of Louis's unquestioned boxing brilliance," Farr's letter continues, "I say he has one vital defect in his fighting make-up. He does not punch with his left, but rather does he tick with an open glove. This, of course, is against all the rules of boxing and no punch so delivered should count."
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