The Archive · 1938

Farr Lunges Out

Each missed with a long, hard left as the ninth opened, Farr lunged out with a vicious right to the face, but missed, and Braddock scored with a light left to the body and a hard right hook while the Welshman was off balance. Farr scored with a hard right to the body, but took two stinging lefts on the cheekbone and a series of stunning rights to the head. He landed a stiff left to the jaw, and as the crowd cheered, poured in a series of hard rights and lefts to head and -ibs. Braddock landed a stiff leit. Farr appeared angry. Braddock was slugging away at the bell. Braddock's round by a wide margin.

Farr opened.the tenth with a left to the body, but Braddock, waiting his chance, scored with a stunning left to the head and a hard right to the chin, taking only a light left in return. They fought savagely in the centre of the ring, each Janding several rights and lefts to the face The crowd was in an uproar, cheering both indiscriminately, Farr, who scored with a light left and a right to the body, was forced to swallow a jolting right to the face. He seemed worried. Braddock tore in with a left to the jaw, a hard overhand smash to the head and a right and left to the face. He was fighting savagely, but Far: was mixing freely. Braddock's round, widely.

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