Sportsmen the world over will appreciate Jim Braddock's gesture in offering to take on "Tommy Farr, the fighting Welshman, a second time to settle which of the two is the better heavyweight. Braddock somewhat unexpectedly defeated Farr on a decision when they met last Friday, and Farr took the decision very badly. He is firmly convinced that he defeated Braddock, and from the accounts of the fight which have reached Shanghai, it seems quite likely that he at least earned a draw. The United Press report gave Farr six rounds to Braddock's four, but emphasized that Braddock took his four rounds by a much more convincing margin than did Farr. Having been given the decision, Braddock would be quite within his rights—and, indeed, would be only following the usual procedure among heavyweight contenders—if he declined to meet Farr again, and went on to fight some other aspirant for a knock at Joe Louis, the champion. But he has indicated his willingness to forego that right and give Farr a second chance, upon the important and unusual proviso that Mrs. Braddock gives her consent to the match. Braddock, who won the championship unexpectedly when he defeated Max Baer after having risen to the height of contender for the title from the bread lines where adversity had driven him and his family, has always appealed to followers of boxing as a sporting and clean fighter, with just that touch of glamour that compensates ior the comparative mediocrity of his boxing ability. And his offer to Farr will do much to enhance the fine reputation he has. In the meantime there are many who believe that Farrs defeat will do him no harm. He is young enough to benefit from the experience and to realize that ringcraft is not necessarily acquired by a meteoric rise to fame.
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