Two judges gave the decision te Burman, while the referee, Pete Bartley, called the fight a draw. {|United Press correspondents at the ringside were inclined to favour Burman. They gave Burman five rounds and Farr three rounds with two rounds even. Most of the sports B|scribes gave the fight to Burman.
Burman, a 23-year-old Irish-American protege of Jack Dempsey. former world heavyweight champion, tipped the scales at 183% pounds, while Farr weighed in at 20134 pounds.
Although Farr lost he was much more popular with the crowd than Burman. The tough Welshman was greeted as an idol by most spectators, who firmly believed he won.
The boxing experts of the "New York Times" and the "New York Herald Tribune," however, held that Burman won the fight fairly and squarely.
They said there was no doubt that Burman won the fight against Farr regardless of the jeers of the crowd and the complaints of Farr's manager, Joe Gould.
James P. Dawson, boxing writer for the "New York Times," said, "the decision was fair. The outburst was without justification unless it is attributed to sentiment alone, He Wrestling
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