Tommy Farr 1937 British & Empire heavyweight boxing champion autographed picture, GOOD ORIGINAL SEPIA FULL PAGE (SIZE 11 ½” x 8 ½”) NEWS CHRONICLE IN

Tommy Farr 1937 British & Empire heavyweight boxing champion autographed picture, GOOD ORIGINAL SEPIA FULL PAGE (SIZE 11 ½” x 8 ½”) NEWS CHRONICLE INSERT FROM NOVEMBER 1937, DEPICTING BRITISH AND EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION TOMMY FARR IN FULL LENGTH BOXING POSE, NICELY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED IN INK TO THE LOWER RIGHT PORTION OF THE IMAGE BY TOMMY FARR. FORMERLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR LOUIS B. FREWER, WITH NEATLY HANDWRITTEN DATE OF NOV 1937 IN PENCIL TO THE LOWER BORDER. SOME SCUFFING TO THE LOWER CORNERS AND SLIGHT TEAR TO THE LEFT-HAND BORDER (ALL FAULTS WOULD MOUNT OUT) OTHERWISE IN GOOD CONDITION Thomas George Farr (12 March 1913 – 1 March 1986) was a Welsh boxer, nicknamed "the Tonypandy Terror". Prior to 1936, Farr boxed in the light heavyweight division, in which he was the Welsh champion. He became British and Empire heavyweight champion on 15 March 1937. He challenged for the world title against Joe Louis in the same year and gave Louis one of the toughest fights of his career, hurting him numerous times and lasting the full 15 rounds on his way to a wide unanimous decision loss, with the referee awarding Louis the fight thirteen rounds to one, while the judges scored the fight eight to five and nine to six, both in Louis's favour. The decision was booed by spectators. Farr is considered to be one of the greatest British heavyweight fighters ever. Farr was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.