Tommy Farr Autograph
Thomas George (Tommy) Farr (12 March 1913 – 1 March 1986) was a Welsh boxer from Clydach Vale, Rhondda, 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. More about Tommy Farr
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In his early career he didn't have much success. He garnered some wins but losses specked his record every two or three wins. Most of his losses were against unknowns. He soon started improving, with a win over top contender Tommy Loughran in 1936. In 1937 he bested ex-champion Max Baer and earned a title shot against Joe Louis.
On 30 August 1937, Farr fought world heavyweight champion Joe Louis at the height of his career at Yankee Stadium, New York City. He earned respect despite losing a controversial points decision after 15 rounds. Louis had knocked out eight of his previous nine opponents and proceeded to knock out his next seven, but was attacked and hurt by Farr. The 50,000 crowd booed when Louis won. Referee Arthur Donovan, Sr. had seemingly raised Farr's glove in victory, causing controversy. Seven years later, in his published account of the fight, Donovan apologised for the 'mistake', claiming he had meant to shake Farr's hand to congratulate him for what he saw as an impressive fight. "Mistakes" hardly ended there, however. Donovan's own scorecard, had 13 rounds going to Louis. Read even more about Tommy Farr at Wikipedia
On 30 August 1937, Farr fought world heavyweight champion Joe Louis at the height of his career at Yankee Stadium, New York City. He earned respect despite losing a controversial points decision after 15 rounds. Louis had knocked out eight of his previous nine opponents and proceeded to knock out his next seven, but was attacked and hurt by Farr. The 50,000 crowd booed when Louis won. Referee Arthur Donovan, Sr. had seemingly raised Farr's glove in victory, causing controversy. Seven years later, in his published account of the fight, Donovan apologised for the 'mistake', claiming he had meant to shake Farr's hand to congratulate him for what he saw as an impressive fight. "Mistakes" hardly ended there, however. Donovan's own scorecard, had 13 rounds going to Louis. Read even more about Tommy Farr at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Tommy Farr
The most expensive item with a signature of Tommy Farr (Tommy FARR v Walter NEUSEL Signed 1937 BOXING Programme) was sold in October 2009 for $95.28 while the cheapest item (Tommy FARR Boxing Champ vintage Cut signed Autograph) found a new owner for $1.53 in February 2010. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2008 with an average selling price of $22.97 for an autographed item of Tommy Farr. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2009 with $95.28 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.53 was February 2010. In average, an autographed item from Tommy Farr is worth $17.21.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tommy Farr were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1938 Tommy Farr British Heavyweight Boxer Signed Auto Autographed Cut JC LOA | $15.50 | |
| Anglo American Sprorting Club Menu 1973 Signed by Tommy Farr | $5.78 | |
| Joe Lewis Heavy Weight Champion Signature on Matt dated Sep 21 1938 Tommy Farr | $49.99 | |
| Nice Signed Press Photo Tommy Farr Dedicated | $19.59 | |
| Signed Tommy Farr 1913-1986 Welsh British European Heavyweight Champion 1930s | $12.73 | |
| Signed Tommy Farr 1913-1986 Welsh British European Heavyweight Champion 1930s | $39.64 | |
| Signed Tommy Farr 1913-1986 Welsh British European Heavyweight Champion 1930s | $20.61 | |
| Tommy FARR (1913-86) signed vintage Boxing Autograph | $15.76 | |
| TOMMY FARR - L/HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION of WALES Fought 1926-1953. HAND SIGNED PHOTO | $8.80 | |
| Tommy Farr AUTOGRAPH Welsh Heavyweight Boxer (Joe Louis / Max Baer opponent) | $9.26 | |
| Tommy Farr photo signed | $17.21 | |
| Tommy Farr signed photo Boxing signed Photo Card date 1945 | $39.91 | |
| Tommy Farr Vintage Signed Photo Card Boxing Memorabilia Autograph | $12.91 | |
| Tommy Farr Vintage Signed Programme. Joe Louis Boxing Memorabilia Autograph | $25.81 | |
| Tommy Farr – Heavyweight Boxer – Authentic Signature | $10.29 | |