Excellent Tommy Farr documentary by Welsh filmmaker Clive Flowers.
vimeo.com/cliveflowers
August 30th 1937. Madison Square Garden. Tommy Farr stepped into the ring to fight Joe Louis for the greatest prize in sport; the Heavyweight Championship of the World. For many it was a mismatch, humiliation was at hand, yet after 15-rounds of boxing Farr was a household name. The fight also marked the first transatlantic transmission of a sports event. In pubs and clubs, millions across Britain crowded around radio sets. This film describes the years of grinding poverty endured by Farr and the making of a working-class hero. Fight commentary is the original recording from that humid night in New York City 70 years ago.
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