Cockell was the first British boxer to fight for the world heavyweight title since Tommy Farr's heroic stand against Joe Louis in 1937. The stream of rugged British losers in ruinous fights has been far more frequent since Cockell and in recent years a…
Tommy Farr did fight in Belfast. Not once, but twice as a cocky 19-year-old who will best be remembered for his defeat by Joe Louis rather than the hundred or more contests he won.…