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    Who was the 'Tonypandy Terror' (not Andy Pandy) and what was his claim to fame?

    Question #40930. Asked by mochyn. (Nov 09 03 3:29 PM)


    lothruin

    		Tommy Farr, Welsh boxer. He was the British and Empire heavyweight champion.

    Nov 09 03, 3:48 PM
    mochyn

    		British and empire heavyweight champion? claim to fame? now that is funny

    Nov 09 03, 3:56 PM
    lothruin

    		Well, he was. But then are you talking about his famous losing battle against Joe Louis? Apparently it was quite a fight.

    Nov 09 03, 4:08 PM
    mochyn

    		apparently you are right, Joe was supposed to have knocked Tommy into the middle of next week, but was unable to do so and Tommy almost won the fight (according to my grandad, Tommy beat him but the referee was biased, much the same as yesterday's rugby match between England and Wales)

    Nov 09 03, 4:39 PM
    sequoianoir

    		How about Winston Churchill and future PM ?

    In 1910 the miners of the Rhondda Valley were striking over pay. The brutal Home Secretary, one Winston Churchill, was asked to send troops to put down the unrest, which he duly did. A regiment of Hussars were dispatched, along with several hundred Metropolitan Police.

    After a period of steadily escalating tension the police and Hussars attacked the miners with much loss of life, at the town of Tonypandy. A legend in infamy was born.



    Nov 09 03, 5:01 PM

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