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Sam Langford took on every fighter he could, from lightweight to heavyweight, in his 24-year career. He combined great punching power and agility with intelligence and courage. Those who agreed to face Langford often considered him so dangerous they would request assurances that he be merciful in the ring.
Samuel "Sam" E. Langford (4. marts 1883 - 12. januar 1956) var en farvet canadisk bokser, der boksede i begyndelsen af det forrige århundrede. Han er af den amerikanske sports TV-kanal ESPN blevet betegnet som "Den største bokser, som næsten ingen har hørt om", [2] og er af boksemagasinet The Ring placeret som nr. 2 på listen over de mest hårdtslående boksere gennem tiderne. [3]
Born in Weymouth, Nova Scotia, probably on March 4, 1885, he spent much of his career fighting out of Boston earning him the nicknames the Boston Terror,the Boston Bonecrusher or more commonly the Boston Tar Baby. Langford’s record is a matter of some confusion but it can be said that he had at least 293 fights, winning at least 167, 117 by ...
Langford combatté i migliori pugili a partire dalla categoria dei pesi leggeri fino a quella dei pesi massimi, sconfiggendo numerosi campioni mondiali.Non riuscì mai, tuttavia, a conquistare un titolo mondiale per se stesso. La ragione principale fu che il campione mondiale dei massimi Jack Johnson, dopo averlo battuto ai punti in 15 round, il 26 aprile 1906, rifiutò ripetutamente di ...
22 de ago. de 2022 · The inquisitive man finally found Langford in 1944, and saw to his horror the forgotten great, Sam Langford, was living alone, blind from his injuries, and penniless in a barren rented room in Harlem. He did not have furniture in the room or food. He sat alone in the dark and survived on scraps.
"Sam Langford won over Jeff Clark of Joplin in the second round of what was to have been a ten-round bout here tonight. The fight was stopped when Clark was all but out. Before he would fight Langford insisted that the ring be reduced to sixteen feet square. From the tap of the gong Langford rushed, showering short jabs to the body.
18 de ago. de 2021 · Sam Langford (Boston Tar Baby) was a Canadian professional boxer. He was born in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada on March 4, 1886. He died on January 12, 1956 at the age of 69 years. Langford was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990. His professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1902 to 1925.
