By Don Colgan - This journey to a boxing epic features Jack Johnson defending his Heavyweight Championship against an old adversary during the era, Sam Langford. The bout was rumored, discussed and even agreed to over a drink at a bar between Johnson and Langford. [details]
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Originally posted by BIGPOPPAPUMP View PostBy Don Colgan - This journey to a boxing epic features Jack Johnson defending his Heavyweight Championship against an old adversary during the era, Sam Langford. The bout was rumored, discussed and even agreed to over a drink at a bar between Johnson and Langford. [details]
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I've just read the article. Laughable !! Apart from the errors and omissions of fact, spelling mistakes, and contortions of syntax, as soon as I read, at the beginning of the fantasy fight, that Langford had ****** a punch off the "top" of Johnson's head, I knew that the rest would be attempted "excitment"-building pseudocrap. Johnson ALWAYS fought off the BACK foot, leaning VERy much backwards, with his arms extended, like V Klitschko does today, but even more so. (I don't think HE'S ever been hit on the TOP of his head). In the several books I've read, this defensive fact made the difficulty of hitting Johnson cleanly even worse. That a 5' 6" fighter could even reach the top of the head of a moving, perfectly conditioned fighter who was 6" taller, leaning back OUT OF REACH, who was the VERY best fighter in the world (even TODAY, recognised as the top defensive genius of ALL time), and in the top 5 of ALL time (if not still the very best)...............is, as I say, laughable.
Colgan is normally a SERIOUS writer.........
EGW
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Originally posted by BIGPOPPAPUMP View PostBy Don Colgan - This journey to a boxing epic features Jack Johnson defending his Heavyweight Championship against an old adversary during the era, Sam Langford. The bout was rumored, discussed and even agreed to over a drink at a bar between Johnson and Langford. [details]
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