He is highly thought of. Please expand on his virtues.
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Why is sam langford so highly rated as an atg
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Let me put it like this. He was a 5'6" middleweight and when he was blind and way past his prime (and, allow me to repeat, blind), he knocked out a heavyweight who could have been a real challenger to the title in Harry Wills.
He also beat Joe Gans, Barbados Joe and Stanley Ketchel. He beat Jack Blackburn. He fought FOREVER. He was dominant from lightweight to heavyweight. The dude was just a boxing savant.Last edited by BigStereotype; 12-07-2012, 02:39 PM.
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Originally posted by BigStereotype View PostLet me put it like this. He was a 5'6" middleweight and when he was blind and way past his prime (and, allow me to repeat, blind), he knocked out a heavyweight who could have been a real challenger to the title in Harry Wills.
He also beat Joe Gans, Barbados Joe and Stanley Ketchel. He beat Jack Blackburn. He fought FOREVER. He was dominant from lightweight to heavyweight. The dude was just a boxing savant.
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Originally posted by Timothy Horton View Posthis size for one. he was 5'6, 165 at his heaviest. something like that. he had the middleweight through to the heavyweight division running scared for a decade or longer.
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his end weight, after doing a quick search, was around the 190 range.
i am now very interested in his weights throughout the years if anybody could post them. for some reason the weights are no longer listed on boxrec - or they've been moved. I haven't visited in a while.
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