he refused a fight with Langford. According to Dempsey: "I think Sam Langford was the greatest fighter we ever had." Langford's most memorable fights were...

the Oxnard Cyclone, he ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford, and Harry Wills as the top black heavyweights of their generation. All...

open relationship with Sam Langford, an Irishman serving in the Air Sea Rescue. After the war, Howard drifted around Europe with Sam, continuing to write...

redoubtable Sam Langford 22 times. His record against Langford was 6 wins, 2 losses and 14 no decisions. The two losses were by knockout. He beat Langford three...

success and lost with great frequency to top boxers such as Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk. In spite of this, Jack...

black heavyweights in the United States. Jeanette mimicked the style of Sam Langford, whom he fought 15 times (some sources say 14), developing defensive...

heavyweights Joe Jeanette (his successor as colored heavyweight champ) and Sam Langford (who beat Jeanette for the colored title) and the young Harry Wills (who...

the 2020 census. Langford was laid out in 1886, and named in honor of Sam Langford, the original owner of the town site. According to the United States...

Elton "Sam" Langford (May 21, 1900 – July 31, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played three seasons of professional baseball...

Heavyweight Champion from 25 January 1917, when he beat Sam Langford, to 25 May 1917, when Langford reclaimed the title. Tate's first professional bout was...

black and colored heavyweight titles, Sam Langford was denied a shot at the world heavyweight title by Johnson. Langford subsequently claimed himself the colored...

and beat future colored heavyweight champs Sam McVey three times and Sam Langford once. He beat Langford on points in a 15-rounder and never gave him...

Bonita Melody Lysette Langford (born 22 July 1964) is an English actress, dancer and singer. She came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s, when...

Dixie Kid to win the match. Walcott fought the exceptional black boxer Sam Langford in a non-title fight before a modest crowd of 1,200 in Manchester, New...

affected. Billy Bird (138) Archie Moore (132) Young Stribling (129) Sam Langford (126) Buck Smith (120) Kid Azteca (114) George Odwell (111) Sugar Ray...

times. Among the all-time greats he faced were Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, and Georges Carpentier. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

many men above his weight class, including six bouts with the great Sam Langford. He fought Joe Gans three times in no-decision bouts, defeating him once...

Langford is an English surname derived from one of the many places named Langford. Notable people with the surname include the following: Albert Langford...

Hague agreed to fight Sam Langford, the coloured boxer from Canada at The National Sporting Club in Covent Garden, London. Langford is rated as being in...

again.) Many years, later, when Sam Langford was denied a shot at the world heavyweight title by Jack Johnson, Langford claimed himself the colored heavyweight...

19 March of that year in Los Angeles. Flynn fought the highly rated Sam Langford in 1908 and twice more in 1910, losing twice and gaining a draw in their...

Laciar Jeff Lacy Ismael Laguna Kirkland Laing Donny Lalonde Jake LaMotta Sam Langford Juan Laporte Denis Lebedev Andy Lee Jesse James Leija Carlos De León...

governments in southern Africa Tar Babies, a Madison, Wisconsin-based band Sam Langford, (1883–1956) boxer nicknamed "The Boston Tar Baby" This disambiguation...

Reno to witness the contest were introduced to the crowd, including Sam Langford, a black boxer who was unable to secure a title fight, even from Jack...

Gómez, Oscar De La Hoya, Archie Moore, Miguel Cotto, Nonito Donaire, Sam Langford, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tony Zale, Carlos Monzón, Alexis...

father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and grandfather of Simone Johnson Sam Langford, boxer Simone Johnson, American professional wrestler, daughter of Dwayne...

heavyweight champ. Boxing's second George Godfrey fought ring legend Sam Langford three times. Godfrey, who was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighed between...

Hearns Evander Holyfield Bernard Hopkins Roy Jones Jr. Wladimir Klitschko Sam Langford Sugar Ray Leonard Lennox Lewis Vasyl Lomachenko Ricardo Lopez Teofimo...

2021: Canelo Álvarez (2) 2022: Dmitry Bivol 2023: Naoya Inoue 1910s: Sam Langford[citation needed] 1920s: Benny Leonard 1930s: Henry Armstrong 1940s: Sugar...

of victory until Stanley took the 20-round decision. Ketchel fought Sam Langford on April 27, 1910. It was a hard-pressed fight by both men, each displaying...