Is Sam Langford the most under rated heavyweight of all time head to head?

Of your list, Langford has a chance against Dempsey & Johnson.

Tyson would obliterate him within a round.

Lewis is vastly superior H2H than both Klits, & almost as tall, so i don't see why you're questioning him.

 

I think that's the kind of under-rating janitor is talking about.

Langford's up there with the best.

 

Peak for Peak, Tyson-Langford, give me your prediction.

 

Well, it's going to be a tough fight for both guys. Two fierce skilled punchers but both were very durable too. So it would go many more than one round.

 

Who do you think is more durable?

 

Do you feel comfortable with Tyson having a 35lb weight advantage?

 

I like Mike but I don't see him taking out Langford in a round. It would be an interesting fight where either guy could win but I wouldn't rule a Langford tko victory out of the question.

 

Yes but Tyson faced the bigger punchers - and with that I mean size not power. And Tyson is bigger than Langford too. I wonder what role this would play. Langford was used fighting bigger guys but was Tyson used fighting smaller guys? There are quite a few small guys who had more trouble with smaller than bigger guys.

 

Wow.

 

It could happen. Size/weight disadvantage or not Langford had plenty of power.

 

When supremely conditioned, Tyson never got tired, including when Ruddock broke 3 of his ribs with devastating body punching during their 12 rounds of brutal war. Plus, he recovered from flush monstrous bombs of Ruddock, Tucker, Bonecrusher & Bruno (who all hit harder than Langford) literally within a second. Add to that the super elusive headmovement which made him extremely hard to hit cleanly at his Peak....

Yet you think Langford could stop him, because "he has plenty of power"?

Personally, i find the idea of an aggressive, 185lb fighter, taking it to Tyson & winning...downright ludicrous.

 

Sam weighed around 200 pounds for his filmed 20 round win over Jeanette in Paris which we've all watched. He was absolutely a heavyweight. Joe made some good use of his 5'10" height, reach and speed in that one, enough to satisfy me that a peak Ali would have taken a handy decision over Sam. Jeanette also was stopped only twice in 165 bouts, and Langford was the only man to do it after Joe passed the developmental stage. Jeanette could take a shot, but Sam dropped him at least three times on film, and maybe over a dozen times or more in all 14 of their bouts together. Langford-Jeannette X is a great film to study when analyzing both.