Ketchel vs. Langford

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  1. Arminius

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  2. Mendoza

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    There was a thread on this topic a few weeks ago. I posted a news review. It was mostly Langford, but Ketchel had a very good 6th round to close the show.
     
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    stanley ketchell was a tough mother ****a. He was the only white dude of that era to put up a fight against sam langford. Not only a fight, but a dead even fight. Ketchell also floored and hurt jack johnson. I think ketchell is extremley underated for many other reasons I didnt state.


    No other white fighter of that era would get in the ring with a peak jack johnson and peak sam langford let alone put up a competitive battle(or should i say competitive 12th round considering johnson manhandled him the entire other fight other than those 10 seconds when ketchell hurt johnson badly) against both
     
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    Gunboat Smith, and Fireman Flynn would disagree. Smith defeated a prime Langford, and Flynn gave him some tough matches too.