"Duke Mullins who trained Jack Johnson to fight Peter Felix, Bil Lang ,and Tommy Burns,and Sam Langford for his Aussie fights with Sam McVey, had...
* 'Master of Men. The Life's Work of William Muldoon. Champion and Trainer of Champions' by Scott Burt. 2011 softcover. I believe you can...
I mentioned a book I was reading titled 'Farewell to Sport' by Paul Gallico. Gallico was a novice reporter when he was sent to Dempsey's training...
"but Dempsey was quoting his thoughts of the time his then manager John the Barber wanted to throw young Dempsey to the wolves to fight the feared...
"John the Barber always had something up his sleeve. "Alright, just as you say," he said "How about Gunboat Smith?" He was still grinning....
"So what would have occured if a prime Ketchel of 1908, hooked up with Sam Langford at 160 pounds ? That is the question I believe...." True...
I'll take Demspey's word for it. If he said he could never envision defeating Langford no matter how good he became that's good enough for me.
The Washington Post – April 29, 1910: Titled: Kelly Reviews Fight. “Honest John” Talks About Langford-Ketchel Bout....
"Where are their weights listed. I couldnt find that unless I missed it in one of the articles." I thought it was included in one of the...
November 4, 1916. Syracuse Herald. R.Edgrens Column “New York, Nov. 4 – It isn’t often that Sam Langford takes the trouble to...
A.P. Says Draw. No Damage is Done (Associated Press Night Report) Philadelphia. April 27 – Sam Langford of Boston, and Stanley Ketchel...
April 28, 1910 – L.A. Times. Fight Result Is Suspicious Langford Does Not Put Life Into His Punches. Shows Mastery Over Ketchel as...
Philadelphia Public Ledger report of the fight – Headline: “Ketchel Wins By A Shade Over Langford – Forced Bout and Landed...
Another newspaper report out of Philadelphia ran with the headline “Ketchel Wins Because Langford is Under Pull” by Billy Hicks:...
The Philadelphia Record April 28, 1910– Headline “Langford Bests Stanley Ketchel, Boxing Entirely on the Defensive the Black Man...
