Sam Langford: (1st Part) “Remember the time I fought Stanley Ketchel over in Philadelphia? That’s a long, long time ago. Ever since...
Apr 27, 1910 – Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Langford vs. Stanley Ketchel: The bout took place in Philadelphia, PA at the National AC....
Theagenes of Greece. According to Grombach he had a record of 2,102 wins, 0 losses, and killed 1,800. World's champin from 484 to 468 B.C. Sounds...
"I think that he could reasonably be ranked with Tommy Gibbons as a heavyweight despite the fact that Gibbons just seemed to have his number."...
Until recently I felt that Miske didn't begin suffering from his illness until early to mid-1919, but of late I have become convinced that he very...
Thanks Sam
"December 19, 1916 Billy Miske vs. Jack Dillon, Broadway A.C., Brooklyn, NY D NWS 10 Boxrec comment: Shortly after this bout the American Boxing...
Chris who?
"Anyone got a pick for Tunney-Norfolk? " I'll take Tunney. If a Greb-Langford match was ever discussed, or close to being made, I never came...
His brother Buddy wrote that Max basically never learned to box, resisting all efforts of his trainer to teach him the finer points of the game,...
Buddy Baer's autobiography, which is relatively scarce, provides some pretty good insight into Max Baer.
McGrain, what weight does she fight at and are you her matchmaker?
Tex Cobb
"Ok-- I think the question we have to ask ourselves here is how much did Langford have left from 1914-1916? At these dates, Sam was in the 190's,...
Some dope on Sam's first fight with Wills, and the subsequent meeting when he knocked Wills out: May 1, 1914 – Harry Wills, New Orleans...
