Fight at 170 who’s taking it? For two guys often considered top ten most top five for both I’m surprised this hypothetical hasn’t been made. Especially considering they fought same era. Side note question. Did these two ever almost meet in the ring? look forward to the answers
I've seen entire fights of both Smith and Eubank Jnr in high definition. I confidently picked Eubank to win and was wrong. So, with limited low quality footage of Langford and none of Greb, I can't make a pick here with any confidence. Ill take a stab, without confidence, though. Based on reports of both, I can see arguments for both holding the style advantage: 1) Argument for Langford = Greb was a swarmer, Langford a huge punching trapsmith. Whilst shorter, Langford probably had the longer reach. Greb needed to put himself in Sam's range often to fight his fight. Langford, naturally the bigger and heavier man, would wait for him and sooner or later time him with a massive punch on the way in. If not KO'd, Greb would be dazed and Sam seems like an excellent finisher. 2) Argument for Greb = Langford was a puncher. He needed his feet set and his target static (or at least to know where it would be in a split seconds time). Greb operated in perpetual motion, feet and fists constantly moving. Furthermore, his movement was unconventional and unpredictable. Each time Sam set himself for a power punch, Greb would have moved off centre and out of the punching line, or would have knocked Sam off balance with his own punches, forcing him to reset. In short, Langford wouldnt be able to get set long enough to time Greb with a punch big enough to KO him or force him to change style. Either is possible, imo. Gun to my head and I'd say Langford eventually is able to predict and time Greb's movement and ultimately catches him with a big shot, for a come from behind stoppage. As I said though, I've absolutely no confidence in that pick.
Good analysis! On paper Langford has the advantage, but Greb is also Greb. He never has the stylistic advantage on paper lmao.
I have no idea whom to pick. Swarming a puncher like Langford seems to be a mistake but Greb has survived good punchers.
Maybe the best fight that never happened, these two are def 2 of the best that ever stepped in the ring period. Greb will come to Langford and Langford to Greb can Sam land the bombs to take Greb out? Can Harry out pace and wear down Sam? I will say 51-49 Greb, now ask me tomorrow and.......
Amazing match up! It might top the balance to let them come in at any weight, when Langford was naturally bigger. Greb said Tunney "outgrew" him. However during those fights Greb had sustained permanent eye damage from a fight where he got a lot of what he tended to try sometimes: eye gouging. And one of their fights Greb said his rib injury was reaggravated in the third round. I would love for it them being any weight they liked, if so I say Langford maybe 60-40, with zero confidence. At 170, maybe those numbers are reversed in Grebs favor. Thing is Greb had a superb chin, fough more high volume... I just have no good notion about whether Langford, unlikely to get a decision, likely KO's Greb or not.
