Greb vs langford somewhere between middleweight and heavyweight

No footage of Greb makes this match-up impossible to answer.

Going purely on reading, I think Greb takes a close UD tough.

 

**** you for this question:tong

i'll leave better minds than mine to debate and discuss. I look forward to watching it unfold though

 

Langford KO12

 

Fitzsimmons jumps in and KOs both.

 

Why not just make it at LHW

 

I love Greb, but no middleweight or Light-Heavyweight in history survives the blows of a prime Sam Langford, imo.

 

Dead on the money, as long as we don't count the ones who did.

 

For what it's worth !
Nat Fleischer ,editor of the Ring Magazine ,in response to this question in his Question Box.
"In what round do you think Sam Langford would "catch-up" to Harry Greb, and kayo Greb?
His response was : "I don't think that Sam Langford, would ever catch up to Harry Greb.and kayo him "!. This answer coming from Nat Fleischer who was a great admirer of the Boston Tar Baby. In about 275 consecutive bouts, no one was able to catch up to the
flying, Bouncing Pittsburgh Windmill. As Gene Tunney was quoted"Greb was never in the same spot for more than a half-second ", and you couldn't time him "...For what it's worth!
You can't kayo,what you can't hit ! And so with Sam Langford. And if perchance, Greb was occasionally tagged, Harry had the whiskers, and the legs to get out of any dangerous situation. His record proves this time and again !!!

 

Addendum---Shouldn't the question be Langford and Greb at similar weights ??? Against two immortals they should come in at equal weights for this match ...

 

I would have to pick Langford eventually to catch him...but he would have to set a trap to do it. Given what I think Greb's style to be...he would trouble Langford and possibly outpoint him. Have to go with Langford though. A total guess...

 

Jeff Clarke was able to start taking Sam the distance and giving him problems as Sam began to age and training and focus began to vary from fight to fight (add his disillusionment with not being able to get any title shot after so many years as a factor as well). Their 1916 bout, which Langford won by knockout, is more indicative of how a prime, focused and trained Langford does on his best night against the best of Jeff Clarke every time.

My point is that it all depends on which Langford shows up. Much like, to give it a modern slant, it was which version of James Toney showed up to his fights.

On his best night I can't see any middle or LHs surviving him. Maybe I should have worded it that way

 

Langford has nowhere near as good a ko record against middleweights as he does against heavies. At middleweight, Greb wins the decision. He is too hard to hit. Though at unlimited weights, Langford comes right back into the equation. I think he should win at the heavier weight.