Johnson-Langford April 28th 1906

I had no idea and that's might be my favourite era, do you have any details on it @mattdonnellon

 

Looks like you both need to buy Clay Moyle's biography on Langford which covers this exhibition bout.

 

This was two days after their actual fight.Years later Langford spun a lurid tale about how they went at it," hammer and tongs "during the exhibition and that it quickly turned into a real do or die fight.It didn't, newspaper reports say Johnson was," careful to avoid hitting Langford on his damaged eye that had been closed in their fight,"Boston Post , and that it was a pretty stately exhibition.
To be fair to Sam he was probably trying to drum up interest in a rematch with the title on the line.
As Beer Gut has said Clay Moyle has covered it in his excellent biography of Langford,which I highly recommend.

 

I hope you aren't getting Senior Moments M?

 

I bought it a few years back, then left it in Amsterdam airport, never got back round to purchasing it again.