Modern Day Langford?

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  1. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What would the closest equivalent in the modern era to Sam Langford? What fighter, in what era, could have possibly done something comparable to what Langford did?

    Specifically these five fights (under the assumption the ketchel and walcott fights could be counted as wins) :

    Lightweight-Joe Gans
    Welterweight-Walcott
    Middleweight-Ketchel
    Light Heavy-O'Brien
    Heavyweight-Wills

    Pick a fighter and structure a resume based on the possible opponents that could compete with what Langford accomplished.

    For example: Tommy Hearns

    Welterweight-Leonard (81)
    Light Middle-Benitez (82)
    Middleweight-Hagler (84)
    Light Heavy-Spinks (85)
    Heavy-Tucker (87)
     
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  2. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Manny Pacman could if those K-Bros stopped duckling him.
     
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  3. Shake

    Shake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn't Michael Spinks weigh more on fight night than Joe Jeanette did? Tony Tucker is uneccessary there, imo
     
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  4. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    fair point. do you think someone at a lower weight needs to replace tucker or is that resume sufficient?
     
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  5. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    A few guys have done similar

    Toney

    MW - Nunn, McCallum, Reggie J
    SMW - Barkley
    Cruser - Jirov
    HW - Holyfield, Ruiz, Peter, Rahman

    Moore/Charles - MW-HW
     
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  6. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    true but it's also the quality of fighters. gans is top 3 at lightweight, walcott top 10 or so welter, ketchel top 10 middle, obrien top 15 light heavy, etc.

    but take toney's resume at MW and Cruiser now add...

    SMW-Calzaghe
    LHW-Jones (a stretch but let's say he fights him and pulls it off)
    HW-Same names but add a klitschko

    Toney would be a near lock for top 10 and in the conversation for top 5 all time
     
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  7. Moochie

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    Wills would've been a better choice for Langford's best Heavyweight victim than Jeanette.
     
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  8. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    **** :patsch you're right, i'm changing it. good catch:good
     
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Robinson came close. But he came up short against maxim.
     
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  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I could picture donaire doing it.

    Fly: darch
    Bw: montiel
    Fw: juanma
    Lw: gamboa
    Ww: pac
     
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  11. Flea Man

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    No way does Donaire do that :D And JuanMa is ****.
     
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  12. lufcrazy

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    JuanMa has been exposed seemingly, but with gamboa's departure it seems that him vs salido will be for the spot of divisional king.

    I think he can do it anyways. Noone will overtake pac at ww apart from floyd and he seems to be leaving the division.
     
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  13. Flea Man

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    That's fair, but I thought he was too defensively porous and inaccurate (sporadically brilliant of course) to sustain a 'top level' career way before Salido pulled the upset.

    I've always thought Gamboa would blitz JuanMa inside a few rounds. Luckily for Lopez he lost to Salido IMO because Gambla would've decimated him.
     
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  14. Flea Man

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    Oh, and Marquez will beat Pacqiuao (again) if they fight at Welter again ;-)
     
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  15. Nightcrawler

    Nightcrawler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :Dthat would make them 2-2
     
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