Old Sam Langford

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Bad_Intentions, Jul 10, 2007.


  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    very sad how he spent the later part of his life. But Sam himself said nobody should feel sorry for him and that he enjoyed his carrier alot. Sam estimated he had over 600 fights
     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    He looked OK in the late 30s when he met Joe Louis. He was blind by this time but looked in decent physical shape.
     
  3. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    600 fights?!

    according to boxrec, langford won 200 fights..correct?
     
  4. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Boxrec is an amazing site and a brilliant tool, but they will admit themselves they do not have all the answers, hell they do not even have all the questions!

    Langford had more than 200 fights, I would stake my life on it. Same as Jimmy Wilde was not regularly fighting people making their pro debut in his 10th year as a pro. Same as Nigel Benn/Reggie Miller was not at Wembley but in Kensington on a different bill that night...

    You will never get boxing facts 100% right from one source.
     
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  5. Bad_Intentions

    Bad_Intentions Boxing Addict Full Member

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    wow. im impressed.
     
  6. Rspen46

    Rspen46 Member Full Member

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    Many old time guys like langford claimed to have many more bouts than are on record, as they fought all over the country and the world for whatever money or benefits they could get. He made a living of it, no doubt he had 100s of fights against locals all over the world, it was said Peter Jackson also had 100s of fights as did Hank Griffin.