Sam Langford against modern big guys?

I don't think i've ever seen a bonifide great so open. Crude but relentless.

 

Maybe. It's not just a size thing - although I would pick both Foreman and Tyson to pulverize him.

70s Foreman would decapitate him, but 90s Foreman would be alot more vulnerable to small-man-itis.

 

Thanks for posting that, Big N Bad. That was some great stuff, especially from Langford's era. He had much better technique than a lot of his peers that I've had the privaledge to observe.

 

it would be better to compare him to light-heavies, his natural weight

 

One of the all-time greats, no doubt. Perhaps he was considered a defensive wiz for his day, but the film evidence we have suggests he led with his chin often. However, given some more modern training, he would be as good as they come in the middle and LH divisions. Far too small for today's heavies, though.

 

he was no defensive master, but then again he could block and as the video says had subtle head movement

 

Langford had the power to KO bigger men. Wills and Godfey come to mind.

 

I'd agree totally. Some good down to earth posts from you i've read lately regarding these topics.

 

Langford could Knock out most of them on any given day.

I could imagine him tearing through some of the recent second-raters, like Golota, Rahman or Ruiz.

I'd actually give him more of a chance against the young George Foreman than against the older version.

Langford was a terror, a murderous sneaky puncher. Hesistate or leave an opening and he'd put you out cold, any sized man.

 

It could be argued either way.

"They said I feared no man. The hell I didnt. I feared one even smaller than myself. Sam Langford"

Jack Dempsey

Dempsey definitely admired Langford as a fighter and probably coppied his style. He considered Langford to be the greatest fighter that ever drew on a glove.

 

I would honestly give him a good chance against anybody.