Sam Langford in the 1970s

mr. magoo · Apr 6, 2008

janitor said:

A good post generaly but this point is a bit unfair.

Langfords mixed results are mainly a function of the fact that he was fighting world class fighters somtimes only days apart. A bit like if Floyd Mayweather fought Hatton and Cotto inside the same week.

If Langford could have been fully prepared for every fight the world would have shook on its axis.
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Fair enough,

I think I've heard other posters say that his losses to Big Bill Tate were unjust or something to that effect. I don't remember who posted it, or when, but I guess they said that Langford should have won those?

What are your thoughts?
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janitor · Apr 6, 2008

mr. magoo said:

janitor said:

Fair enough,

I think I've heard other posters say that his losses to Big Bill Tate were unjust or something to that effect. I don't remember who posted it, or when, but I guess they said that Langford should have won those?

What are your thoughts?
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My thoughts are, that if you look at a boxrec record pre 1930, and the guy has a lot of losses, you should always look at the dates and see how far apart the fights were.

It will somtimes put it in a whole new light.

I dont have any articles on the Bill Tate losses, but I suspect that Kev Smith or Clay Moyle will chime in soon.
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