Sam Langford v Charley Burley

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  1. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Middleweight or above...One ATG. One immortal...
     
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  2. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Langford duked it out with heavies...and won. Burley was a good/great MW.
     
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  3. mcvey

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    At 160lbs I take Burley.
     
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  4. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree. I think Burley has the style to side step, and keep ahead of Langford...at 160.
     
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  5. Chuck1052

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    For most of his career, Charley Burley was a welterweight or a small middleweight. Except during the first few years of his career, Sam Langford was fighting at a heavier weight in a great majority of his bouts than Burley did during his entire career. It is a tough choice, but I would pick Langford to win over Burley.

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