Sam Langford vs Ali,Louis,Lewis,Foreman,ETC.

Credits to you Clay.

Langford, with some adjustments would be a champion today.

 

Cute post Cmoyle but you never saw Harry Wills fight so you don't know anything about him other than what you heard. As I said millions of times in other forums, people fought with 5 ounce gloves back then so there were more knock downs and knock outs. Imagine Foreman, Bowe, Lewis, Lyle fighting back then using those gloves and being allowed to stand over the people they knocked down.

Dempsey Iced Jim Flynn in the first round but I don't believe Sam Langford could. So Flynn saying Sam punched harder doesn't really mean much. He could of being saying that out of respect. Like Larry Holmes saying Cooney and Shavers hit harder than Tyson yet Tyson knocked him out. Any 220 pound real modern heavyweight would beat any 180 pound so called heavyweight from the past.

 

"Dempsey Iced Jim Flynn in the first round but I don't believe Sam Langford could. So Flynn saying Sam punched harder doesn't really mean much."

You don't believe Langford could? Guess you must not be aware of the result of the December 21, 1908 fight between Langford and Flynn, eh? I'll give ya a hint, one of 'em got knocked out in the first round. Guess who?

 

My opinion:

Ali/Langford: Ali
Louis/Langford: Louis
Lewis/Langford: Lewis
Foreman/Langford: Langford
Frazier/Langford: Langford
Holmes/Langford: Langford
Liston/Langford: Langford
Schmeling/Langford: Langford
Baer/Langford: Langford
Jeffries/Langford: Langford
Dempsey/Langford: Langford
Walcott/Langford: Langford

:bbb

 

Always nice to see so many different opinions.I see it much different than you do partner.Sam takes Schmeling,Baer and maybe Jeffries.The rest he does not do well against.

 

The point should be made that Bob Fitzsimmons and even John L Sullivan somtimes fought with 8oz gloves.

Some states made them mandatory at the advent of gloved boxing.

Also it is hard to say to what extent the bigger gloves are a hinderance. There were certainly more and quicker knockouts in early gloved contests than bareknuckle prizefights.

 

stop boasting :deal

didnt know that Janitor cheers