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5 days ago · Sam Langford was "The Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows," as he was called by ESPN, and he was indeed a great fighter. He fought in five weight divisions, and experts agree that he was the best boxer never to win a world title.
3 days ago · The best cruiserweight boxers of all time are the best boxers who ever competed, and did quite well, at this weight limit, which sits between light heavyweight and heavyweight classes.
2 days ago · At the start of the seventh round of a match with Jack Thompson, Sam Langford extended his glove, which was the usual ritual done before the final round of a boxing match. A puzzled Thompson said: This ain't the last round, Sam. Langford replied: It is for you.
3 days ago · McLarnin has been referred to as the greatest Irish boxer of all time. BoxRec ranks McLarnin as the 11th best pound-for-pound fighter of all-time, the second best Canadian boxer of all time after Sam Langford, and the third greatest welterweight of all time.
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3 days ago · Sam Langford This list's only non-champion, Langford suffered because of racial discrimination in the early 20th century. He never received a chance to fight for a title, but his career...
3 days ago · Commissioner’s Corner. Above: The 1927 rematch between Gene Tunney (on the canvas) and Jack Dempsey, history’s most infamous “long count” fight. (Photo: Getty Images) DOWN FOR THE COUNT …. AND THEN SOME.
4 days ago · The impact of visiting stars like Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, Jack Johnson, Sam Langford, Ezzard Charles, Willie Pep and the incomparable Sugar Ray Robinson.
