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Bookmark or Share- Fight City Legends: The Boston Bonecrusher - The Story Of Sam LangfordA profile of the immortal Sam Langford, aka The Boston Terror, boxing's greatest uncrowned champion and a true prizefighting legend.
- Sam Langford - WikipediaSamuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 – January 12, 1956) [3] was a Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows", by ESPN, [4] Langford is considered by many boxing historians to be one of the greatest fighters of all time. [5] .
- Sam Langford - The Canadian EncyclopediaSam Langford, boxer (born 4 March 1886 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia; died 12 January 1956 in Cambridge, Massachusetts). Langford was a professional boxer who competed across multiple weight classes during his 24-year career.
- Sam Langford: History’s Forgotten Boxer - BlackpastDuring the first quarter of the twentieth century, the prospect of facing the five-foot-seven-inch dynamo, who weighed no more than 175 pounds at his peak, struck terror in the hearts of most of his contemporaries, including heavyweight champions Jack Johnson and Jack Dempsey.
- Sam Langford - International Boxing Hall of FameBorn in Canada, Langford began his professional boxing career in 1902 at the age of nineteen with a knockout victory over Jack McVicker in Boston. Quickly rising to prominence, Langford defeated Joe Gans in 1903. The next year, he fought to a draw with Joe Walcott.
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