 | he refused a fight with Langford. According to Dempsey: "I think Sam Langford was the greatest fighter we ever had." Langford's most memorable fights were... 205 KB (4,077 words) - 18:44, 3 May 2024 |
 | Brian Howard (poet) (redirect from Sam Langford (died 1958)) open relationship with Sam Langford, an Irishman serving in the Air Sea Rescue. After the war, Howard drifted around Europe with Sam, continuing to write... 11 KB (1,181 words) - 00:26, 5 April 2024 |
 | the Oxnard Cyclone, he ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford, and Harry Wills as the top black heavyweights of their generation. All... 52 KB (997 words) - 04:12, 29 March 2024 |
Black Heavyweight Championship (section Sam Langford) black and colored heavyweight titles, Sam Langford was denied a shot at the world heavyweight title by Johnson. Langford subsequently claimed himself the colored... 7 KB (855 words) - 18:54, 28 June 2023 |
 | redoubtable Sam Langford 22 times. His record against Langford was 6 wins, 2 losses and 14 no decisions. The two losses were by knockout. He beat Langford three... 59 KB (1,166 words) - 18:11, 6 January 2024 |
 | success and lost with great frequency to top boxers such as Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk. In spite of this, Jack... 39 KB (910 words) - 17:47, 21 March 2023 |
heavyweights Joe Jeanette (his successor as colored heavyweight champ) and Sam Langford (who beat Jeanette for the colored title) and the young Harry Wills (who... 15 KB (927 words) - 13:37, 15 November 2023 |
 | Bonita Melody Lysette Langford (born 22 July 1964) is an English actress, dancer and singer. She came to prominence as a child star in the 1970s, when... 27 KB (1,708 words) - 20:32, 1 May 2024 |
 | Elton "Sam" Langford (May 21, 1900 – July 31, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played three seasons of professional baseball... 2 KB (55 words) - 20:12, 10 May 2024 |
 | and beat future colored heavyweight champs Sam McVey three times and Sam Langford once. He beat Langford on points in a 15-rounder and never gave him... 140 KB (9,877 words) - 17:26, 23 April 2024 |
 | black heavyweights in the United States. Jeanette mimicked the style of Sam Langford, whom he fought 15 times (some sources say 14), developing defensive... 74 KB (1,203 words) - 04:35, 6 January 2024 |
 | many men above his weight class, including six bouts with the great Sam Langford. He fought Joe Gans three times in no-decision bouts, defeating him once... 93 KB (4,350 words) - 04:18, 7 January 2024 |
William Hague (boxer) (section Match with Sam Langford) Hague agreed to fight Sam Langford, the coloured boxer from Canada at The National Sporting Club in Covent Garden, London. Langford is rated as being in... 9 KB (1,093 words) - 23:11, 14 November 2023 |
 | the 2020 census. Langford was laid out in 1886, and named in honor of Sam Langford, the original owner of the town site. According to the United States... 12 KB (765 words) - 20:40, 6 May 2024 |
 | Dixie Kid to win the match. Walcott fought the exceptional black boxer Sam Langford in a non-title fight before a modest crowd of 1,200 in Manchester, New... 93 KB (2,656 words) - 22:09, 6 April 2024 |
Laciar Jeff Lacy Ismael Laguna Kirkland Laing Donny Lalonde Jake LaMotta Sam Langford Juan Laporte Denis Lebedev Andy Lee Jesse James Leija Carlos De León... 18 KB (1,616 words) - 13:46, 13 December 2023 |
 | not started. Billy Bird (138) Archie Moore (132) Young Stribling (129) Sam Langford (126) Buck Smith (120) Kid Azteca (114) George Odwell (111) Sugar Ray... 20 KB (2,214 words) - 13:33, 6 May 2024 |
 | 19 March of that year in Los Angeles. Flynn fought the highly rated Sam Langford in 1908 and twice more in 1910, losing twice and gaining a draw in their... 93 KB (846 words) - 04:21, 6 February 2023 |
 | Heavyweight Champion from 25 January 1917, when he beat Sam Langford, to 25 May 1917, when Langford reclaimed the title. Tate's first professional bout was... 7 KB (874 words) - 06:25, 9 February 2024 |
 | again.) Many years, later, when Sam Langford was denied a shot at the world heavyweight title by Jack Johnson, Langford claimed himself the colored heavyweight... 26 KB (819 words) - 06:30, 24 July 2023 |
 | times. Among the all-time greats he faced were Jack Dempsey, Harry Greb, Sam Langford, and Georges Carpentier. Smith was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... 28 KB (650 words) - 17:03, 24 February 2024 |
 | Reno to witness the contest were introduced to the crowd, including Sam Langford, a black boxer who was unable to secure a title fight, even from Jack... 31 KB (3,319 words) - 23:53, 4 March 2024 |
2021: Canelo Álvarez (2) 2022: Dmitry Bivol 2023: Naoya Inoue 1910s: Sam Langford[citation needed] 1920s: Benny Leonard 1930s: Henry Armstrong 1940s: Sugar... 6 KB (540 words) - 12:41, 3 May 2024 |
 | Gómez, Oscar De La Hoya, Archie Moore, Miguel Cotto, Nonito Donaire, Sam Langford, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tony Zale, Carlos Monzón, Alexis... 112 KB (14,393 words) - 09:24, 11 April 2024 |
 | Marvelous Marvin Hagler Evander Holyfield Anthony Joshua Sergey Kovalev Sam Langford Sonny Liston Subriel Matias Archie Moore Rolando Romero Micky Ward Deontay... 36 KB (4,938 words) - 19:08, 9 May 2024 |
Langford is an English surname derived from one of the many places named Langford. Notable people with the surname include the following: Albert Langford... 2 KB (313 words) - 17:58, 21 September 2023 |
 | "Iron" Hague. The NSC matched Hague with Canadian Sam Langford for its title on May 24, 1909. Langford won via fourth-round knockout but never pursued a... 87 KB (3,719 words) - 11:26, 8 May 2024 |
 | contender who had beaten both World Champion Jess Willard and Hall of Famer Sam Langford. Dempsey beat Smith for the third time on a second-round knockout. Before... 79 KB (7,047 words) - 21:08, 24 April 2024 |
 | heavyweight champ. Boxing's second George Godfrey fought ring legend Sam Langford three times. Godfrey, who was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall and weighed between... 34 KB (1,158 words) - 05:57, 14 February 2024 |
father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and grandfather of Simone Johnson Sam Langford, boxer Simone Johnson, American professional wrestler, daughter of Dwayne... 5 KB (485 words) - 23:13, 26 February 2024 |