KO’ing Every Legend From Lightweight to Heavyweight | Sam Langford - The Greatest Boxer Ever?

Sam Langford 🇨🇦

Sam Langford was a monster, rated as the 2nd hardest puncher ever by many experts & beating the worlds greatest boxers from Lightweight to Heavyweight, despite only standing at 5’7 and weighing between 147-160 lbs - but would never become a World Champion.

At 17, Langford defeated the great Lightweight World Champion Joe Gans. Gans was the greatest boxer ever seen. Langford missed weight, so couldn’t claim the title.

One year later, Langford was robbed against the legendary Barbados Joe Walcott for the Welterweight Title. Also defeating the man who beat Joe Walcott, Young Peter Jackson twice.

At 20, he moved to heavyweight, facing legendary Champion Jack Johnson, losing to the bigger man but going the distance, Johnson ducked Langford as champion. Langford would face off against the other great heavyweight’s of his time; fighting Battling Jim Johnson 12x, Sam
Mcvea 15x, Joe Jeannette 13x & Harry Wills 17x in fights ranging from 10 rounds to 45 rounds, defeating them all & knocking each of them out. He won the coloured Heavyweight Title 5 Times. He would also KO heavyweight legends Fireman Jim Flynn (who KO’d Jack Dempsey) & Gunboat Smith.

Langford KO’d the Light Heavyweight World Champion, Philadelphia Jack O’Brien & Slaughtered legendary Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel over 6 rounds. He was promised a title shot, but 6 months later Ketchel was murdered.

He was so avoided in America, he had to travel the world for fights, making a fortune doing so. It’s said he had anywhere between 200-600 fights.

Langford blew his fortune & would be forced to fight on for money, nearly completely blind & in his late 30’s. Yet he was still avoided by Jack Dempsey.

He lived into old age, completely blind & being cared for, but always in good spirits.

His total number of fights remain unclear, but officially his record is stated at
178-30-38 126KO, although it’s widely believed he had many more fights and KO’s