Sport & Note

Sam Langford

Male

"Boston Tar Baby"
Heavyweight, Canada, based in USA, Boston, Massachusetts
Born: March 4, 1883, Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: January 12 1956, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5ft 8in, mt 1,72
Weight: 139, 204 lbs

Langford was considered a greatest fighter
who never won a world championship

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1902
+ Jan. 13	Jack McVicker	Boston, United States	WPTS 3
+ Jan. 13	William McDonald	Boston, United States	WPTS 3
+ Feb. 10	Jack McVicker	Boston, United States	WPTS 3

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1902
+ Apr. 11	Jack McVicker	Boston, United States	KO 5
1903
+ Jan. 15	Arthur Pratt	Boston, United States	KO 1
* Jan. 22	Billy Chisholm	Lawrence, United States	ND 6
* Feb. 6	Luther Manual	Boston, United States	ND 6
+ Feb. 27	Luther Manual	Boston, United States	W 10
+ Mar. 4	Sadler Jennings	Chelsea, United States	KO 2
= Mar. 5	John Henry Johnson	Boston, United States	Draw 6
+ Mar. 26	John E Butler	Boston, United States	W 6
= Apr. 3	Bob Allen	Boston, United States	Draw 6
+ Apr. 16	Bob Allen	Boston, United States	W 6
= Apr. 20	Andy Watson	Lawrence, United States	Draw 12
= May 8	Andy Watson	Boston, United States	Draw 10
* May 25	Billy Jordan	Boston, United States	ND 6
+ May 26	Chick Monahan	Boston, United States	KO 1
= May 29	Andy Watson	Boston, United States	Draw 12
+ June 5	Tim Kearns	Boston, United States	TKO 2
= June 15	Andy Watson	Gloucester, United States	Draw 12
+ June 19	Walter Burgo	Boston, United States	TKO 8
- June 26	Danny Duane	Boston, United States	L 12
+ July 16	Belfield Walcott	Scituate, United States	W 20
+ Aug. 28	Kid Griffo	Boston, United States	W 12
+ Sept. 15	Shadow Morris	Boston, United States	W 12
+ Oct. 5	Arthur Cote	Boston, United States	TKO 4
+ Nov. 20	Patsy Sweeney	Boston, United States	KO 12
+ Nov. 28	Joe Reed	Boston, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 8	Joe Gans	Boston, United States	W 15
= Dec. 23	Jack Blackburn	Boston, United States	Draw 12
1904
= Jan. 6	Andy Watson	Salem, United States	Draw 12
= Jan. 11	Jack Blackburn	Philadelphia, United States	Draw 6
* Jan. 27	Belfield Walcott	Boston, United States	ND 6
+ Feb. 13	Charles Johnson	Boston, United States	TKO 5
+ Feb. 22	Willie Lewis	New Bedford, United States	KO 2
- Apr. 11	Dave Holly	Cambridge, United States	L 10
+ July 29	George McFadden	Manchester, United States	TKO 2
= Sept. 5	Joe Walcott	Manchester, United States	Draw 15
= Sept. 30	Dave Holly	Baltimore, United States	Draw 15
= Nov. 4	Dave Holly	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 6
* Nov. 24	Andy Watson	Webster, United States	ND 12
+ Nov. 25	Tommy Sullivan	Marlborough, United States	TKO 3
= Dec. 9	Jack Blackburn	Marlborough, United States	Draw 15
+ Dec. 22	Joe Reed	Berlin, United States	TKO 9
1905
+ Jan. 16	Joe Reed	Webster, United States	KO 5
+ Jan. 20	George Gunther	Chelsea, United States	TW 11
* Feb. 13	Dave Holly	Salem, United States	ND 15
* Mar. 3	George Cole	Chelsea, United States	NC 9
+ Mar. 13	George Gunther	Portland, United States	W 12
+ May 16	Bogardus Hyde	Webster, United States	TKO 3
+ May 26	Young Peter Jackson	Marlborough, United States	W 15
+ June 16	Young Peter Jackson	Chelsea, United States	W 15
- July 4	Larry Temple	Marlborough, United States	L 15
+ Aug. 18	Jack Blackburn	Leiperville, United States	W 15
= Sept. 7	Larry Temple	Marlborough, United States	Draw 15
= Sept. 20	Jack Blackburn	Allentown, United States	Draw 10
= Sept. 29	Young Peter Jackson	Baltimore, United States	Draw 15
* Oct. 7	Jack Blackburn	Philadelphia, United States	NC 1
- Dec. 25	Joe Jeannette	Lawrence, United States	TKO by 8
1906
+ Mar. 1	Larry Temple	Chelsea, United States	KO 15
+ Mar. 19	Black Fitzsimmons	Webster, United States	TKO 11
+ Apr. 5	Joe Jeannette	Chelsea, United States	W 15
- Apr. 26	Jack Johnson	Chelsea, United States	L 15
- June 13	Young Peter Jackson	Southbridge, United States	TKO by 5
+ Nov. 12	George Gunther	Valley Falls, United States	W 12
+ Nov. 21	Young Peter Jackson	Rochester, United States	W 15
+ Nov. 29	George Gunther	Haverhill, United States	TW 3
1907
= Jan. 11	Joe Jeannette	Lawrence, United States	Draw 12
+ Jan. 31	Kid Williams	Rochester, United States	KO 6
+ Apr. 22	James Tiger Smith	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 4
+ June 3	Geoff Thorne	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 1
* Aug. 27	Larry Temple	Chelsea, United States	ND 10
* Sept. 25	Jim Barry	New York, United States	ND 6
* Oct. 15	Jim Barry	Chelsea, United States	ND 10
+ Nov. 12	Young Peter Jackson	Los Angeles, United States	W 20
+ Dec. 17	Jim Barry	Los Angeles, United States	W 10
1908
* Jan. 14	Jim Barry	Los Angeles, United States	ND 10
+ Feb. 10	Black Fitzsimmons	Boston, United States	TKO 4
= Mar. 3	Joe Jeannette	Boston, United States	Draw 12
+ Mar. 11	Larry Temple	Boston, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 7	Jim Barry	Boston, United States	KO 2
+ May 19	Sandy Ferguson	Boston, United States	W 12
+ June 19	Jim Barry	Bronx, United States	KO 3
+ July 21	John Wille	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Aug. 7	Tony Ross	Bronx, United States	TKO 5
* Sept. 1	Joe Jeannette	New York, United States	ND 6
+ Dec. 21	Fireman Jim Flynn	San Francisco, United States	KO 1
1909
* Mar. 17	Jim Barry	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ Mar. 29	Morris Harris	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 7
+ Apr. 3	John Wille	Philadelphia, United States	KO 2
= Apr. 14	Jim Barry	Albany, United States	Draw 10
* Apr. 17	Al Kubiak	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
= Apr. 27	Sandy Ferguson	Boston, United States	Draw 12
+ May 24	Iron Hague	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 4
* July 13	Klondike Haynes	Pittsburgh, United States	ND 6
+ Sept. 28	Dixie Kid	Boston, United States	TKO 5
+ Nov. 2	Klondike Haynes	Boston, United States	KO 2
+ Nov. 23	Mike Schreck	Pittsburgh, United States	TKO 1
1910
+ Jan. 10	Dixie Kid	Memphis, United States	KO 3
- Feb. 8	Fireman Jim Flynn	Los Angeles, United States	TKO 10
+ Feb. 22	Nat Dewey	Cheyenne, United States	TKO 1
+ Mar. 17	Fireman Jim Flynn	Vernon, United States	KO 8
+ Apr. 14	Jim Barry	Vernon, United States	KO 16
* Apr. 27	Stanley Ketchel	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
* May 14	Battling Jim Johnson	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ May 17	Al Kubiak	Bronx, United States	TKO 2
+ Sept. 6	Joe Jeannette	Boston, United States	W 15
+ Nov. 10	Jeff Clark	Joplin, United States	TKO 2
+ Dec. 6	Morris Harris	Boston, United States	KO 2
1911
+ Jan. 10	Joe Jeannette	Boston, United States	W 12
+ Jan. 16	Fred Atwater	Utica, United States	TKO 3
+ Feb. 21	Bill Lang	Kensington, Great Britain	WDQ 6
= Apr. 1	Sam McVea	Paris, France	Draw 20
+ May 30	Ralph Calloway	Syracuse, United States	TKO 4
* June 16	Tony Caponi	Winnipeg, Canada	ND 10
+ June 29	Jack Fitzgerald	New York, United States	TKO 5
+ Aug. 9	Jim Smith	New York, United States	TKO 5
+ Aug. 15	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	New York, United States	TKO 5
+ Aug. 24	Tony Ross	New York, United States	KO 6
* Sept. 5	Joe Jeannette	New York, United States	ND 10
+ Oct. 6	Tony Caponi	New York, United States	TKO 3
- Dec. 26	Sam McVea	Sydney, Australia	L 20
Australian Heavyweight Title
1912
+ Feb. 12	Jim Barry	Sydney, Australia	W 20
+ Apr. 8	Sam McVea	Sydney, Australia	W 20
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ May 13	Jim Barry	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 11
+ May 27	Porky Dan Flynn	Melbourne, Australia	KO 14
+ Aug. 3	Sam McVea	Sydney, Australia	W 20
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 9	Sam McVea	Perth, Australia	TKO 11
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ Dec. 26	Sam McVea	Sydney, Australia	KO 13
Australian Heavyweight Title
1913
+ Mar. 15	Jim Barry	Brisbane, Australia	KO 1
= Mar. 24	Sam McVea	Brisbane, Australia	Draw 20
= June 19	Colin Bell	Rockhampton, Australia	Draw 15
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ Aug. 26	Porky Dan Flynn	Boston, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 9	John Lester Johnson	New York, United States	KO 1
= Oct. 3	Joe Jeannette	New York, United States	TKO 10
+ Oct. 27	Jack Lester	Taft, United States	TKO 5
- Nov. 17	Gunboat Smith	Boston, United States	L 12
+ Dec. 20	Joe Jeannette	Paris, France	W 20
1914
+ Jan. 24	Matthew Curran	Paris, France	KO 1
+ Mar. 23	Bill Watkins	New York, United States	TKO 1
* Mar. 27	Battling Jim Johnson	New York, United States	ND 10
+ Apr. 15	George Kid Cotton	Chattanooga, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 20	Rough House Ware	Memphis, United States	TKO 5
= May 1	Harry Wills	New Orleans, United States	Draw 10
+ May 25	Bill Watkins	Rochester, United States	KO 4
* Aug. 12	Battling Jim Johnson	New York, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 25	George Kid Cotton	Boston, United States	KO 4
= Sept. 15	Battling Jim Johnson	Boston, United States	Draw 12
= Oct. 1	Joe Jeannette	New York, United States	TKO 10
+ Oct. 6	Colin Bell	Boston, United States	TKO 4
+ Oct. 20	Gunboat Smith	Boston, United States	KO 3
* Oct. 26	Jeff Clark	Joplin, United States	ND 10
+ Nov. 10	Tom McMahon	Vernon, United States	TKO 6
+ Nov. 16	Jim Cameron	San Diego, United States	TKO 6
+ Nov. 26	Harry Wills	Vernon, United States	KO 14
1915
* Apr. 6	Battling Jim Johnson	New York, United States	ND 10
- Apr. 13	Joe Jeannette	Boston, United States	L 12
* Apr. 19	Porky Dan Flynn	Montreal, Canada	NC 8
* June 8	Battling Jim Johnson	Brooklyn, United States	ND 10
- June 29	Sam McVea	Boston, United States	L 12
+ July 16	Jack Thompson	Denver, United States	TKO 1
= Sept. 30	Sam McVea	Denver, United States	Draw 20
+ Oct. 18	Battling Jim Johnson	Denver, United States	W 15
= Nov. 23	Sam McVea	New York, United States	L 10
* Dec. 3	Harry Wills	New York, United States	ND 10
1916
- Jan. 3	Harry Wills	New Orleans, United States	L 20
+ Feb. 11	Harry Wills	New Orleans, United States	KO 19
* Feb. 17	Sam McVea	New York, United States	ND 10
* Feb. 28	Cleve Hawkins	New York, United States	ND 10
* Mar. 7	Harry Wills	Brooklyn, United States	ND 10
+ Mar. 23	Dave Mills	Syracuse, United States	TKO 2
+ Mar. 31	Jeff Clark	Saint Louis, United States	TKO 5
* Apr. 7	Sam McVea	Syracuse, United States	ND 10
* Apr. 25	Harry Wills	Saint Louis, United States	ND 8
= May 2	Sam McVea	Akron, United States	Draw 12
+ May 12	Joe Jeannette	Syracuse, United States	KO 7
= Aug. 12	Sam McVea	Avellaneda, Argentina	Draw 20
= Nov. 30	Bill Tate	Syracuse, United States	KO 10
+ Dec. 12	Battling Jim Johnson	Saint Louis, United States	KO 12
* Dec. 29	Bob Devere	Montreal, Canada	ND 10
1917
+ Jan. 1	Battling Jim Johnson	Kansas City, United States	W 12
- Jan. 25	Bill Tate	Kansas City, United States	L 12
* Apr. 10	Jack Thompson	Brooklyn, United States	ND 10
+ Apr. 20	Bob Devere	New York, United States	KO 10
+ May 1	Bill Tate	Saint Louis, United States	KO 5
* May 11	Harry Wills	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
- June 19	Fred Fulton	Boston, United States	TKO by 7
+ Aug. 17	Andre Anderson	Buffalo, United States	TKO 2
* Sept. 14	Joe Jeannette	Toledo, United States	ND 12
+ Sept. 17	Andy Johnson	Ardmore, United States	KO 2
* Sept. 20	Harry Wills	Brooklyn, United States	ND 10
= Nov. 12	Harry Wills	Toledo, United States	Draw 12
+ Dec. 17	Kid Norfolk	Denver, United States	KO 2
1918
- Apr. 14	Harry Wills	Panama City, Panama	KO by 6
- May 19	Harry Wills	Panama City, Panama	TKO by 8
+ June 19	Battling Jim Johnson	Atlanta, United States	W 10
* Aug. 5	Battling Jim Johnson	Atlantic City, United States	ND 8
* Aug. 6	Jack Thompson	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ Aug. 19	Rough House Ware	Tulsa, United States	KO 9
* Aug. 22	Battling Jim Johnson	Saint Louis, United States	ND 8
= Oct. 31	Jeff Clark	Lowell, United States	Draw 12
= Nov. 15	Jeff Clark	Atlanta, United States	Draw 10
* Nov. 28	Jeff Clark	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ Dec. 12	Jack Butler	Rock Island, United States	KO 5
+ Dec. 16	Jeff Clark	Nashville, United States	W 8
- Dec. 27	Fred Fulton	San Francisco, United States	L 4
1919
- Mar. 4	Willie Meehan	San Francisco, United States	L 4
+ Apr. 30	Billy Hooper	Columbus, United States	KO 4
+ June 19	Bill Tate	Minneapolis, United States	WDQ 5
* July 4	Harry Wills	Saint Louis, United States	ND 8
= Aug. 4	Jack Thompson	Tulsa, United States	Draw 15
* Aug. 23	Bill Tate	Grand Rapids, United States	ND 10
+ Sept. 18	Rough House Wilson	Battle Creek, United States	KO 4
* Sept. 30	Harry Wills	Syracuse, United States	ND 10
= Oct. 21	Jack Thompson	Tulsa, United States	Draw 15
- Nov. 5	Harry Wills	Tulsa, United States	L 15
+ Nov. 17	Mexican Jim Johnson	Sioux City, United States	KO 9
* Nov. 24	Jack Thompson	Duluth, United States	NC 6
+ Dec. 3	Dave McBride	Camp Grant, United States	KO 1
1920
* Jan. 16	Jeff Clark	Kalamazoo, United States	ND 10
= Feb. 16	Jeff Clark	Terre Haute, United States	Draw 10
+ Feb. 23	Battling Gahee	Memphis, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 29	Jamaica Kid	Columbus, United States	TKO 7
+ Apr. 5	Jack Thompson	Muskogee, United States	W 15
+ Apr. 9	Silas Green	Detroit, United States	KO 3
- Apr. 23	Harry Wills	Denver, United States	L 15
= May 1	George Godfrey	United States	Draw 10
+ May 18	Marty Cutler	Windsor, Canada	TKO 3
+ May 31	Jeff Clark	Columbus, United States	W 15
+ June 7	Rough House Ware	New Orleans, United States	KO 9
+ July 2	Jack Mitchell	Springfield, United States	KO 3
+ July 26	Pinky Lewis	Tulsa, United States	KO 9
* Aug. 14	Sam McVea	East Chicago, United States	ND 10
+ Aug. 30	Bearcat Wright	Walthill, United States	W 10
* Sept. 6	Bill Tate	Benton Harbor, United States	ND 6
+ Oct. 6	Tiny Jim Herman	Portland, United States	KO 7
+ Oct. 13	Frank Farmer	Seattle, United States	W 4
- Oct. 20	Lee Anderson	Portland, United States	L 10
- Nov. 15	Jack Thompson	Memphis, United States	L 8
+ Nov. 17	George Godfrey	Hot Springs, United States	KO 2
+ Dec. 2	Tiny Jim Herman	Portland, United States	TKO 7
+ Dec. 9	Terry Kellar	Aberdeen, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 23	Clem Johnson	Marshfield, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 29	Jim Jam Barry	Portland, United States	W 10
1921
= Jan. 7	Lee Anderson	Omaha, United States	Draw 12
+ Jan. 14	Bob Devere	Portland, United States	TKO 7
= Feb. 3	Jack Thompson	,	Draw 10
+ Feb. 6	Alfred Johnson	,	KO 0
+ Feb. 7	Bill Watkins	,	KO 0
+ July 20	Bearcat Wright	Omaha, United States	KO 9
+ Aug. 12	Lee Anderson	Omaha, United States	W 10
+ Aug. 17	George Godfrey	Covington, United States	KO 1
= Aug. 19	Topeka Jack Johnson	Topeka, United States	Draw 6
- Sept. 5	Lee Anderson	Fort Worth, United States	KO 12
- Sept. 21	Bill Tate	Covington, United States	KO 12
+ Oct. 18	Young Peter Jackson	Toronto, Canada	KO 2
- Nov. 24	Lee Anderson	Phoenix, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 7	Lee Anderson	Tucson, United States	W 10
+ Dec. 9	Young Peter Jackson	Urbana, United States	L 10
1922
- Jan. 17	Harry Wills	Milwaukie, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 17	Cyclone Smith	Ashland, United States	KO 2
- Mar. 27	Bill Tate	Memphis, United States	TKO by 8
- Apr. 6	Tut Jackson	Dayton, United States	TKO by 5
+ Apr. 15	Jack Leslie	Indianapolis, United States	KO 10
+ Apr. 20	Roscoe Hall	Memphis, United States	KO 2
+ May 16	Roscoe Hall	Nashville, United States	TKO 4
= May 22	Ted Jamieson	Chicago, United States	Draw 10
+ June 5	Tiger Flowers	Atlanta, United States	KO 2
= June 19	Bearcat Wright	Galveston, United States	Draw 12
+ July 17	Bearcat Wright	Tulsa, United States	TKO 5
+ Aug. 4	Bill Tate	Tulsa, United States	W 12
= Aug. 11	Brad Simmons	Wichita, United States	KO 10
= Aug. 21	Jack Taylor	Sioux City, United States	KO 10
+ Sept. 22	Battling Owens	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	KO 7
+ Oct. 6	Cyclone Smith	El Paso, United States	KO 2
+ Oct. 20	Jack Taylor	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	W 15
= Nov. 5	Jack Taylor	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	Draw 15
= Nov. 10	Jim Jam Barry	Douglas, United States	Draw 10
+ Nov. 21	Tut Jackson	MX ,	KO 1
+ Dec. 12	Jack Taylor	MX ,	KO 8
+ Dec. 24	Roscoe Hall	MX ,	KO 3
+ Dec. 25	Sonny Goodrich	San Antonio, United States	TKO 7
1923
+ Feb. 15	Tom McCarty	Albuquerque, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 2	Jim Tracey	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 6
+ Mar. 17	Chihuahua Kid Brown	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 1
+ Mar. 31	Jack Savage	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 1
Mexico Heavyweight Title
+ Apr. 8	Andres Balsa	Mexico City, Mexico	TKO 6
Mexico Heavyweight Title
+ Apr. 15	Chihuahua Kid Brown	Torreon, Mexico	W 15
+ Apr. 28	Andres Balsa	Torreon, Mexico	W 10
+ May 6	Andres Balsa	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 3
+ May 16	Art Surans	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 3
Mexico Heavyweight Title
+ May 19	Jack Voight	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 5
Mexico Heavyweight Title
+ July 15	Jim Tracey	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 4
Mexico Heavyweight Title
- July 27	Clem Johnson	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	TKO by 13
Mexico Heavyweight Title
+ Aug. 2	Fireman Jim Flynn	Mexico City, Mexico	W 10
- Aug. 15	Bearcat Wright	Mexico City, Mexico	KO by 9
+ Oct. 19	Fireman Jim Flynn	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 3
+ Nov. 10	Andres Balsa	Monterrey, Mexico	TKO 8
+ Dec. 11	Roscoe Hall	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 1
- Dec. 18	Sonny Goodrich	San Antonio, United States	L 10
Mexico Heavyweight Title
1924
+ Jan. 6	Fireman Jim Flynn	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	W 8
+ Jan. 20	Tom Riley	Ciudad Juarez, Mexico	KO 2
+ Feb. 6	Tut Jackson	MX ,	KO 9
+ Mar. 6	Smiling Kid Nolan	Venezia, United States	KO 5
+ Apr. 4	Jim Jam Barry	Huntington Beach, United States	W 4
* Apr. 16	Jim Jam Barry	San Fernando, United States	W 4
+ Apr. 18	Sammy Olson	Bakersfield, United States	W 4
- Apr. 23	Eddie Tremblay	Venezia, United States	L 4
+ May 4	Eddie Tremblay	Venezia, United States	KO 3
+ July 7	Sydney Grant	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 4
+ Sept. 10	Smiling Kid Nolan	Mexico City, Mexico	KO 2
1925
= Jan. 1	Tim Sullivan	,	Draw 6
= Mar. 1	Tim Sullivan	,	Draw 6
+ Apr. 5	Frolin Gonzales	MX ,	W 10
- Sept. 25	Battling Gahee	,	L 8
= Dec. 7	Tim Sullivan	Fort Bliss, United States	Draw 6
1926
+ July 1	Young Jack Johnson	Shawnee, United States	KO 2
- Aug. 2	Brad Simmons	Drumright, United States	TKO by 1

Summary

Total bouts: 315, Won: 181 (138 inside the limit), Lost: 34 (10 inside the limit), Draw: 44, NC: 48