I just found these on the internet:
http://www.antekprizering.com/langford2015.jpeg
http://www.antekprizering.com/langfordsam2017.jpeg
http://www.antekprizering.com/langfordsam2027.jpeg (Sam McVey is the taller, more chiseled man)
For sure the "Boston Tar Baby" as Langford was called was a well-proportioned man of 5'8" and anwhere between 156 lbs. and a little over 190 lbs. He fought constantly, usually fighting around once per month on average, and fought all the other great black heavyweights of his day: Sam McVea, Joe Jeanette, Harry Wills, George Godfrey. He beat all of them but also took many losses, understandable since he was usually the far smaller man.
He beat Wills twice (losing 6 or 7 times) by knockout in 1914 and again in 1916, which in and of itself is amazing, considering that Wills was 6'3" and typically weighed between 205 and 225 lbs.
He also fought the big (6'4", 210 lb.) white heavyweight Fred Fulton a couple of times, losing both by knockout. Fulton was 1 of the very best heavyweights of his day although Dempsey stopped him in the 1st round in 1918 and Wills knocked him out in 3 in 1920. Fulton lived to be 82 years old, amazing for a guy who had over 100 fights. He also had the distinction of fighting perhaps 1 of the dirtiest fighters of all time, Carl Morris. Here's a quote from their fight in 1917:
"The bout was ended after Morris had fouled Fulton so often that Referee Hinkel was obliged to disqualify the Oklahoman. The contest was to have decided which of the two was the better qualified to meet Jess Willard in a heavyweight title match. Newspapers reported that Morris "violated every rule of boxing and of good sportsmanship.""
Sound familiar?
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