SAM LANGFORD
“THE BOSTON TAR BABY”
Just before he died on May 31st, 1983, none other than, former world heavyweight champion, Jack Dempsey, declared that Sam Langford was the greatest prizefighter boxing ever produced. Dempsey knew what he spoke of, as he saw every heavyweight champion in action from James J. Jeffries to Larry Holmes. He said that Langfo…
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