He was denied a shot at many World Championships, due to the colour bar and by the refusal of Jack Johnson, the first African-American World Heavyweight Champion, to fight him in a rematch. One boxing historian described Langford as "experienced as a heavyweight James Toney with the punching power of Mike Tyson". Considered a devastating puncher even at heavyweight, Langford was rated No. 2 by The Ring on their list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". He fought from lightweight to heavyweight and defeated many world champions and legends of the time in each weight class. Langford stood 5 ft 6 + 1⁄ 2 in (1.69 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime. Originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, he was known as "The Boston Bonecrusher", "The Boston Terror", and his most famous nickname, "The Boston Tar Baby".
Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows", by ESPN, Langford is considered by many boxing historians to be one of the greatest fighters of all time. Samuel Edgar Langford (Ma– January 12, 1956), known as the Boston Tar Baby, Boston Terror and Boston Bonecrusher, was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century.
314 with the inclusion of newspaper decisions
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