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Sam Langford

1886 - 1956

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Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 – January 12, 1956) was a Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. 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. 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". Langford stood 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Langford is the 216th most popular boxer (down from 185th in 2019), the 724th most popular biography from Canada (down from 615th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Sam Langford ranks 216 out of 496. Before him are Ruslan Chagaev, Wilfred Benítez, Payao Poontarat, Terence Crawford, Fidel LaBarba, and Hans Ziglarski. After him are Edwin Valero, Clemente Rojas, Marco Antonio Barrera, Micky Ward, Alfonso Pérez, and Kubrat Pulev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Sam Langford ranks 298. Before him are Jeanie MacPherson, Spring Byington, Richard Mulcahy, Crane Wilbur, Pauline Bush, and Rudolf Degermark. After him are Clarence Birdseye, Luis Alberni, Nellie Sengupta, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Ronald Firbank, and Gus Kahn. Among people deceased in 1956, Sam Langford ranks 220. Before him are Alex Raymond, Bob Sweikert, Katherine MacDonald, Tom Whittaker, Henry Stephenson, and Paul Kelly. After him are Margaret Wycherly, Clarence Birdseye, Ivan Dresser, Elsie Janis, Holmes Herbert, and Michael Arlen.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sam Langford ranks 724 out of 1,622. Before him are Cliff Thorburn (1948), Enrico Colantoni (1963), Estella Warren (1978), Brad Wright (1961), Robert Elsie (1950), and Maurice LaMarche (1958). After him are Jessica Steen (1965), Shay Mitchell (1987), Marie Avgeropoulos (1986), Art Ross (1885), Beattie Ramsay (1895), and Sheila McCarthy (1956).

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Among BOXERS In Canada

Among boxers born in Canada, Sam Langford ranks 4. Before him are George Chuvalo (1937), Arturo Gatti (1972), and Horace Gwynne (1912). After him are Mark Leduc (1962), David Lemieux (1988), Tammara Thibeault (1996), Anna Lysenko (1991), and Charlie Cavanagh (2000).

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