Langford vs Schmeling

[The Old LefHook]

One of the more overrated heavyweights vs one of the more underrated ones. Who wins, how and why?

[ShoulderRoll]

Langford knocks Schmeling out more brutally than Joe Louis did.

[The Old LefHook]

Langford knocks Schmeling out more brutally than Joe Louis did.

The Kraut has to fight under slightly older conditions.

[Rusty Tromboni]

I dunno if Schmeling is underated, per se. Just forgotten.


Schmeling does awkward even better than Spinks (he just didn't b i t c h out and spend most his career as a LHw to try to make a name for himself).

I don't doubt that Langford could be cagey and dangerous, but Max gets him out of there.

This isn't kimbo slice backyard boxing.

[Rusty Tromboni]

Langford knocks Schmeling out more brutally than Joe Louis did.

With what? A lead pipe to the back of the head while his sitting down to brautwurst?

Lemme guess? Kimbo beats them all?

Please tell us which Langford fights you've actually seen. And when did he fight anyone who wasn't rubbish?

[ShoulderRoll]

If Jack Dempsey had a healthy fear and respect for Langford then there was a good reason.

The opinion of a fighting man is always worth more that that of a half wit like Rusty.

[john l]

Langford knocks Schmeling out more brutally than Joe Louis did.

Got to disagree with ya here. 1st its almost impossible to get KOed worse then what he got in rematch. Also Langford was not destroying guys at heavy. No doubt Langford was the better PFP fighter, and would have prob beaten Max at heavy, but Max could fight. His fights vs the best at heavy like McVey, Jeanette, Johnson and even Jack Blackburn(better known as Louis's trainer) pretty much all went the distance. What a career he had though and if he was not black could have won titles from 47 to heavy. He ll he even fought Joe Gans at close to lightweight. He has a VERY strong case to be rated as a top 3 or 5 EVER PFP.

[john l]

With what? A lead pipe to the back of the head while his sitting down to brautwurst?

Lemme guess? Kimbo beats them all?

Please tell us which Langford fights you've actually seen. And when did he fight anyone who wasn't rubbish?

Ist I agree he would not destroy Max like Louis did in rematch. He was a very small heavy and was not KOing the best at that weight, but he did beat them. That being said you saying he "never fought anyone who wasn't rubbish" is absurd. That guy fought ALL the best of the era from 35 on up. He beat Joe Gans, Ketchel, Walcott( the original)Phily Jack O'Brian ALL were champs. Then he beat ALL the top heavys of the era even though he was MUCH smaller. Guys like McVey, Jeanette, Denver Ed Martin and Jack Blackburn. Only Johnson never lost to him, but he did go the distance. Lanford has maybe the best resume in history considering he fought the best from 35 or 47 on up to heavy.

[john l]

If Jack Dempsey had a healthy fear and respect for Langford then there was a good reason.

The opinion of a fighting man is always worth more that that of a half wit like Rusty.

Yes good point and that was an old Langford during Dempsey's time.

[The Old LefHook]

Tar baby vs the big gerry Schmeling is a tough call. The gerry has every physical advantage, but my tar goblin has fought some ATGs himself, by buggery, and comes for the KO with preternaturally long arms and impressive speed of limb and mitt.