Originally posted by Greatest1942
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Welcome back, I was wondering where you disappeared to. -
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I've always said that Sam Langford would of been the greatest fighter that ever lived if he would of gotten the chance to fight for THE world title. During the time he came up he was refused title shots for the crown due to the racism and prejudice that existed strongly and openly. Top notch fighter refused to fight this man. Even Jack Johnson
refused to give him a rematch and title shot after Johnson beat him (before he won the title) He did win the Mexican, Australia, and Colored Heavyweight title. But this man skill set and power was incredible. He stood 5'6" and fought from lightweight to heavyweight and fought guys that were up to 80 pounds heavier than him. I have and seen footage of Sam Langford and personally he ranks in the top 3 greatest fighter of all time. He was truly the first p4p fighter.Comment
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