Sam Langford "the Boston Tar Baby"

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 27 Dec 2003, 18:14

According to Cyberboxingzone.com said about the profile of Sam Langford said that he have long arms. How long is his reach? I'm curious about both of his arms, so can you tell me how long is Sam Langford's reach. For example Muhammad Ali reach is 82. Can you find out how long is Langford's reach?

robin · Post by **robin** » 28 Dec 2003, 17:18

Reports on Langford's height range from 5' 6 1/2" to 5' 8". There is a site that states his reach as 84". Now the tricky part, to find out how long each arm was. You will have to find out how wide his back was, subtract that number from 84 and divide by two. Of course as any tailor will tell you people are not built proportionately, one arm could have been longer. Most guys that had the left jab in their face all night, figured his left was probably a foot longer than the right.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 30 Dec 2003, 23:12

Man Langford with his long reach of 84, that's surprised me. The great non champion standing 5'8" with the reach of 84. He looks like an ape with extremely long arms. Can anyone tell me more?