Sam Langford vs. George (Elbows) McFadden

Sam Langford beat George 'Elbows' McFadden by TKO in round 2 of 15

• Date: 1904-07-29
• Location: Lake Massabesic Coliseum, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA


New York Sun, July 31, 1904:

“George McFadden, who was rated among the top notchers in the lightweight division a few years ago, went down and out in the second round of his bout with Sam Langford, the colored Boston pugilist, at Manchester, N. H., on Friday night. The men were to have boxed fifteen rounds at catch-weights, but the New Yorker was outclassed from the outset. Langford is a cyclone as far as fighting is concerned. He went after McFadden without let-up and the conqueror of George Lavigne was not in it. The end came after McFadden had got home a light jab. Langford bored in and, swinging the left and right several times, finally caught McFadden on the jaw and put him to sleep. The blow was so hard that McFadden did not recover for over two minutes.”