Jack Johnson vs. Sam Langford - Revision history

Earl at 04:56, 15 August 2012

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	~~Shortly~~ before Johnson's legendary reign as ~~heavyweight champion~~, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently ~~battled lightweights and welterweights~~), dominated the bout and ~~according to [[Dad Phillips]], who was in attendance for the bout~~, ~~"purposely eased up on his onslaughts." Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over.~~ Langford's manager [[Joe Woodman]], ~~however, vastly disagreed with Phillips, saying~~ that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. ~~[[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[The Ring Magazine]], interviewed Phillips's and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of~~ Woodman's ~~false allegation~~, and ~~when he learned the truth, returned~~ to ~~Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson~~ a ~~terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness~~ of ~~this match~~.		Two and a half years before the start of Johnson's legendary reign as World Heavyweight Champion, he met Sam Langford at the Lincoln Athletic Club in Chelsea, Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to the 156 lbs Langford, who had just recently started fighting heavyweights), dominated the bout and won by a lopsided fifteen-round decision. However, Langford's manager, [[Joe Woodman]], told everyone who would listen that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Woodman's account persisted for years, which offended Johnson greatly and prompted him to issue a series of vehement denials.

	In ~~1945~~, ~~Joe Waterman named Jack~~ Johnson ~~the greatest~~ of ~~all~~ the ~~heavyweight champions~~. ~~In refuting those who claimed Langford won~~ the ~~Johnson~~-~~Langford encounter~~ at Chelsea ~~in 1906~~, ~~Waterman stated~~ that he ~~was at the~~ fight ~~and witnessed Johnson dish out a "terrible beating"~~ to ~~the smaller Langford~~.		In an open letter to ''The Ring'' in 1934, Johnson wrote: “I have accounts of the fight from my dear old friend, Tad (legendary sports writer and cartoonist Tad Dorgan), which show how badly Sam Langford was whipped. Please note the account of our fifteen-round fight at Chelsea, Mass., which I am enclosing. The report shows that I gave poor Sam such a severe trimming that he had to find his way into a hospital to recuperate. The records of that fight prove that statement to be correct."

	This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his ~~promoters.~~ Langford ~~won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in~~ the ~~interim until Johnson lost his~~ title ~~in Havana in 1915 against~~ [[~~Jess Willard]~~].		In 1945, [[Joe Waterman]], who believed Johnson was the greatest of all the heavyweight champions, backed up Johnson's account. Waterman stated that he was at the fight and witnessed Johnson dish out a "terrible beating" to the smaller Langford.

			In his 1958 book, ''50 Years at Ringside'', [[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']], produced the testimony of his father-in-law, Dad Phillips, who allegedly saw the fight.

			Said Phillips: “Jack Johnson decisively defeated Sam Langford. He was complete master of the situation. Jack so far outclassed Langford that for a time, until he purposely eased up on his onslaughts, the fight was one-sided."

			Fleischer once cornered Woodman and good-naturedly demanded the true version of events. According to Fleischer, this was Woodman’s response: “You’ve got me, Nat. Langford never dropped Johnson. But I was anxious to fix up another fight between the two and, knowing Jack’s pride, I invented the story of that knockdown to goad him into the ring against Sam again. Although it never happened, all the newspapermen believed it. They just never took the trouble to investigate. That knockdown was just a publicity gimmick.”

			This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring. After Johnson defeated [[Tommy Burns]] to win the title, Langford established himself as the leading contender for Johnson's title. However, in spite of many challenges by Langford and his handlers, Johnson never gave Langford a shot at the title.

			'''Sources:'''<br>
			[http://www.boxing.com/pocket_battleship_sam_langford.html Pocket Battleship: Sam Langford]<br>
			[http://senya13.blogspot.com/2011/04/1906-04-26-jack-johnson-w-pts15-sam.html Newspaper accounts from the day after the fight]

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Fight:19126 moved to Jack Johnson vs. Sam Langford

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JABARDELLI at 05:39, 20 June 2007

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	Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to [[Dad Phillips]], who was in attendance for the bout, "purposely eased up on his onslaughts." Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager [[Joe Woodman]], however, vastly disagreed with Phillips, saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. [[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[The Ring Magazine]], interviewed Phillips's and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation, and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of this match.		Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to [[Dad Phillips]], who was in attendance for the bout, "purposely eased up on his onslaughts." Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager [[Joe Woodman]], however, vastly disagreed with Phillips, saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. [[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[The Ring Magazine]], interviewed Phillips's and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation, and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of this match.

			In 1945, Joe Waterman named Jack Johnson the greatest of all the heavyweight champions. In refuting those who claimed Langford won the Johnson-Langford encounter at Chelsea in 1906, Waterman stated that he was at the fight and witnessed Johnson dish out a "terrible beating" to the smaller Langford.

	This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against [[Jess Willard]].		This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against [[Jess Willard]].

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	This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against Willard.		<Fight>19126</fight>

	~~----~~		Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to [[Dad Phillips]], who was in attendance for the bout, "purposely eased up on his onslaughts." Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager [[Joe Woodman]], however, vastly disagreed with Phillips, saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. [[Nat Fleischer]], founder of [[The Ring Magazine]], interviewed Phillips's and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation, and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of this match.
	Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the ~~match~~.
			This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against [[Jess Willard]].

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	Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match~~, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise~~.		Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match.

Monsoon at 22:54, 16 February 2007

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	Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's ~~falso~~ allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.		Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's false allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.

Monsoon at 22:53, 16 February 2007

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	Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also ~~reprtedly~~ taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's falso allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.		Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reportedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's falso allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.

Monsoon at 22:52, 16 February 2007

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	Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders compared to Langford who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights, dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reprtedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's falso allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.		Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders (compared to Langford, who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights), dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reprtedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's falso allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.

Monsoon at 22:47, 16 February 2007

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	This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against Willard.		This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against Willard.

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			Shortly before Johnson's legendary reign as heavyweight champion, he met Sam Langford in Chelsea Massachusetts in defense of his "colored" portion of the heavyweight crown. Johnson, who had met the best heavyweight contenders compared to Langford who had recently battled lightweights and welterweights, dominated the bout and according to Dad Phillips who was in attendance for the bout "purposely eased up on his onslaughts". Langford was also reprtedly taken to the hospital after the bout was over. Langford's manager Joe Woodman, however, vastly disagreed with Phillips saying that Langford floored the "Galveston Giant" with a right-uppercut and gave him a tremendous battle. Nat Fleischer, founder of The Ring Magazine, interviewed Phillips and Johnson's adherents (who also stated that Jack gave Langford a terrible beating) as a result of Woodman's falso allegation and when he learned the truth, returned to Woodman and finally got the truth out of him as well. There are still stories today stating that Langford gave Johnson a terrific battle and that Johnson would rematch because of the closeness of the match, but as a result of what I wrote, I hope you will think otherwise.

LondonRingRules at 12:12, 12 April 2006

2006-04-12T12:12:41Z

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This was the only time Johnson ever met Langford in the ring in spite of many challenges by Langford and his promoters. Langford won 68 additional bouts, mostly by KO, in the interim until Johnson lost his title in Havana in 1915 against Willard.