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Sam Langford: Boxing's Greatest Uncrowned Champion | 
 enlarge | Author: Clay Moyle
Publisher: Bennett & Hastings
Category: Book
Buy New: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 87731
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 1934733024
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9781934733028
ASIN: 1934733024
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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Product Description
Standing no more than five-feet, seven-inches; tall, Sam Langford was one of the 20th century's greatest fighters. In this biography, his life story is told in great and entertaining detail. Over 100 photographs are included. Sam was a great black prizefighter in an era when the color line was easily cited by white opponents wanting to avoid meeting him in the ring. Ring magazine editor Nat Fleischer ranked Langford among his favorites, stating, 'Sam was endowed with everything. He possessed strength, agility, cleverness, hitting power, a good thinking cap and an abundance of courage. He feared no one. But he had the fatal gift of being too good, and that's why he often had to give away weight in early days and make agreements with opponents. Many of those who agreed to fight him, especially of his own race, wanted an assurance that he would be merciful or insisted on a bout of not more than six rounds.' This biography brings to light Sam Langford's remarkable talents and life.
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GREAT BIOGRAPHY October 16, 2008
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT LOOK AT A FORGOTTEN FIGHTER. IT IS NOT JUST A BOXING BOOK. MOYLE'S BOOK IS ALSO VALUABLE FOR ITS ADDITION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, AND FOR THE SNAPSHOTS IT GIVES OF THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY.
Forgotten Greatness October 11, 2008
Sam Langford is typically not on the list of modern boxing historians top ten, or even top twenty-five, but this is their oversight. Sam Langford was a pioneering trailblazer in a young sport.
Clay Moyle is one of many authors revisiting great warriors of the early days of boxing. Recent biographies have been written about Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Gans and John L Sullivan to name a few.
This tome reads quickly, is highly entertaining and highly informative.
Sam Langford is portrayed as not only a fierce competitor, but also an intelligent, quick-witted and generous man. He had a huge following, but because of the times he fought in, was avoided by the serious contenders and Champions of his day. Although smaller of stature, and lighter than most of the men he fought, he had so much talent that he found ways to break these men down.
Although he lived his advancing years blind and penniless, he refused to give in to bitterness. While he could have fought fighters like Jack Dempsey, Jess Willard and Luis Firpo in big money fights, he had to content himself with fighting the great colored fighters like Sam McVey and Joe Jeannette again and again.
Interestingly, he often carried these fighters through many rounds, because he knew he would have to fight them again, and he wanted to keep interest up for a potential larger gate.
Reading about Langford's life and times opens up new vistas about what it meant to be a black athlete in the early 20th century, and how important a strong mental outlook is in life.
What a fighter, what a book....... September 16, 2008
Just a great book about an uncrowned champion who deserved the title and the fame that went with it.
Clay Moyle's book is just brilliant, filled with rare photgraphs and stories. Very readable and he doesn't get bogged down with the intricacies of the fights which can get boring.
I hope he writes more books like this one, would LOVE to see a book on Sam McVea and Joe Jeannette written!
A Boxing Jewel AAAAAAAAAA+++++ September 6, 2008
Clay Moyle has written a wonderful new biography that is a well-researched and detailed legacy on the life of Sam Langford. It was certainly worth waiting for and is now a prized addition to my library.
James Louis Bacon
Sam Langford: Boxings greatest uncrowned champion August 29, 2008
Thoroughly researched and well paced biography. Includes lots of rare and interesting photographs of Langford and his principal opponents.
A highly recommended 8 out of 10.
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