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Birth Name: Samuel E. Langford
Age: 141, born 4 March 1883
Country of origin: 
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Samuel "Sam" E. Langford (March 4, 1883 – January 12, 1956) was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century.
Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows," by ESPN, he was rated #2 by The Ring on their list of "100 greatest punchers of all time." Langford was originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
He was known as "The Boston Bonecrusher," "The Boston Terror," and his most infamous nickname, "The Boston Tar Baby." Langford stood 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (1.69 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime.
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The 101 Greatest Boxers of All Time (101 person items)"PRO RECORD: 179-31-40 (129 KO) with 61 No-decision INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE 1990 NICKNAME: The Boston tar Baby CAREER LENGTH: 1902 – 1926 HOMETOWN: Boston, MA, USA DEFINING FIGHT: L 15 Jack Johnson (4/26/1906) GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Scored the second most knockouts (129) in boxing history. NOTABLE OPPONENTS: Joe Gans* (W 15), Jack Blackburn (D 12, ND 6, D 15, W 15, D 10, NC 1), Joe Walcott* (D 15), Joe Jeanette (L-TKO 8, W 15, D 12, D 12, ND 6, W 15, W 12, ND 10, ND 10,"