Langford Defeats tus poj Gans
Nyob rau lub hlis ntuj nqeg 8, 1903, Sam Langford fought lub lub tau zus ib boxing hnav reigning hauv nws hometown ntawm Boston, Massachusetts. Ua ntej koj sib ntaus Langford, ntawm cov kws txawj feem ntau boxing muaj Joe Gans kuj tsis tau raug ntaus hauv lub bout tseeb. Yug hauv Baltimore, Maryland, Yog tau zom cov xim barrier ntawm winning lub ntiaj teb khaub-ncaws nyias Boxing Championship Gans.
Lub zoo Sam Langford los ntawm cov pej xeem sau ntawv
Sam Langford qhov feem ntau yog cov boxer loj tshaj kom yeej lub qab ntuj boxing championship yeej tsis. Pib ua ib cov khaub-ncaws nyias thiab nws thiaj li ntaus ua ib heavyweight, cov Canadian Langford yug hauv Nova Scotia ua ntej rau Boston relocating. Langford muaj ob yam uas yuav tiv thaiv tsis tau nws tus tig ntawm lub xyoo pua Twentieth. Nws yog dub thiab zoo uas yuav muab tau tus zus ib up against nws.
Thaum lub sijhawm nws bout nrog Gans, Langford yog me ntsis known saab nrau Boston. Gans weighed hauv peb phaus ntau tshaj qhov hnav nyob 138, txawm yog Langford 137. Vim cov txiv neej uas tau ntau tshaj qhov raws li txoj cai, tus bout yog ib cov-npe yi. Interestingly, Langford weighed 185 phaus hauv nws prime.
Thaum twg tus bout pib, Langford pov tseg tej yam exchanges nrog Gan. Langford tom qab teev tias Gans yog tus zoo phaus-rau-phaus fighter nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb. Langford respected Gans heev kom nws zam lub sib ntaus rau tus thawj plaub rounds. Tsuas Gans tswj ob peb ices blows tsis muaj zog. Cov tsis muaj zog punches seemed inspire Langford.
Joe Gans los ntawm cov pej xeem sau ntawv
Ntawm Rounds 5 mus 7, Langford pib tsaws blows ntxiv rau ntawm Gans thiab evened tuaj sib ntaus tus. Txhob hloov 8 mus 15, Langford lig dominated qhov sib ntaus nrog lub jab ham uas bloodied Gans’ qhov ntswg. Tus nyob sab tes plev Gans, leej twg tsuas sim kom dim. Qhov kawg ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus, Langford ntawd tes yog tsa ceg rau sawv daws pom txim yeej.
Langford los tseem yuav mus tua cov zoo dub fighters ntawm lub xyoo pua Twentieth thaum ntxov. Jack Johnson fought Langford ib zaug nyob rau hauv 1906. Johnson yeej tsis muaj yam tawv tab sis txog kev txiav txim. Johnson flatly kam mus tua Langford dua. Tom qab Johnson thaum kawg raug cov xim barrier rau lub ntiaj teb Heavyweight Boxing Championship, Johnson yuav tsis tua tus lwm deserving dub fighters. Johnson tshwj tseg Sam Langford.
Nyob rau hauv 1922, tus dig muag yuav luag Langford tua yeej yav tom ntej Middleweight tau zus ib tsov paj los hloov knockout thib ob. Sam Langford retired thaum kawg tom 43 hnub nyoog rau xyoo 1926 tom qab koj poob tej kom kuv pom nws kiag li.
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