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Walcott Langford
BORN |
January 31
1903; Evansville, Indiana |
DIED
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August 1972 |
HEIGHT |
5-6 |
WEIGHT |
154-170 1/2 lbs |
MANAGER
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Barney Abel |
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Langford was a scrappy competitor but was not nearly as
talented as his namesakes; He was reportedly the nephew of Sam Langford
During his career, he defeated such men as Georgie Smith, K.O. White,
"Allentown" Joe Gans and Bert Colima |
1925
Jun 22 Georgie Smith Evansville, In KO 8
Jul 2 Wild Cat Lenny East Chicago, In ND 4
-Some sources report "W 6"
Jul 24 "Sunny" Jim Williams Aurora, Il ND 8
Aug 21 Red Vickery Kankakee, Il ND 10
-Some sources report "Red Vickroy"
Aug 28 Georgie Smith Evansville, In ND 10
Sep 7 Navy Rostan Joliet, Il ND 10
Dec 14 Roy "Rough House" Williams Elkhart, In ND 10
1926
Jan 11 Roy "Rough House" Williams Elkhart, In ND 10
Feb 18 Navy Rostan Joliet, Il ND 10
Feb 19 Roy "Rough House" Williams Davenport, Ia ND 6
Mar 19 Roy "Rough House" Williams Davenport, Ia ND 10
Apr 9 Bob Bryant East Chicago, In KO 6
Apr 16 Mickey Rockson East Chicago, In ND 8
May 28 Dan Gasparo East Chicago, In ND 8
Jun 7 Amos Hall Evansville, In KO 5
Jun 25 K.O. White New Orleans, La D 15
Jul 12 K.O. White New Orleans, La W 15
Jul 24 Jack McVey Chicago, Il D 10
Aug 29 K.O. White Opelousas, La W 15
Oct 4 "Allentown" Joe Gans Chicago, Il WF 4
-Colored Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 5 Haakon Hansen Chicago, Il D 6
Nov 12 Jack Eagan Chicago, Il KO 5
Dec 3 Jack Elkhart Chicago, Il KO 4
-Some sources report 12/31/26
1927
Jan 14 Shuffle Callahan Chicago, Il TK 7
Feb 4 Bobby Barrett Chicago, Il KO 3
Feb 24 Dave Shade Chicago, Il L 10
Mar 25 Jock Malone St. Paul, Mn ND 10
Jun 7 Jock Malone Chicago, Il L 10
Jul 6 Jack McVey Cleveland, Oh LK 10
-Colored Middleweight Championship of the World;
Some sources report 7/07/27
Aug 25 Tod Adams Chicago, Il TK 6
Aug 30 George "Wop" Manolian Boston, Ma L 10
-Some sources report "W 10"
Oct 28 Jock Malone Chicago, Il L 10
Nov 4 Emil Baksic Davenport, Ia KO 1
Nov 7 Red Uhlan Chicago, Il L 8
-Some sources report "L 10"
Nov 28 Red Uhlan Chicago, Il L 8
Dec 9 Red Uhlan Davenport, Ia ND 10
Dec 13 Del Fontaine Winnipeg, Man, Can L 10
Dec 19 Mickey Forkins Columbus, Oh L 12
1928
Jan 17 Whitey Black Denver, Co W 10
Jan 20 Benny "Kid" Stanley Kansas City, Mo W 10
Jan 26 Al Webster Billings, Mt L 10
-Some sources report 1/25/28 at "Chicago, Il"
Jan 31 Walter Cleghorn Seattle, Wa D 6
-Some sources report "Walter Coleman"
Feb 7 "Young" Johnny Burns Portland, Or L 10
Feb 15 Phil Krug San Francisco, Ca D 10
Mar 2 Virgil "Lefty" Cooper Sacramento, Ca LF 5
Mar 20 Bert Colima Los Angeles, Ca WF 6
Apr 16 Jack McKenna Chicago, Il L 8
-Some sources report "L 10" against "Frank McKenna"
May 17 Al Webster Winnipeg, Man, Can LK 10
May 30 Bert Colima Tijuana, Mex LK 7
-Some sources report 5/31/28;
Some sources report "L 15"
Jun 21 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith Chicago, Il L 6
Aug 11 Frankie Schoell Toledo, Oh ND 10
Sep 5 Frankie Schoell Buffalo, NY L 10
Sep 28 Frankie Schoell Buffalo, NY L 10
Oct 22 Joe Dundee Philadelphia, Pa L 10
1929
Jan 15 Bert Colima Los Angeles, Ca L 10
Mar 1 Rene Devos Omaha, Ne LK 5
*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***
1925
Jan 1 Jack Thompson Chicago, Il KO 2
Jan 21 John Collins Chicago, Il KO 3
Feb 7 Joe Cheslove Chicago, Il KO 3
Mar 3 Knute Hansen Chicago, Il KO 2
Louis Lasser Chicago, Il KO 2
Mar 27 Willie Williams Chicago, Il KO 4
May 17 William Harris Chicago, Il KO 3
May 30 William Harris Chicago, Il KO 1
"Sunny" Jim Williams ND 10
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis,
Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
3.03.06
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