Sam Langford

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:boxer
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-03-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Weymouth_Falls,_Nova_Scotia,_Canada
gptkbp:boxingStyle Orthodox
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cambridge_Cemetery,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:deathDate 1956-01-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:draws 53
gptkbp:ethnicity Black Canadian
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Jack_Johnson
gptkb:Harry_Wills
gptkb:Stanley_Ketchel
gptkb:Joe_Gans
gptkb:Tiger_Flowers
gptkb:Battling_Jim_Johnson
gptkb:Fireman_Jim_Flynn
gptkb:Joe_Jeanette
gptkb:Kid_Norfolk
gptkb:Philadelphia_Jack_O'Brien
gptkb:Sam_McVey
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Samuel_Edgar_Langford
gptkbp:height 5 ft 7 in
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Ring_Magazine_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Canada's_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Nova_Scotia_Sport_Hall_of_Fame
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sam Langford
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:losses 43
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:neverFoughtFor world heavyweight title
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Boston_Bonecrusher
gptkb:The_Boston_Tar_Baby
gptkb:The_Boston_Terror
gptkbp:noContests 6
gptkbp:notableFor blindness in later years
fighting in multiple weight classes
avoided by many top fighters of his era
boxing longevity
exceptional punching power
gptkbp:reach 74 in
gptkbp:regardedAs one of the greatest boxers never to win a world title
gptkbp:totalFights 314
gptkbp:weightClass lightweight
heavyweight
welterweight
middleweight
light heavyweight
gptkbp:winsByKO 126
gptkbp:won 211
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Canadians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6