Harry Wills
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Harry Wills was an American heavyweight boxer who held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three times. Many boxing historians consider Wills the most egregious victim of the "color line" drawn
Wills in 1916
Wills in France in 1920
Harry and Sarah Wills
Sam Langford
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Samuel Edgar Langford was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1902 to 1926. Called the "Greatest Fighter Almost Nobody Knows" by ESPN, Langford is considered by many boxing historians to b
Harry Wills
…Wills's era were forced to repeatedly fight each other, as many white fighters also drew the "color line". As a result, Wills fought the redoubtable Sam Langford 22 times. His record against Langford was 6 wins, 2 losses and 14 no decisions. The two losses were by knockout. He beat Langford three times for the…
Langford in 1922
Langford in 1910
Langford vs. Joe Jeanette, boxing match, at Luna Park, in Paris, France, in 1913
Jack Johnson, the first African American, world heavyweight champion, defeated Langford but refused to offer him a rematch, circa 1910–1915.