Stanley Ketchel
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Stanisław Kiecal, better known in the boxing world as Stanley Ketchel, was an American professional boxer who became one of the greatest World Middleweight Champions in history. He was nicknamed "The
c. 1910
Ketchel in fighting pose
Ketchel standing over a downed Billy Papke during their third fight
Ketchel's gravestone, Holy Cross Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Michigan
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
Stanley Ketchel
…California, during a terrible thunderstorm, yet neither fighter relented in his pursuit of victory until Stanley took the 20-round decision. Ketchel fought Sam Langford on April 27, 1910. It was a hard-pressed fight by both men, each displaying terrific hitting power for all six rounds of the short bout. No knock downs…
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.