Voting Station

Sam Langford

Please vote to return to collections.

Boxer

The Resume

    (March 4, 1886-January 2, 1956)
    Fought 293 bouts, won 168
    Inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame (1955)
    Known as the greatest boxer never to win a title

Why he might be annoying:

    He was only 5'6, making him shorter than almost all of his opponents.
    He never won a world or national title.
    After he moved to Boston, he was nicknamed 'The Boston Tar Baby.'
    He refused to stop boxing even after doctors told him it had ruined his eyesight.
    He was destitute and didn't manage his finances properly.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He had a reach of over six feet.
    Despite his blindness, he defeated the Spanish national champion.
    He went fifteen rounds with American champion Jack Johnson in an exhibition match; Johnson broke his hand from hitting him so hard.
    Many white boxers refused to fight him because of his race.
    As a teen, he survived a shipwreck while working on a tramp steamer.
    He fought in almost all of the different weight divisions in boxing.
    His hometown dedicated a memorial plaque at their community center.

Credit: Xer


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 23 Votes: 8.70% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 296 Votes: 36.15% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 38.24% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 53.62% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 153 Votes: 45.75% Annoying