Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows, " by ESPN, many boxing historians consider Langford to be one of, if not the greatest fighter of all time. In the morning of 11th January 1958 Sam went to have a bath but workmen had removed an exhaust pipe from the bathroom and Sam died accidentally of asphyxiation from fumes from a gas heater. Samuel "Sam" E. Langford (March 4, 1883 – January 12, 1956) was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Sam Langford was born on 4 March 1886 in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, a small rural community settled by Black loyalists and former slaves, including Langford’s grandfather, William, who fled to Digby County, Nova Scotia (see Black Canadians). The fight was stopped after a … He held several jobs as a youth, working as a logger and ox-driver in Nova Scoti…

Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows", by ESPN, many boxing historians consider Langford to be one of the greatest fighters of all time. Originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Langford’s mother died when he was 12 years of age, and a physically abusive father drove him to leave home.

He was 92. Short Biography. Brian Howard and Sam moved into the house at the beginning of January 1958 but disaster struck within two weeks of their arrival. Langford was 37 years old in the final bout. Langford died at Methodist Hospital in Plainview, Texas, on July 31, 1993 after a long illness. Langford outweighed O'Brien by ten pounds. Langford defeated former World Light HeavyweightChampion Philadelphia Jack O'Brienon August 15, 1911, by fifth-round technical knockout. He was 32. Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1883 – January 12, 1956), known as the Boston Tar Baby, Boston Terror, and Boston Bonecrusher, was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century.