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The fight was a draw, and Jack Johnson kept his championship. Battling Jim's next fight, four months later, also was a title match. On March 27, 1914, in New York City, Sam Langford won a newspaper decision in a ten-rounder with Johnson.
Subsequently, Sam Langford claimed the title during Jeanette's reign after Jack Johnson refused to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against him. 14: Sam Langford: 1: September 6, 1910: 476 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3: Sam Langford defends his claim to the title, beating Jeanette on points in a 15-round bout. 15: Sam McVea: 2: December ...
Instead, Johnson chose to take on Battling Jim Johnson, a lesser-known boxer who in 1910 had lost to Langford and had a draw and loss via KO to Sam McVey, the former colored champ. Battling Jim fought former colored champ Joe Jeanette four times between July 19, 1912, and January 21, 1913, and lost all four fights.
Sam Langford: PTS 12 Jan 11, 1907 Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US: 22 Draw 6–3–1 (12) Jack Johnson: NWS 10 Nov 26, 1906 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US: World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) 21 Loss 6–3–1 (11) Jack Johnson: NWS 6 Sep 20, 1906 Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US: 20 Win 6–3 ...
Jeffries returned to the ring to challenge Jack Johnson. The British National Sporting Club withdrew its recognition of Johnson as champion when he refused to defend his title against the British champion William "Iron" Hague. The NSC matched Hague with Canadian Sam Langford for its title on May 24, 1909. Langford won via fourth-round knockout ...
He fought three bouts against Sam Langford, losing all three, and beat Tiger Flowers, the future middleweight champion, in 1923. He finally retired in 1925 after a 26-year ring career, with a final record of 76–46–22, including 33 wins by knockout .
"Battling" Jim Johnson (September 2, 1887 – November 1, 1918) was an American boxer who fought as a heavyweight from 1908 to 1918. He had little success and lost with great frequency to top boxers such as Sam Langford, Joe Jeanette, Sam McVey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk.
Samuel E. MacVea or Sam McVey (May 17, 1884 – December 23, 1921) was a Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer during the early 20th century. Famously known as the "Oxnard Cyclone", [1] he ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford, and Harry Wills, some of the best heavyweights of their time.