In this clip from early-1911, the great Sam Langford corners former heavyweight challenger Bill Lang and feints low 6 times trying to draw Lang's lead, before sending a giant overhand right upstairs. The stocky (yet long-armed) Langford - who liked to crowd bigger men - could absolutely initiate with his own heavy artillery if they didn't take the bait. In the surviving footage of this bout Langford cuts the ring off brilliantly, and combines direct assaults with clever counters to completely take the big Australian out of his game. Lang fouled out in round 6, after sustaining a horrific one-sided beating.
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