Walcott Langford BORN   January 31 1903; Evansville, Indiana DIED  August 1972 HEIGHT 5-6 WEIGHT 154-170 1/2 lbs MANAGER   Barney Abel
Langford was a scrappy competitor but was not nearly as talented as his namesakes; He was reportedly the nephew of Sam Langford During his career, he defeated such men as Georgie Smith, K.O. White, "Allentown" Joe Gans and Bert Colima

1925
Jun 22 Georgie Smith              Evansville, In                   KO  8
Jul  2 Wild Cat Lenny             East Chicago, In                 ND  4
       -Some sources report "W 6"
Jul 24 "Sunny" Jim Williams       Aurora, Il                       ND  8
Aug 21 Red Vickery                Kankakee, Il                     ND 10
       -Some sources report "Red Vickroy"
Aug 28 Georgie Smith              Evansville, In                   ND 10
Sep  7 Navy Rostan                Joliet, Il                       ND 10
Dec 14 Roy "Rough House" Williams Elkhart, In                      ND 10

1926
Jan 11 Roy "Rough House" Williams Elkhart, In                      ND 10
Feb 18 Navy Rostan                Joliet, Il                       ND 10
Feb 19 Roy "Rough House" Williams Davenport, Ia                    ND  6
Mar 19 Roy "Rough House" Williams Davenport, Ia                    ND 10
Apr  9 Bob Bryant                 East Chicago, In                 KO  6
Apr 16 Mickey Rockson             East Chicago, In                 ND  8
May 28 Dan Gasparo                East Chicago, In                 ND  8
Jun  7 Amos Hall                  Evansville, In                   KO  5
Jun 25 K.O. White                 New Orleans, La                   D 15
Jul 12 K.O. White                 New Orleans, La                   W 15
Jul 24 Jack McVey                 Chicago, Il                       D 10
Aug 29 K.O. White                 Opelousas, La                     W 15
Oct  4 "Allentown" Joe Gans       Chicago, Il                      WF  4
          -Colored Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov  5 Haakon Hansen              Chicago, Il                       D  6
Nov 12 Jack Eagan                 Chicago, Il                      KO  5
Dec  3 Jack Elkhart               Chicago, Il                      KO  4
       -Some sources report 12/31/26

1927 
Jan 14 Shuffle Callahan           Chicago, Il                      TK  7
Feb  4 Bobby Barrett              Chicago, Il                      KO  3
Feb 24 Dave Shade                 Chicago, Il                       L 10
Mar 25 Jock Malone                St. Paul, Mn                     ND 10
Jun  7 Jock Malone                Chicago, Il                       L 10
Jul  6 Jack McVey                 Cleveland, Oh                    LK 10
          -Colored Middleweight Championship of the World;
        Some sources report 7/07/27
Aug 25 Tod Adams                  Chicago, Il                      TK  6
Aug 30 George "Wop" Manolian      Boston, Ma                        L 10
       -Some sources report "W 10"
Oct 28 Jock Malone                Chicago, Il                       L 10
Nov  4 Emil Baksic                Davenport, Ia                    KO  1
Nov  7 Red Uhlan                  Chicago, Il                       L  8
       -Some sources report "L 10"
Nov 28 Red Uhlan                  Chicago, Il                       L  8
Dec  9 Red Uhlan                  Davenport, Ia                    ND 10
Dec 13 Del Fontaine               Winnipeg, Man, Can                L 10
Dec 19 Mickey Forkins             Columbus, Oh                      L 12

1928
Jan 17 Whitey Black               Denver, Co                        W 10
Jan 20 Benny "Kid" Stanley        Kansas City, Mo                   W 10
Jan 26 Al Webster                 Billings, Mt                      L 10
       -Some sources report 1/25/28 at "Chicago, Il"
Jan 31 Walter Cleghorn            Seattle, Wa                       D  6
       -Some sources report "Walter Coleman"
Feb  7 "Young" Johnny Burns       Portland, Or                      L 10
Feb 15 Phil Krug                  San Francisco, Ca                 D 10
Mar  2 Virgil "Lefty" Cooper      Sacramento, Ca                   LF  5
Mar 20 Bert Colima                Los Angeles, Ca                  WF  6
Apr 16 Jack McKenna               Chicago, Il                       L  8
       -Some sources report "L 10" against "Frank McKenna"
May 17 Al Webster                 Winnipeg, Man, Can               LK 10
May 30 Bert Colima                Tijuana, Mex                     LK  7
       -Some sources report 5/31/28;
        Some sources report "L 15"
Jun 21 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith    Chicago, Il                       L  6
Aug 11 Frankie Schoell            Toledo, Oh                       ND 10
Sep  5 Frankie Schoell            Buffalo, NY                       L 10
Sep 28 Frankie Schoell            Buffalo, NY                       L 10
Oct 22 Joe Dundee                 Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10

1929
Jan 15 Bert Colima                Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
Mar  1 Rene Devos                 Omaha, Ne                        LK  5


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1925
Jan  1 Jack Thompson              Chicago, Il                      KO  2
Jan 21 John Collins               Chicago, Il                      KO  3
Feb  7 Joe Cheslove               Chicago, Il                      KO  3
Mar  3 Knute Hansen               Chicago, Il                      KO  2
       Louis Lasser               Chicago, Il                      KO  2
Mar 27 Willie Williams            Chicago, Il                      KO  4
May 17 William Harris             Chicago, Il                      KO  3
May 30 William Harris             Chicago, Il                      KO  1
       "Sunny" Jim Williams                                        ND 10

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization