Harry Greb and Sam Langford were the two greatest P4P fighter's of all time,

Watching for a year now, I can see why Langford was so respected. A Master boxer. Timing & distance perfected. So relaxed. His left hook should be discussed with the best ever. I can also see why he would have trouble with larger men like Wills or Fulton who could control distance with a long solid jab. Great fight.

Two great fighters here. Jeanette is often overshadowed by Johnson and Langford but he was right up there close to their level. Great Golden Era.

A few years ago no film of the Joe Jeanette was known to exist. There has got to be other films out there of turn of the century legends. There were fights known have to been filmed that were lost. Fights such as Jeffries vs Corbett, Dempsey vs Fulton, Gunboat Smith vs Carpentier, even Greb's victory over Tunney. I wonder if these lost treasures will ever surface.

Ladies and gents, if anyone here is able to get hold of these videos, please do so, and save them, continue to repost. These are gold! Ive watched this fight now about 10 times Ive memorized every movment.

That sure looks like Frank Moran in the big topcoat going to each man's corner, shaking their hands before the start of the fight. It's only when Jeannette tires that Sam really opens up. Most of the early going they just rush in, throw a punch or two and clinch, then try to slug inside before getting broken apart by the ref. Langford looks like he's in his prime there, knocking Jeannette down three times in one round but unable to finish him. Jeannette shows remarkable recuperative powers coming back from that beating to fight on.

Thank you so much for posting this !!!!!!!!!! I've been looking for footage of Joe forever. Unfortunate It wasn't a win. Proud to call him Uncle Joe. Would you happen to have any other footage? S Jennette, BTW the "A' in Jennette is a mis-spelling that stuck.

omg, thanks bro, this is priceless footage of two legends!

Jeannette really looks like Jim Jeffries i dont think he was as talented as Big Jim. This would have been the Langford we all wanted to fight Jack Johnson. Langford looked like he was incapable of being knocked out in this era, i see why Johnson avoided him!

Thanks for the upload !! Great piece of boxing history.

Thanks for posting. I've been looking for this full fight.

Langford was 5’6” tall that’s small than most lightweights today but With his built he looks at least 150lbs Hard to believe he fought so many heavyweights He kind of reminds me of Roberto Duran

I expected more from Joe Jeanette. He looks like he is really afraid of Langford's power.

Hit and clinch, Floyd Jr. learned well.

@jakenconor: Langford wasn't a heavywieght in his prime. He was a welterweight actually. He put on weight as he aged, but his skills carried him, plus he could punch too.

only man jack dempsey feared was " the boston Tar Baby!"--sam langford.

One tough guy

Jeannette had to use a "quick hit and grab" strategy vs Langford since Sam was such a hard hitter a la Holyfield-Tyson, but Langford was much better than a 1996 Tyson.I always hear some obviously younger posters here lamenting the lack of combintations thrown; first off, this fight was scheduled for 20 rounds. 2ndly, these guys were wearing 4 ounce, horse-leather gloves. If you came in dancing around and throwing combintations like Pacquao, you'd end up with broken hands/badly fatigued.

what a fight!

You know most of these pre Dempsey fighters might have thrown and landed 5 punches a round. The order of the day was simple punch and hold, and I might add not only these 2 but all of the guys that fought these unlimited amount of rounds. Snorefests was the order of the day, and from the few films we have, engagement was only used when they went an UNGODLY amount of rounds and one or the other had nothing left. To be honest it was Dempsey that ushered in the more modern era of boxing. If not for Dempsey,the only good things about any of these fights were how to help people fall asleep.

RareBoxing was my old channel. In fact, I actually have the full fight of Johnson-Willard. If I ever get the time, I will upload my collection again.

They had one fight where they were knocked down about 38, 39 times. Maybe they decided that kind of crap wasn't a great idea.

Multiple wackos on forums said This guy could beat to guys in 70s-90s

Have you seen the Burn's vs Beckett fight on film? I've been looking for that for years. I've also heard the Carpentier vs Jeanette fight exists but I have never seen it.

Thanks for posting this rarest of videos. Where did you get it?

@JGmartinezJr I have read numerous times that Jeffries was no plodder. In fact he was said to be one of the best athletes of the time. Very nimble for his size with very quick feet. Dan Morgan makes it a point that people shouldn't judge his movement by the Johnson fight. Morgan witnessed Sullivan thru Marciano at least & said Jeffries was the best. There is a vid of Jeffries training during his reign. It gives a good idea of his athleticism.

No I never have. I've heard rumors of both the Dempsey vs Miske championship bout and and also the Dempsey v Fulton bout but have never seen them. Nothing would surprise me though. My wish list would be the Ketchel v O'brien fight, and any footage of Luther MaCarty or Gunboat Smith.

Now THAT's a tan!

@dempsey00 Langford had the edge 8-3-2 in fights with Jeanette according to Boxrec. Interesting note about the McVea fight. Still, 49 rounds !!!!

When and where was this film found? I was told once by Bill Clayton that no footage of joe was around!

good fight

@JGmartinezJr You're right - it is difficult to say. IMO Greb might have edged a win over Langford had they fought. However it's all down to styles as they say and I could see Langford possibly being able to beat some heavier fighters that Greb might have had more problems with.

I've read somewhere that knockdowns counted as rounds back then... Or was that before Langfords time? Even though Langford had to "carry" many of his opponents due to financial trouble, he is still regarded one of the best p4p's. How do you guys compare him to some of the top p4p's of all time like Ali, Louis and Sugar Ray? Who would win in a boxing match?

good fight; I would like to see his Joe Jeannette's famous fight with Sam McVey, in which he was knocked down 27 times; if you can download that fight, I would see it and be very grateful.

Wow Langford was a beast he’s undersized they should not fight each other but Sam still wins the only two men who stood a chance with Jack Johnson who is probably the greatest fighter of all time

In case anyone's not sure, Langford's the black guy.

@andrewr62 No doubt, Henry Armstrong is perfectly comfortable standing in the top 5. I wouldn't think anyone was crazy if they thought he was better p4p than Langford. Everyone we're naming here is a super-mega all-time top élite.

@IgnatzKolisch Don't forget Henry Armstrong who held 3 titles at once.

I thought there was no footage of Joe Jeanette.

Plus, not to mention, you had to be more careful in your output b/c one big shot with those gloves on could, if you wern't knocked out, severely damage your eyes/ears/nose and impair you the rest of the fight. It's a completly different story today with heavyweights wearing 10 ounce gloves and the fights not going more than 12 rounds . . and they still manage to fight at a far slower pace than these two!

@blueparrot989 i think marciano, because HW wasn't his natural weight

@andrewr62 Lets hope so. From what Iv'e read time is running out regarding the life span of those films. They start to deteriorate after so many years.

@1899sharkey i dont think he'd toy with him.i think hed struggle to catch him for long periods...but eventually knock him senseless late in the fight

@blueparrot989 Marciaon was too big and too strong for him. Wouldnt have been much of a match in my opinion!

@ezedk20bulldog A) The 27 knockdowns are a myth. No next-day reports of the fight make any mention of them. The myth was brought upon by naught but yellow journalism, along with so many other boxing legends of lore. B) It doesn't exist on film.

@tw69hands2 Personally, I think Langford was possibly #3 pound-for-pound all time (behind Bob Fitzsimmons and Ray Robinson). And for the very reason you stated: Langford was far from a true heavyweight. He just kicked heavyweights' asses, and in decisive, brutal fashion. People who beat fighters that naturally outweigh them by such margins are amazing to me (which is why I think Fitzsimmons was so incredible, also). Just my admittedly non-expert opinions. I can be swayed by good arguments.

I just don’t see much skill with these fighters from the early 1900s. By the 1920s and 30s it appeared that boxing really evolved.

@1899sharkey really?

langford style reminds me of the young George Foreman. open hands, looking to parry & he sometimes shows a cross armed defense.

Why is there a watermark of a chicken over this video?

Would anyone happen to have footage of Sam Langford vs. Rich "BGD" Vierling? The latter was a very good fighter who was disqualified for repeatedly throwing backhands. It was a good fight till the disqualification.

are they wearing gloves? My eyes tend go desieve me at times...

@1899sharkey Or any other weight !

I'm a little disappointed in Jeanette's boxing style. His style is nothing like I've read about all these years. It surprises me how few combinations he throws. Lot of single punches and right leads and seems to lead with his face. Good upper body and head movement though. Langford on the other hand looks great.

I hate to say this because I always had great respect for Joe Janette based on things I've read and seen. As you know not much if any other than this as far as film of him in action exists. But to watch this he kinda reminds me of........ John Ruiz!! (ugh).. attacking with a jab, clenching and roughhousing, and then break and retreat quickly, out of punching range. Set up... repeat step one again. that style annoyed the hell out of me. Watching Ruiz do it. and Jeanette looks similar. does this mean Ruiz would have been considered an all-time great had he fought during that time with this style? I'm going to trust in the fact that Joe Jeanette had much more to offer than we see in this fight.

@Raybandk i think Ali (60's version) outpoints a peak Sam. Louis gets ko'd at some point in a great fight with both getting off the floor a coupla times. and Robinson loses a controversial decision in a fight where he lands more punches but suffers a knockdown or two late in the fight when Sams pressure and extra weight starts to tell.

Most feared boxers were White men and still are...from Jim Jeffries,Jess Willard to Wladimir and Vitali !

looks very much like modern fight

Boring to watch what with all of the holding. Couldn’t watch it all.