Have Andy Johnson and Sam Langford ever fought each other?

Yes. Andy Johnson and Sam Langford met once on September 17, 1917, and Sam Langford won by KO in round 2.

Who has the better record, Johnson or Langford?

Andy Johnson is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Langford?

Andy Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.

Do Johnson and Langford have any common opponents?

Andy Johnson and Sam Langford share 2 common opponents: Harry Wills and Joe Jeanette. Andy Johnson fared better against 2 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Langford?

This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Andy Johnson and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Andy Johnson vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Andy Johnson

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Sam Langford

Andy Johnson (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) and Sam Langford (210-43-53) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Johnson

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws312 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Langford leads 1–0

Andy Johnson and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met	1917Sep 17	Series
Andy JohnsonFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Sam LangfordFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	KOR2Langford vs Johnson	1Meeting

Langford vs Johnson · Sep 17, 1917

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Langford 4 of 5 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingLangford

Record^†: 0-4210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 0
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —60%
Times stopped^‡max 9: 4 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 0.6
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312: 4
312

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Andy Johnson: No height on file; Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Andy Johnson: No reach on file; Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held: Andy Johnson: No date of birth; Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance: Andy Johnson: Not recorded; Sam Langford: Orthodox

Andy Johnson left, Sam Langford right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Andy Johnson0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

Sam Langford211 wins · from 312 tracked bouts

126 by KO/TKO 60%49 on the cards 23%36 by another method or unrecorded 17%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Andy Johnson 4, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Johnson better on 22 shared · Andy Johnson better on 2

JohnsonAndy Johnson

Opponent

LangfordSam Langford

Andy Johnson
0–2 against
Loss, KO
1921May 1921
Loss, KO 1
1920Mar 1920
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightJohnson betterAndy Johnson better — 0–2 to 2–13–2
Sam Langford
2–13–2 against
Loss, PTS
1922Jan 1922
Loss, PTS
1920Apr 1920
Loss, PTS
1919Nov 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Sep 1919
Loss, NWS
1919Jul 1919
Loss, TKO 8
1918May 1918
Loss, KO 6
1918Apr 1918
Draw, NWS
1917Nov 1917
Loss, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Loss, NWS
1917May 1917
Loss, NWS
1916Apr 1916
Loss, NWS
1916Mar 1916
Win, KO 19
1916Feb 1916
Loss, PTS
1916Jan 1916
Loss, NWS
1915Dec 1915
Win, KO 14
1914Nov 1914
Draw, NWS
1914May 1914
Andy Johnson
Loss, KO
1914Apr 1914
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightJohnson betterAndy Johnson better — 0–1 to 8–3–3
Sam Langford
8–3–3 against
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, KO 7
1916May 1916
Loss, PTS
1915Apr 1915
Draw, NWS
1914Oct 1914
Win, PTS
1913Dec 1913
Loss, NWS
1913Oct 1913
Win, NWS
1911Sep 1911
Win, PTS
1911Jan 1911
Win, PTS
1910Sep 1910
Win, NWS
1908Sep 1908
Draw, PTS
1908Mar 1908
Draw, PTS
1907Jan 1907
Win, PTS
1906Apr 1906
Loss, TKO 8
1905Dec 1905

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Andy Johnson last boxed on May 27, 1921 — 38,497 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight.LLLL

Jeanette Apr 1914Langford Sep 1917Wills Mar 1920Wills May 19210.6 tracked bouts per year

Sam Langford had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Brad Simmons. Langford last boxed on Aug 2, 1926.DWLWL

Sullivan Mar 1925Gonzales Apr 1925Gahee Sep 1925Johnson Jul 1926Simmons Aug 192612.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Andy Johnson and Sam Langford ever fought each other?: Yes. Andy Johnson and Sam Langford met once on September 17, 1917, and Sam Langford won by KO in round 2.
Who has the better record, Johnson or Langford?: Andy Johnson is 0-4 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Johnson or Langford?: Andy Johnson has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Do Johnson and Langford have any common opponents?: Andy Johnson and Sam Langford share 2 common opponents: Harry Wills and Joe Jeanette. Andy Johnson fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Langford?: This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Andy Johnson and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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