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Arthur Cote vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

Arthur Cote

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Sam Langford

Arthur Cote (0-3-1 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Cote

Tracked record

0–3–1

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

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

Arthur Cote and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

Arthur Cote and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1903Oct 5Series
Arthur CoteFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sam LangfordFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Cote 1 · Langford 5 of 6 measurable rows
CoteLangford
Record†
0-3-1210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
12.5%
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
1 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 12.8
1.1
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
Arthur Cote: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Arthur Cote: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held
Arthur Cote: No date of birth
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Arthur Cote: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Arthur Cote 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
Arthur Cote0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Arthur Cote: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cote yet.

Sam Langford211 wins · from 312 tracked bouts

Sam Langford: 211 tracked wins — 126 by KO/TKO (60%), 49 on the cards (23%) and 36 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 312 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Arthur Cote 4, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Arthur Cote last boxed on Dec 4, 1905 — 44,158 days ago. Cote had lost three straight.DLLL

Sullivan Apr 1902Sullivan May 1902Langford Oct 1903Lewis Dec 19051.1 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 Arthur Cote and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Arthur Cote and Sam Langford met once on October 5, 1903, and Sam Langford won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LOct 5, 1903 · Langford · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cote or Langford?
Arthur Cote is 0-3-1 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.
Records · win %

Cote0–3–112.5%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cote or Langford?
Arthur Cote has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cote0

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cote and Langford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Arthur Cote and Sam Langford have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cote and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Arthur Cote and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cote4bouts

Langford312bouts

How They Win ↓

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