Have Bill Tate and Sam Langford ever fought each other?

Yes. Bill Tate and Sam Langford have met 9 times and the series is level at 4-4 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Tate or Langford?

Bill Tate is 27-19-2 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Tate or Langford?

Bill Tate has 22 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.

Do Tate and Langford have any common opponents?

Bill Tate and Sam Langford share 6 common opponents: George Godfrey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk (and 3 others). Sam Langford fared better against 4 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Bill Tate and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bill Tate vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bill Tate (27-19-2) and Sam Langford (210-43-53) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 9 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Tate

Wins22 KO · 81%

Losses

Draws27 tracked bouts

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws312 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 4–4 with 1 draw

Bill Tate and Sam Langford have met 9 times; Series level 4–4 with 1 draw.
Met	1916Nov 30	1917Jan 25	1917May 1	1919Jun 19	1919Aug 23	1920Sep 6	1921Sep 21	1922Mar 27	1922Aug 4	Series
Bill TateFighter A	DDraw	WWon	LLost	LLost	LLost	WWon	WWon	WWon	LLost	4–4–1W–L–D
Sam LangfordFighter B	DDraw	LLost	WWon	WWon	WWon	LLost	LLost	LLost	WWon	4–4–1W–L–D
Result	NWSLangford vs Tate	PTSLangford vs Tate	KOR5Langford vs Tate	DQR5Langford vs Tate	NWSLangford vs Tate	NWSLangford vs Tate	NWSLangford vs Tate	PTSLangford vs Tate	PTSLangford vs Tate	9Meetings

The Numbers

Tate 1 · Langford 6 of 7 measurable rows

TateEdge = longer wingLangford

Record: 27-19-2210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 58.3%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 22
126 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 81.48% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 0%
60% (edge)
Times stopped^†levelmax 9: 9
9
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 12.8: 2.4
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312: 27
312

† 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: Bill Tate: No height on file; Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Bill Tate: No reach on file; Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot comparable: Bill Tate: Died aged 56; Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance: Bill Tate: Orthodox; Sam Langford: Orthodox

Bill Tate 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

Bill Tate6 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

3 on the cards 50%3 by another method or unrecorded 50%

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 — Bill Tate 27, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Tate better on 1 · Langford better on 4 · even on 16 shared · Bill Tate better on 1 · Sam Langford better on 4 · even on 1

TateBill Tate

Opponent

LangfordSam Langford

Bill Tate
0–2 against
Loss, KO 7
1923Nov 1923
Loss, PTS
1920Jul 1920
GodfreyGeorge GodfreyUnited StatesLangford betterSam Langford better — 2–0–2 to 0–2
Sam Langford
2–0–2 against
Win, KO 1
1921Aug 1921
Win, KO 2
1920Nov 1920
Draw, PTS
1920May 1920
Draw, PTS
1920May 1920
Bill Tate
1–4–1 against
Draw, PTS
1922Jan 1922
Win, DQ 1
1922Jan 1922
Loss, PTS
1921Dec 1921
Loss, TKO 6
1921Jul 1921
Loss, KO 2
1921Jan 1921
Loss, NWS
1916Nov 1916
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightTate betterBill Tate better — 1–4–1 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
Bill Tate
0–3 against
Loss, PTS
1920Dec 1920
Loss, TKO 7
1918Apr 1918
Loss, PTS
1916Jun 1916
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–0 to 0–3
Sam Langford
Win, KO 2
1917Dec 1917
Bill Tate
1–1 against
Win, PTS
1920Feb 1920
Loss, NWS
1917Aug 1917
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightEvenEven — 1–1 both
Sam Langford
1–1 against
Win, KO 3
1914Oct 1914
Loss, PTS
1913Nov 1913
Bill Tate
Loss, KO 2
1912Dec 1912
JohnsonJim JohnsonUnited States 35–35–13Langford betterSam Langford better — 11–0–1 to 0–1
Sam Langford
11–0–1 against
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Win, NWS
1918Aug 1918
Win, PTS
1918Jun 1918
Win, PTS
1917Jan 1917
Win, KO
1916Dec 1916
Win, PTS
1915Oct 1915
Win, NWS
1915Jun 1915
Win, NWS
1915Apr 1915
Draw, PTS
1914Sep 1914
Win, NWS
1914Aug 1914
Win, NWS
1914Mar 1914
Win, NWS
1910May 1910
Bill Tate
0–4 against
Loss, TKO 2
1915Feb 1915
Loss, NWS
1914Dec 1914
Loss, TKO 6
1914Aug 1914
Loss, KO 2
1912Aug 1912
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 8–3–3 to 0–4
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

Bill Tate has lost two straight, after one straight win. Tate last boxed on Nov 2, 1923.WDWLL

Wills Jan 1922Wills Jan 1922Langford Mar 1922Langford Aug 1922Godfrey Nov 19232.4 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

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Have Bill Tate and Sam Langford ever fought each other?: Yes. Bill Tate and Sam Langford have met 9 times and the series is level at 4-4 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Tate or Langford?: Bill Tate is 27-19-2 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Tate or Langford?: Bill Tate has 22 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Do Tate and Langford have any common opponents?: Bill Tate and Sam Langford share 6 common opponents: George Godfrey, Harry Wills and Kid Norfolk (and 3 others). Sam Langford fared better against 4 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tate and Langford?: This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Bill Tate and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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