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.
Bill Watkins (1-6 across 7 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 3 times. They share 3 common opponents.
Bill Watkins vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 3–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs WatkinsFeb 7, 1921 · KO
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs WatkinsMay 25, 1914 · KO · R4
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs WatkinsMar 23, 1914 · TKO · R1
The Numbers
- 1-6
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 14.3%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 60%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57%
- 5 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.8
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 7
- Bouts tracked
- 333
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
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- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBill Watkins · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedBill Watkins
LKO R2 · Sep 1912Sam Langford
WNWS · Aug 1918WNWS · Aug 1918WPTS · Jun 1918WPTS · Jan 1917WKO · Dec 1916WPTS · Oct 1915WNWS · Jun 1915WNWS · Apr 1915DPTS · Sep 1914WNWS · Aug 1914WNWS · Mar 1914WNWS · May 1910Bill Watkins
LNWS · Jul 1915LKO · Nov 1911Sam Langford
WNWS · Sep 1917WKO R7 · May 1916LPTS · Apr 1915DNWS · Oct 1914WPTS · Dec 1913LNWS · Oct 1913WNWS · Sep 1911WPTS · Jan 1911WPTS · Sep 1910WNWS · Sep 1908DPTS · Mar 1908DPTS · Jan 1907WPTS · Apr 1906LTKO R8 · Dec 1905Bill Watkins
WKO R4 · Oct 1914Sam Langford
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905WPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · Dec 1903
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bill Watkins
LLWLL
L2 streak · last fought Feb 7, 1921
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Bill Watkins and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bill Watkins and Sam Langford have met 3 times and Sam Langford leads the series 3-0.
- Who has the better record, Bill Watkins or Sam Langford?
- Bill Watkins is 1-6 across the 7 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, Bill Watkins or Sam Langford?
- Bill Watkins has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Bill Watkins and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Bill Watkins and Sam Langford share 3 common opponents: Jim Johnson, Joe Jeanette and Jack Blackburn. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bill Watkins and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Bill Watkins and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.