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Black Fitzsimmons vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Black Fitzsimmons

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Sam Langford

Black Fitzsimmons (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 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Fitzsimmons

Tracked record

0–4

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 2–0

Black Fitzsimmons and Sam Langford have met 2 times; Langford leads 2–0.

Black Fitzsimmons and Sam Langford have met 2 times; Langford leads 2–0.
Met1906Mar 191908Feb 10Series
Black FitzsimmonsFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Sam LangfordFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultTKOTKOR42Meetings

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 1 · Langford 5 of 6 measurable rows
FitzsimmonsLangford
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 reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 12.8
0.9
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
Black Fitzsimmons: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Black Fitzsimmons: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held
Black Fitzsimmons: No date of birth
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Black Fitzsimmons: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Black Fitzsimmons 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
Black Fitzsimmons0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Black Fitzsimmons: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Fitzsimmons 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 — Black Fitzsimmons 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

Black Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 10, 1908 — 43,354 days ago. Fitzsimmons had lost four straight.LLLL

Armstrong Sep 1903Byers Mar 1904Langford Mar 1906Langford Feb 19080.9 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 Black Fitzsimmons and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Black Fitzsimmons and Sam Langford have met 2 times and Sam Langford leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LFeb 10, 1908 · Langford · TKO R4

LMar 19, 1906 · Langford · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Langford?
Black Fitzsimmons 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.
Records · win %

Fitzsimmons0–40%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

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

Fitzsimmons0

Langford12660%

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

Fitzsimmons4bouts

Langford312bouts

How They Win ↓

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