Have Bob Devere and Sam Langford ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Devere and Sam Langford have met 3 times and Sam Langford leads the series 3-0.

Who has the better record, Devere or Langford?

Bob Devere is 1-8-1 across the 10 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, Devere or Langford?

Bob Devere has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.

Do Devere and Langford have any common opponents?

Bob Devere and Sam Langford share 3 common opponents: Andrew Chiariglione, Sam McVey and Gunboat Smith. Bob Devere fared better against 2 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Bob Devere and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Devere vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Bob Devere

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Sam Langford

Bob Devere (1-8-1 across 10 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.

Devere

Tracked record

1–8–1

counted from 10 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 3–0

Bob Devere and Sam Langford have met 3 times; Langford leads 3–0.
Met	1916Dec 29	1917Apr 20	1921Jan 14	Series
Bob DevereFighter A	LLost	LLost	LLost	0–3W–L
Sam LangfordFighter B	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–0W–L
Result	NWSLangford vs Devere	NWSLangford vs Devere	TKOR7Langford vs Devere	3Meetings

The Numbers

Devere 1 · Langford 5 of 6 measurable rows

DevereEdge = longer wingLangford

Record^†: 1-8-1210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 15%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 0
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 0%
60% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 9: 2 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 2.1
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312: 10
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: Bob Devere: No height on file; Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Bob Devere: No reach on file; Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held: Bob Devere: No date of birth; Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance: Bob Devere: Not recorded; Sam Langford: Orthodox

Bob Devere 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

Bob Devere1 win · from 10 tracked bouts

1 by another method or unrecorded 100%

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 — Bob Devere 10, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Devere better on 2 · Langford better on 13 shared · Bob Devere better on 2 · Sam Langford better on 1

DevereBob Devere

Opponent

LangfordSam Langford

Bob Devere
Win, NWS
1917Mar 1917
ChiariglioneAndrew ChiariglioneUnited States 81–61–26Devere betterBob Devere better — 1–0 to 5–1
Sam Langford
5–1 against
Win, PTS
1924Jan 1924
Win, KO 3
1923Oct 1923
Win, PTS
1923Aug 1923
Win, KO 8
1910Mar 1910
Loss, NWS
1910Feb 1910
Win, KO 1
1908Dec 1908
Bob Devere
0–1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1916Sep 1916
Draw, PTS
1916Sep 1916
McVeySam McVeyUnited States 78–18–13 · HeavyweightDevere betterBob Devere better — 0–1–1 to 7–3–6
Sam Langford
7–3–6 against
Win, NWS
1920Aug 1920
Draw, PTS
1916Aug 1916
Draw, NWS
1916May 1916
Win, NWS
1916Apr 1916
Win, NWS
1916Feb 1916
Draw, NWS
1915Oct 1915
Draw, PTS
1915Sep 1915
Loss, KO 8
1915Aug 1915
Loss, PTS
1915Jun 1915
Draw, PTS
1913Mar 1913
Win, KO 13
1912Dec 1912
Win, TKO 11
1912Oct 1912
Win, PTS
1912Aug 1912
Win, PTS
1912Apr 1912
Loss, PTS
1911Dec 1911
Draw, PTS
1911Apr 1911
Bob Devere
Loss, NWS
1916Apr 1916
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–1 to 0–1
Sam Langford
1–1 against
Win, KO 3
1914Oct 1914
Loss, PTS
1913Nov 1913

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

Bob Devere last boxed on Jan 14, 1921 — 38,630 days ago. Devere had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Langford Dec 1916Chiariglione Mar 1917Langford Apr 1917Dempsey Jul 1918Langford Jan 19212.1 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 Bob Devere and Sam Langford ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Devere and Sam Langford have met 3 times and Sam Langford leads the series 3-0.
Who has the better record, Devere or Langford?: Bob Devere is 1-8-1 across the 10 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, Devere or Langford?: Bob Devere has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Do Devere and Langford have any common opponents?: Bob Devere and Sam Langford share 3 common opponents: Andrew Chiariglione, Sam McVey and Gunboat Smith. Bob Devere fared better against 2 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Devere and Langford?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Bob Devere and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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