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.
Clem Johnson (1-11 across 12 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 5 common opponents.
Clem Johnson vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Clem Johnson wonLangford vs JohnsonJul 27, 1923 · TKO · R13
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs JohnsonDec 23, 1920 · PTS
The Numbers
- 1-11
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 8.3%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 60%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57%
- 5 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.2
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 12
- 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
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 132
- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Guyana
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyClem Johnson · 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 (12 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedClem Johnson
LKO · Dec 1928LKO R1 · Nov 1927LPTS · Feb 1923Sam Langford
WKO R1 · Aug 1921WKO R2 · Nov 1920DPTS · May 1920Clem Johnson
LTKO · Sep 1922LTKO R6 · Nov 1921Sam Langford
LPTS · Jan 1922LPTS · Apr 1920LPTS · Nov 1919LNWS · Sep 1919LNWS · Jul 1919LTKO R8 · May 1918LKO R6 · Apr 1918DNWS · Nov 1917LNWS · Sep 1917LNWS · May 1917LNWS · Apr 1916LNWS · Mar 1916WKO R19 · Feb 1916LPTS · Jan 1916LNWS · Dec 1915WKO R14 · Nov 1914DNWS · May 1914Clem Johnson
LKO R4 · Dec 1918Sam Langford
WNWS · Aug 1920DPTS · Aug 1916DNWS · May 1916WNWS · Apr 1916WNWS · Feb 1916DNWS · Nov 1915DNWS · Oct 1915DPTS · Sep 1915LKO R8 · Aug 1915LPTS · Jun 1915DPTS · Mar 1913WKO R13 · Dec 1912WTKO R11 · Oct 1912WPTS · Aug 1912WPTS · Apr 1912LPTS · Dec 1911DPTS · Apr 1911
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Clem Johnson
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L5 streak · last fought Dec 3, 1928
Sam Langford
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L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Clem Johnson and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Clem Johnson and Sam Langford have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
- Who has the better record, Clem Johnson or Sam Langford?
- Clem Johnson is 1-11 across the 12 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, Clem Johnson or Sam Langford?
- Clem Johnson has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Clem Johnson and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Clem Johnson and Sam Langford share 5 common opponents: George Godfrey, Tiger Flowers and Harry Wills (and 2 others). Sam Langford fared better against 3 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Clem Johnson and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Clem Johnson and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.