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, Johnson or 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, Johnson or Langford?

Clem Johnson has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.

Do Johnson and 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 Johnson and Langford?

This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Clem Johnson and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Clem Johnson vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇬🇾GUYANA

Clem Johnson

🇨🇦CANADA

Sam Langford

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.

Johnson

Tracked record

1–11

counted from 12 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

Series level 1–1

Clem Johnson and Sam Langford have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1920Dec 23	1923Jul 27	Series
Clem JohnsonFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Sam LangfordFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	PTSLangford vs Johnson	TKOR13Langford vs Johnson	2Meetings

The Numbers

Johnson 2 · Langford 4 of 6 measurable rows

JohnsonEdge = longer wingLangford

Record^†: 1-11210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 8.3%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 1
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 100% (edge)
60%
Times stopped^‡max 9: 5 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 1.2
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312: 12
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: Clem Johnson: No height on file; Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Clem Johnson: No reach on file; Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held: Clem Johnson: No date of birth; Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance: Clem Johnson: Not recorded; Sam Langford: Orthodox

Clem Johnson 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

Clem Johnson1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 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 — Clem Johnson 12, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Johnson better on 2 · Langford better on 35 shared · Clem Johnson better on 2 · Sam Langford better on 3

JohnsonClem Johnson

Opponent

LangfordSam Langford

Clem Johnson
0–3 against
Loss, KO
1928Dec 1928
Loss, KO 1
1927Nov 1927
Loss, PTS
1923Feb 1923
GodfreyGeorge GodfreyUnited StatesLangford betterSam Langford better — 2–0–2 to 0–3
Sam Langford
2–0–2 against
Win, KO 1
1921Aug 1921
Win, KO 2
1920Nov 1920
Draw, PTS
1920May 1920
Draw, PTS
1920May 1920
Clem Johnson
Loss, NWS
1924Nov 1924
FlowersTiger FlowersUnited States 135–17–8 · MiddleweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sam Langford
Win, KO 2
1922Jun 1922
Clem Johnson
0–2 against
Loss, TKO
1922Sep 1922
Loss, TKO 6
1921Nov 1921
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightJohnson betterClem Johnson better — 0–2 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
Clem Johnson
Loss, NWS
1921Jun 1921
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–0 to 0–1
Sam Langford
Win, KO 2
1917Dec 1917
Clem Johnson
Loss, KO 4
1918Dec 1918
McVeySam McVeyUnited States 78–18–13 · HeavyweightJohnson betterClem Johnson better — 0–1 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

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

Clem Johnson last boxed on Dec 3, 1928 — 35,748 days ago. Johnson had lost five straight.LLLLL

Flowers Nov 1924Levinsky Sep 1927Godfrey Nov 1927Levinsky Apr 1928Godfrey Dec 19281.2 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 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, Johnson or 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, Johnson or Langford?: Clem Johnson has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Do Johnson and 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 Johnson and Langford?: This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for Clem Johnson and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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