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.
Dave Holly (4-8-5 across 17 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 4 times. They share 4 common opponents.
Dave Holly vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 1–1- Sam Langford wonLangford vs HollyFeb 13, 1905 · NWS
- DrawLangford vs HollyNov 4, 1904 · NWS
- DrawLangford vs HollySep 30, 1904 · PTS
- Dave Holly wonLangford vs HollyApr 11, 1904 · PTS
The Numbers
- 4-8-5
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 38.2%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 60%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 4.3
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 17
- 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)
- —
- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDave Holly · 4 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
3
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (17 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedDave Holly
LNWS · Oct 1906LNWS · Aug 1904WNWS · Nov 1903DNWS · May 1903Sam Langford
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905WPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · Dec 1903Dave Holly
LPTS · Jul 1906DNWS · Jun 1904LNWS · Dec 1903DNWS · Oct 1903LNWS · Oct 1902Sam Langford
WPTS · 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
Dave Holly
LLLLL
L5 streak · last fought Oct 11, 1906
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Dave Holly and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Dave Holly and Sam Langford have met 4 times and the series is level at 1-1 with 2 draws.
- Who has the better record, Dave Holly or Sam Langford?
- Dave Holly is 4-8-5 across the 17 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, Dave Holly or Sam Langford?
- Dave Holly has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Dave Holly and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Dave Holly and Sam Langford share 4 common opponents: Dixie Kid, Jack Blackburn and Joe Gans (and 1 other). Sam Langford fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dave Holly and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 17 bouts tracked for Dave Holly and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.