Have Fred Fulton and Sam Langford ever fought each other?

Yes. Fred Fulton and Sam Langford have met 2 times and Fred Fulton leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Fulton or Langford?

Fred Fulton is 5-4-1 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, Fulton or Langford?

Fred Fulton has 4 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.

Do Fulton and Langford have any common opponents?

Fred Fulton and Sam Langford share 4 common opponents: George Godfrey, Andrew Chiariglione and Harry Wills (and 1 other). Fred Fulton fared better against 3 of them.

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

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

Fred Fulton vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Fred Fulton

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Sam Langford

Fred Fulton (5-4-1 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 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Fulton

Tracked record

5–4–1

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

Fulton leads 2–0

Fred Fulton and Sam Langford have met 2 times; Fulton leads 2–0.
Met	1917Jun 19	1918Dec 27	Series
Fred FultonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Sam LangfordFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	TKOR7Langford vs Fulton	PTSLangford vs Fulton	2Meetings

The Numbers

Fulton 2 · Langford 4 of 6 measurable rows

FultonEdge = longer wingLangford

Record^†: 5-4-1210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 55%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 4
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 80% (edge)
60%
Times stopped^‡max 9: 4 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 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: Fred Fulton: No height on file; Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Fred Fulton: No reach on file; Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held: Fred Fulton: No date of birth; Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance: Fred Fulton: Not recorded; Sam Langford: Orthodox

Fred Fulton 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

Fred Fulton5 wins · from 10 tracked bouts

4 by KO/TKO 80%1 on the cards 20%

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 — Fred Fulton 10, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Fulton better on 3 · Langford better on 14 shared · Fred Fulton better on 3 · Sam Langford better on 1

FultonFred Fulton

Opponent

LangfordSam Langford

Fred Fulton
Loss, KO 5
1925Dec 1925
GodfreyGeorge GodfreyUnited StatesLangford betterSam Langford better — 2–0–2 to 0–1
Sam Langford
2–0–2 against
Win, KO 1
1921Aug 1921
Win, KO 2
1920Nov 1920
Draw, PTS
1920May 1920
Draw, PTS
1920May 1920
Fred Fulton
Win, KO 2
1916Mar 1916
ChiariglioneAndrew ChiariglioneUnited States 81–61–26Fulton betterFred Fulton 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
Fred Fulton
Loss, KO 3
1920Jul 1920
WillsHarry WillsUnited States 89–10–7 · HeavyweightFulton betterFred Fulton better — 0–1 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
Fred Fulton
2–0 against
Win, KO 2
1920Apr 1920
Win, TKO 7
1917Nov 1917
SmithGunboat SmithUnited States 81–49–13 · HeavyweightFulton betterFred Fulton better — 2–0 to 1–1
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

Fred Fulton last boxed on Dec 18, 1925 — 36,831 days ago. Fulton had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Langford Dec 1918Smith Apr 1920Wills Jul 1920Miske Aug 1922Godfrey Dec 19251 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 Fred Fulton and Sam Langford ever fought each other?: Yes. Fred Fulton and Sam Langford have met 2 times and Fred Fulton leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Fulton or Langford?: Fred Fulton is 5-4-1 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, Fulton or Langford?: Fred Fulton has 4 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Do Fulton and Langford have any common opponents?: Fred Fulton and Sam Langford share 4 common opponents: George Godfrey, Andrew Chiariglione and Harry Wills (and 1 other). Fred Fulton fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fulton and Langford?: This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Fred Fulton and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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