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George "Elbows" McFadden vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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George "Elbows" McFadden

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Sam Langford

George "Elbows" McFadden (46-13-21) and Sam Langford (210-43-53) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

McFadden

46

Wins26 KO · 57%

13

Losses

21

Draws11 tracked bouts

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

Draws312 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Langford leads 1–0

George "Elbows" McFadden and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

George "Elbows" McFadden and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1904Jul 29Series
George "Elbows" McFaddenFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sam LangfordFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

McFadden 2 · Langford 6 of 8 measurable rows
McFaddenLangford
Record
46-13-21210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.6%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126
26
126 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
56.52%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
100% (edge)
60%
Times stopped†max 9
2 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 12.8
2.1
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
11
312

† 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

Height+1″
George "Elbows" McFadden: 5′6″
Sam Langford: 5′7″ (edge)
Reachnot held
George "Elbows" McFadden: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot comparable
George "Elbows" McFadden: Died aged 78
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
George "Elbows" McFadden: Orthodox
Sam Langford: Orthodox

George "Elbows" McFadden 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
George "Elbows" McFadden2 wins · from 11 tracked bouts

George "Elbows" McFadden: 2 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 11 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 100%

Sam Langford211 wins · from 312 tracked bouts

Sam Langford: 211 tracked wins — 126 by KO/TKO (60%), 49 on the cards (23%) and 36 by another method or unrecorded (17%). Counted from 312 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — George "Elbows" McFadden 11, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Langford better on 1

McFadden

Opponent

Langford

  • George "Elbows" McFadden

    1–4–2 against

    Loss, TKO 3

    1902

    Loss, NWS

    1902

    Draw, PTS

    1900

    Loss, NWS

    1900

    Loss, PTS

    1899

    Draw, PTS

    1899

    Win, KO 23

    1899

    GansLangford better

    Sam Langford

    Win, PTS

    1903

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

George "Elbows" McFadden has lost the most recent, to Sam Langford. McFadden last boxed on Jul 29, 1904.DLLDL

Gans Oct 1900Gans Feb 1902Gans Jun 1902Sullivan Mar 1903Langford Jul 19042.1 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 George "Elbows" McFadden and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. George "Elbows" McFadden and Sam Langford met once on July 29, 1904, and Sam Langford won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJul 29, 1904 · Langford · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McFadden or Langford?
George "Elbows" McFadden is 46-13-21 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

McFadden46–13–2170.6%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, McFadden or Langford?
George "Elbows" McFadden has 26 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

McFadden2656.5%

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do McFadden and Langford have any common opponents?
George "Elbows" McFadden and Sam Langford share 1 common opponent: Joe Gans. Sam Langford fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Joe Gans1–4–2W

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, McFadden or Langford?
Sam Langford is the taller fighter at 169 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

McFadden168 cm

Langford169 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McFadden and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George "Elbows" McFadden and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McFadden11bouts

Langford312bouts

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George "Elbows" McFadden vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents