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.
George Gunther (1-15-3 across 19 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 2 common opponents.
George Gunther vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 4–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs GuntherNov 29, 1906 · TKO
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs GuntherNov 12, 1906 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs GuntherMar 13, 1905 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs GuntherJan 20, 1905 · TKO
The Numbers
- 1-15-3
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 13.2%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 60%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.3
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 19
- 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 onlyGeorge Gunther · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
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 (19 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedGeorge Gunther
LNWS · Jun 1908LNWS · Feb 1908DNWS · Jan 1908LKO R5 · Dec 1907DNWS · May 1907LNWS · May 1907LNWS · Apr 1907DNWS · Jul 1906LNWS · Feb 1906LNWS · Jan 1906Sam Langford
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905WPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · 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
George Gunther
LLLLW
L4 streak · last fought Mar 17, 1913
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have George Gunther and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. George Gunther and Sam Langford have met 4 times and Sam Langford leads the series 4-0.
- Who has the better record, George Gunther or Sam Langford?
- George Gunther is 1-15-3 across the 19 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, George Gunther or Sam Langford?
- George Gunther has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do George Gunther and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- George Gunther and Sam Langford share 2 common opponents: Dixie Kid and Jack Blackburn. Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Gunther and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for George Gunther and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.