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 Kid Cotton (1-9 across 11 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.
George Kid Cotton vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 2–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs CottonAug 25, 1914 · KO · R4
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs CottonApr 15, 1914 · PTS
The Numbers
- 1-9
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 10%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 60%
- 100% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57%
- 7 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.6
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 11
- 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)
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- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGeorge Kid Cotton · 1 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
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 (11 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedGeorge Kid Cotton
LTKO R4 · Oct 1916LTKO R4 · Jun 1916LKO R4 · Jan 1914LKO R3 · Oct 1913WKO R2 · Feb 1912Sam Langford
LPTS · Jan 1922LPTS · Apr 1920LPTS · Nov 1919LNWS · Sep 1919LNWS · Jul 1919LTKO R8 · May 1918LKO R6 · Apr 1918DNWS · Nov 1917LNWS · Sep 1917LNWS · May 1917LNWS · Apr 1916LNWS · Mar 1916WKO R19 · Feb 1916LPTS · Jan 1916LNWS · Dec 1915WKO R14 · Nov 1914DNWS · May 1914George Kid Cotton
LPTS · Jan 1910Sam Langford
WNWS · Aug 1918WNWS · Aug 1918WPTS · Jun 1918WPTS · Jan 1917WKO · Dec 1916WPTS · Oct 1915WNWS · Jun 1915WNWS · Apr 1915DPTS · Sep 1914WNWS · Aug 1914WNWS · Mar 1914WNWS · May 1910George Kid Cotton
LKO R2 · Mar 1916LKO R4 · Apr 1913Sam Langford
WNWS · Sep 1917WKO R7 · May 1916LPTS · Apr 1915DNWS · Oct 1914WPTS · Dec 1913LNWS · Oct 1913WNWS · Sep 1911WPTS · Jan 1911WPTS · Sep 1910WNWS · Sep 1908DPTS · Mar 1908DPTS · Jan 1907WPTS · Apr 1906LTKO R8 · Dec 1905
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 Kid Cotton
LLLLL
L8 streak · last fought Oct 13, 1916
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have George Kid Cotton and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. George Kid Cotton and Sam Langford have met 2 times and Sam Langford leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, George Kid Cotton or Sam Langford?
- George Kid Cotton is 1-9 across the 11 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 Kid Cotton or Sam Langford?
- George Kid Cotton has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do George Kid Cotton and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- George Kid Cotton and Sam Langford share 4 common opponents: Harry Wills, Jim Johnson and Joe Jeanette (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on George Kid Cotton and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 11 bouts tracked for George Kid Cotton and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.