Jack Lester (26-18-4) 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.
Jack Lester vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 1–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs LesterOct 27, 1913 · RTD · R5
The Numbers
- 26-18-4
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 58.3%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 19
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- 73.08% (edge)
- KO rate
- 60%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57%
- 6 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.6
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 9
- Bouts tracked
- 333
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
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- 72″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm) (edge)
- 135
- Age
- 143
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Lester · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (9 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJack Lester
LTKO R8 · Dec 1911LPTS · Sep 1911Sam Langford
WNWS · Aug 1920DPTS · Aug 1916DNWS · May 1916WNWS · Apr 1916WNWS · Feb 1916DNWS · Nov 1915DNWS · Oct 1915DPTS · Sep 1915LKO R8 · Aug 1915LPTS · Jun 1915DPTS · Mar 1913WKO R13 · Dec 1912WTKO R11 · Oct 1912WPTS · Aug 1912WPTS · Apr 1912LPTS · Dec 1911DPTS · Apr 1911
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Jack Lester
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L9 streak · last fought Feb 11, 1924
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Jack Lester and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Lester and Sam Langford met once on October 27, 1913, and Sam Langford won by RTD in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Jack Lester or Sam Langford?
- Jack Lester is 26-18-4 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jack Lester or Sam Langford?
- Jack Lester has 19 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Jack Lester and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Jack Lester and Sam Langford share 1 common opponent: Sam McVey. Jack Lester fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Lester and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for Jack Lester and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.