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Jim Barry vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

Jim Barry

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Sam Langford

Jim Barry (2-19-6 across 27 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 12 times. They share 4 common opponents.

Barry

Tracked record

2–19–6

counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

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

Langford leads 10–0 with 2 draws

Jim Barry and Sam Langford have met 12 times; Langford leads 10–0 with 2 draws.

Jim Barry and Sam Langford have met 12 times; Langford leads 10–0 with 2 draws.
Met1907Sep 251907Oct 151907Dec 171908Jan 141908Apr 71908Jun 191909Mar 171909Apr 141910Apr 141912Feb 121912May 131913Mar 15Series
Jim BarryFighter ALLostLLostLLostDDrawLLostLLostLLostDDrawLLostLLostLLostLLost0–10–2W–L–D
Sam LangfordFighter BWWonWWonWWonDDrawWWonWWonWWonDDrawWWonWWonWWonWWon10–0–2W–L–D
ResultNWSNWSPTSNWSKOR2KOR3NWSNWSKOR16PTSTKOR11KOR112Meetings

The Numbers

Barry 1 · Langford 6 of 7 measurable rows
BarryLangford
Record†
2-19-6210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
18.5%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126
0
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
60% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 9
8 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 12.8
1.5
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
27
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
Jim Barry: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Jim Barry: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held
Jim Barry: No date of birth
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Jim Barry: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Jim Barry 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
Jim Barry2 wins · from 27 tracked bouts

Jim Barry: 2 tracked wins — 1 on the cards (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 27 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

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 — Jim Barry 27, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Barry better on 2 · Langford better on 2

Barry

Opponent

Langford

  • Jim Barry

    1–0–1 against

    Win, NWS

    1908

    Draw, PTS

    1908

    ChiariglioneBarry better

    Sam Langford

    5–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1924

    Win, KO 3

    1923

    Win, PTS

    1923

    Win, KO 8

    1910

    Loss, NWS

    1910

    Win, KO 1

    1908

  • Jim Barry

    0–3 against

    Loss, TKO 7

    1917

    Loss, PTS

    1912

    Loss, DQ 15

    1909

    McVeyLangford better

    Sam Langford

    7–3–6 against

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Draw, PTS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1916

    Win, NWS

    1916

    Win, NWS

    1916

    Draw, NWS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1915

    Loss, KO 8

    1915

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    Draw, PTS

    1913

    Win, KO 13

    1912

    Win, TKO 11

    1912

    Win, PTS

    1912

    Win, PTS

    1912

    Loss, PTS

    1911

    Draw, PTS

    1911

  • Jim Barry

    0–1–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1911

    Draw, NWS

    1911

    Draw, NWS

    1908

    JeanetteBarry better

    Sam Langford

    8–3–3 against

    Win, NWS

    1917

    Win, KO 7

    1916

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    Draw, NWS

    1914

    Win, PTS

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1913

    Win, NWS

    1911

    Win, PTS

    1911

    Win, PTS

    1910

    Win, NWS

    1908

    Draw, PTS

    1908

    Draw, PTS

    1907

    Win, PTS

    1906

    Loss, TKO 8

    1905

  • Jim Barry

    1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1907

    Loss, NWS

    1907

    BlackburnLangford better

    Sam Langford

    1–0–4 against

    No contest, NC 1

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1905

    Win, PTS

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1904

    Draw, NWS

    1904

    Draw, 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

Jim Barry last boxed on Mar 11, 1917 — 40,037 days ago. Barry had lost eight straight.LLLLL

McCarty Sep 1912Langford Mar 1913Levinsky Jun 1916Miske Sep 1916McVey Mar 19171.5 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 Jim Barry and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Jim Barry and Sam Langford have met 12 times and Sam Langford leads the series 10-0 with 2 draws.
The 12 meetings

LMar 15, 1913 · Langford · KO R1

LMay 13, 1912 · Langford · TKO R11

LFeb 12, 1912 · Langford · PTS

LApr 14, 1910 · Langford · KO R16

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Barry or Langford?
Jim Barry is 2-19-6 across the 27 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.
Records · win %

Barry2–19–618.5%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Barry or Langford?
Jim Barry has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Barry0

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Barry and Langford have any common opponents?
Jim Barry and Sam Langford share 4 common opponents: Andrew Chiariglione, Sam McVey and Joe Jeanette (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
4 shared opponents

Andrew Chiariglione1–0–15–1

Sam McVeyL7–3–6

Joe Jeanette0–1–28–3–3

Jack Blackburn1–11–0–4

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barry and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 27 bouts tracked for Jim Barry and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Barry27bouts

Langford312bouts

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