Jim Johnson (35-35-13) 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 13 common opponents.
Jim Johnson vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 11–0- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordAug 22, 1918 · NWS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordAug 5, 1918 · NWS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordJun 19, 1918 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordJan 1, 1917 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordDec 12, 1916 · KO
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordOct 18, 1915 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordJun 8, 1915 · NWS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordApr 6, 1915 · NWS
- DrawJohnson vs LangfordSep 15, 1914 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordAug 12, 1914 · NWS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordMar 27, 1914 · NWS
- Sam Langford wonJohnson vs LangfordMay 14, 1910 · NWS
The Numbers
- 35-35-13
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 50%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 23
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- 65.71% (edge)
- KO rate
- 60%
- 66% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57%
- 5 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 85
- 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
- 5′11″ (180 cm) (edge)
- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 138
- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- United States
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJim Johnson · 35 wins
KO/TKO
23
Decision
4
Other
8
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (85 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
13 sharedJim Johnson
LNWS · Jun 1917WTKO R2 · Feb 1917LNWS · Jul 1915Sam 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 1914Jim Johnson
WKO R2 · Sep 1912Sam Langford
WKO · Feb 1921WKO R4 · May 1914WTKO R1 · Mar 1914Jim Johnson
LPTS · Oct 1917LPTS · Aug 1917LNWS · Jun 1915LPTS · Feb 1915LNWS · Dec 1914LKO R21 · Nov 1910DPTS · Aug 1910Sam 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 1911Jim Johnson
WTKO R8 · Sep 1917DPTS · Nov 1915LNWS · Feb 1910Sam Langford
WPTS · May 1920DNWS · Feb 1920WNWS · Jan 1920WPTS · Dec 1918LNWS · Nov 1918DPTS · Nov 1918DPTS · Oct 1918WTKO R5 · Mar 1916LNWS · Oct 1914WTKO R2 · Nov 1910Jim Johnson
LPTS · Aug 1918WNWS · May 1915DPTS · Nov 1914LNWS · Aug 1914LNWS · Jul 1914LNWS · Jul 1914LDQ · Jan 1913LNWS · Jan 1913LNWS · Oct 1912WNWS · Jul 1912Sam 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
Jim Johnson
LLLLL
L7 streak · last fought Sep 9, 1947
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Jim Johnson and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jim Johnson and Sam Langford have met 12 times and Sam Langford leads the series 11-0 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Jim Johnson or Sam Langford?
- Jim Johnson is 35-35-13 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Jim Johnson or Sam Langford?
- Jim Johnson has 23 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Jim Johnson and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Jim Johnson and Sam Langford share 13 common opponents: Harry Wills, Bill Watkins and Sam McVey (and 10 others). Sam Langford fared better against 10 of them.
- Who is bigger, Jim Johnson or Sam Langford?
- Jim Johnson is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 11 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jim Johnson and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Jim Johnson and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.