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.
Jim Smith (4-6 across 10 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 once. They share 2 common opponents.
Jim Smith vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 1–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs SmithAug 9, 1911 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 4-6
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 40%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 60%
- 25%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57% (edge)
- 4 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 10
- 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
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 159
- Age
- 143
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJim Smith · 4 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
2
Other
1
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (10 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJim Smith
LTKO R5 · Aug 1916LNWS · Jun 1910Sam 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 Smith
WLLLL
W1 streak · last fought Sep 15, 1918
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Jim Smith and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jim Smith and Sam Langford met once on August 9, 1911, and Sam Langford won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Jim Smith or Sam Langford?
- Jim Smith is 4-6 across the 10 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, Jim Smith or Sam Langford?
- Jim Smith has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Jim Smith and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Jim Smith and Sam Langford share 2 common opponents: Joe Jeanette and Stanley Ketchel. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jim Smith and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 10 bouts tracked for Jim Smith and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.