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Jimmy Wilde vs Young Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Jimmy Wilde

Young Sam Langford

Jimmy Wilde (137-4-1) and Young Sam Langford (1-10-1 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Wilde

137

Wins98 KO · 72%

4

Losses

1

Draw142 tracked bouts

Langford

Tracked record

1–10–1

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Wilde leads 1–0

Jimmy Wilde and Young Sam Langford have met 1 time; Wilde leads 1–0.

Jimmy Wilde and Young Sam Langford have met 1 time; Wilde leads 1–0.
Met1911Oct 30Series
Jimmy WildeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Young Sam LangfordFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Wilde 7 · Langford 0 of 7 measurable rows
WildeLangford
Record†
137-4-1 (edge)1-10-1
Win %0–100%
96.8% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 98
98 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
71.53%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
72% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
3 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 11.4
11.4 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 142
142
12

† 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
Jimmy Wilde: 5′2″
Young Sam Langford: No height on file
Reachnot held
Jimmy Wilde: 66″
Young Sam Langford: No reach on file
Agenot held
Jimmy Wilde: Died aged 76
Young Sam Langford: No date of birth
Stance
Jimmy Wilde: Orthodox
Young Sam Langford: Not recorded

Jimmy Wilde left, Young 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
Jimmy Wilde137 wins · from 142 tracked bouts

Jimmy Wilde: 137 tracked wins — 98 by KO/TKO (72%), 31 on the cards (23%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (6%). Counted from 142 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

98 by KO/TKO 72%31 on the cards 23%8 by another method or unrecorded 6%

Young Sam Langford1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

Young Sam Langford: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Jimmy Wilde 142, Young Sam Langford 12 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Jimmy Wilde has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Wilde last boxed on Jun 18, 1923.WWWLL

Dyson May 1920Murray May 1920Wallace May 1920Herman Jan 1921Villa Jun 192311.4 tracked bouts per year

Young Sam Langford last boxed on Jun 8, 1934 — 33,749 days ago. Langford had lost two straight, after one straight win.LDWLL

Gans May 1920III Jun 1925Thompson Mar 1926III Dec 1927Rosenbloom Jun 19340.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Jimmy Wilde and Young Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Jimmy Wilde and Young Sam Langford met once on October 30, 1911, and Jimmy Wilde won by KO.
The meeting

WOct 30, 1911 · Wilde · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Wilde or Langford?
Jimmy Wilde is 137-4-1 and Young Sam Langford is 1-10-1 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Jimmy Wilde has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Wilde137–4–196.8%

Langford1–10–112.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Wilde or Langford?
Jimmy Wilde has 98 knockout wins and Young Sam Langford has 0. Jimmy Wilde has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Wilde9871.5%

Langford0

The Numbers ↓
Do Wilde and Langford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Jimmy Wilde and Young Sam Langford have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Wilde and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 142 bouts tracked for Jimmy Wilde and 12 bouts tracked for Young Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Wilde142bouts

Langford12bouts

How They Win ↓

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