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.
John Willie (0-8-4 across 12 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 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
John Willie vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 2–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs WillieApr 3, 1909 · KO · R2
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs WillieJul 21, 1908 · KO · R2
The Numbers
- 0-8-4
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 16.7%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 60%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57%
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.1
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 12
- 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
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- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
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- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
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- Age
- 143
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn Willie · 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 (12 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedJohn Willie
LNWS · Sep 1908Sam Langford
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905WPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · Dec 1903
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John Willie
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L2 streak · last fought Apr 3, 1909
Sam Langford
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L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have John Willie and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. John Willie and Sam Langford have met 2 times and Sam Langford leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, John Willie or Sam Langford?
- John Willie is 0-8-4 across the 12 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, John Willie or Sam Langford?
- John Willie has 0 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do John Willie and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- John Willie and Sam Langford share 2 common opponents: Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Jack Blackburn. Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John Willie and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for John Willie and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.