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John Willie vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

John Willie

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Sam Langford

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.

Willie

Tracked record

0–8–4

counted from 12 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 2–0

John Willie and Sam Langford have met 2 times; Langford leads 2–0.

John Willie and Sam Langford have met 2 times; Langford leads 2–0.
Met1908Jul 211909Apr 3Series
John WillieFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Sam LangfordFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR2KOR22Meetings

The Numbers

Willie 1 · Langford 4 of 5 measurable rows
WillieLangford
Record†
0-8-4210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
16.7%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126
0
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—60%
Times stopped‡max 9
3 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 12.8
2.1
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
12
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
John Willie: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
John Willie: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held
John Willie: No date of birth
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
John Willie: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

John Willie 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
John Willie0 wins · from 12 tracked bouts

John Willie: no tracked wins in the 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Willie yet.

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 — John Willie 12, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Langford better on 2

Willie

Opponent

Langford

  • John Willie

    0–2 against

    Loss, NWS

    1905

    Loss, NWS

    1904

    O'BrienLangford better

    Sam Langford

    Win, TKO 5

    1911

  • John Willie

    Loss, NWS

    1908

    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

John Willie last boxed on Apr 3, 1909 — 42,934 days ago. Willie had lost two straight.LLDLL

Hart Mar 1908Langford Jul 1908Gardiner Sep 1908Blackburn Sep 1908Langford Apr 19092.1 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 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.
The 2 meetings

LApr 3, 1909 · Langford · KO R2

LJul 21, 1908 · Langford · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Willie or 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.
Records · win %

Willie0–8–416.7%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

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

Willie0

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Willie and 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.
2 shared opponents

Philadelphia Jack O'BrienLW

Jack BlackburnL1–0–4

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Willie and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 12 bouts tracked for John Willie and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Willie12bouts

Langford312bouts

How They Win ↓

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