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Johnny Johnson vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

Johnny Johnson

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Sam Langford

Johnny Johnson (0-4-1 across 5 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Johnson

Tracked record

0–4–1

counted from 5 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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Johnny Johnson and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Johnny Johnson and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1903Mar 5Series
Johnny JohnsonFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Sam LangfordFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Johnson 1 · Langford 4 of 5 measurable rows
JohnsonLangford
Record†
0-4-1210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
10%
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
1 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 12.8
0.1
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
5
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
Johnny Johnson: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Johnny Johnson: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held
Johnny Johnson: No date of birth
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Johnny Johnson: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Johnny Johnson 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
Johnny Johnson0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Johnny Johnson: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson 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 — Johnny Johnson 5, Sam Langford 312 — 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

Johnny Johnson last boxed on May 12, 1947 — 29,017 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight.DLLLL

Langford Mar 1903Britton Oct 1908Chase Jul 1936Carter Sep 1946Carter May 19470.1 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 Johnny Johnson and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Johnson and Sam Langford met once on March 5, 1903, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DMar 5, 1903 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Johnson or Langford?
Johnny Johnson is 0-4-1 across the 5 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 %

Johnson0–4–110%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

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

Johnson0

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Johnson and Langford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Johnson and Sam Langford have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Johnson and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Johnny Johnson and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Johnson5bouts

Langford312bouts

How They Win ↓

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