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.
Larry Temple (2-7-7 across 16 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 5 times. They share 5 common opponents.
Larry Temple vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 3–1- Sam Langford wonLangford vs TempleMar 11, 1908 · PTS
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs TempleAug 27, 1907 · NWS
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs TempleMar 1, 1906 · KO
- DrawLangford vs TempleSep 7, 1905 · PTS
- Larry Temple wonLangford vs TempleJul 4, 1905 · PTS
The Numbers
- 2-7-7
- Record
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- 34.4%
- Win %
- 77.3% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
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- KO rate
- 60%
- 50%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1.9
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 16
- 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)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
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- Age
- 143
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- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLarry Temple · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (16 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedLarry Temple
WTKO · Nov 1908DPTS · Jul 1904LPTS · Dec 1903Sam Langford
DPTS · Sep 1904Larry Temple
DPTS · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905Sam 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
Larry Temple
DWLLL
No active streak · last fought May 31, 1912
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Larry Temple and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Larry Temple and Sam Langford have met 5 times and Sam Langford leads the series 3-1 with 1 draw.
- Who has the better record, Larry Temple or Sam Langford?
- Larry Temple is 2-7-7 across the 16 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, Larry Temple or Sam Langford?
- Larry Temple has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Larry Temple and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Larry Temple and Sam Langford share 5 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Dixie Kid (and 2 others). Sam Langford fared better against 5 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larry Temple and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Larry Temple and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.