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, Temple or 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, Temple or Langford?

Larry Temple has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.

Do Temple and 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 Temple and Langford?

This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Larry Temple and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Temple vs Sam Langford — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Larry Temple

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Sam Langford

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.

Temple

Tracked record

2–7–7

counted from 16 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

Losses

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 3–1 with 1 draw

Larry Temple and Sam Langford have met 5 times; Langford leads 3–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1905Jul 4	1905Sep 7	1906Mar 1	1907Aug 27	1908Mar 11	Series
Larry TempleFighter A	WWon	DDraw	LLost	LLost	LLost	1–3–1W–L–D
Sam LangfordFighter B	LLost	DDraw	WWon	WWon	WWon	3–1–1W–L–D
Result	PTSLangford vs Temple	PTSLangford vs Temple	KOLangford vs Temple	NWSLangford vs Temple	PTSLangford vs Temple	5Meetings

The Numbers

Temple 1 · Langford 6 of 7 measurable rows

TempleEdge = longer wingLangford

Record^†: 2-7-7210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 34.4%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 1
126 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 50%
60% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 9: 1 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 1.9
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312: 16
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: Larry Temple: No height on file; Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held: Larry Temple: No reach on file; Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held: Larry Temple: No date of birth; Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance: Larry Temple: Not recorded; Sam Langford: Orthodox

Larry Temple 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

Larry Temple2 wins · from 16 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

Sam Langford211 wins · from 312 tracked bouts

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 — Larry Temple 16, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Langford better on 55 shared · Sam Langford better on 5

TempleLarry Temple

Opponent

LangfordSam Langford

Larry Temple
Draw, PTS
1912May 1912
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Sam Langford
Win, KO 2
1917Dec 1917
Larry Temple
0–2 against
Loss, NWS
1908Sep 1908
Loss, NWS
1904Dec 1904
O'BrienPhiladelphia Jack O'BrienUnited States 147–16–24 · HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–0 to 0–2
Sam Langford
Win, TKO 5
1911Aug 1911
Larry Temple
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1905Jan 1905
Draw, NWS
1904Nov 1904
KidDixie KidUnited States 92–45–21Langford betterSam Langford better — 2–0 to 0–0–2
Sam Langford
2–0 against
Win, KO 3
1910Jan 1910
Win, RTD 5
1909Sep 1909
Larry Temple
1–1–1 against
Win, TKO
1908Nov 1908
Draw, PTS
1904Jul 1904
Loss, PTS
1903Dec 1903
WalcottBarbados Joe WalcottBarbados 96–31–27 · WelterweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 0–0–1 to 1–1–1
Sam Langford
Draw, PTS
1904Sep 1904
Larry Temple
0–0–2 against
Draw, PTS
1905Oct 1905
Draw, PTS
1905Sep 1905
BlackburnJack BlackburnUnited States 117–24–22Langford betterSam Langford better — 1–0–4 to 0–0–2
Sam Langford
1–0–4 against
No contest, NC 1
1905Oct 1905
Draw, PTS
1905Sep 1905
Win, PTS
1905Aug 1905
Draw, PTS
1904Dec 1904
Draw, NWS
1904Jan 1904
Draw, PTS
1903Dec 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

Larry Temple last boxed on May 31, 1912 — 41,782 days ago. Temple had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Kid Norfolk.LLLWD

Langford Mar 1908Lewis Jun 1908O'Brien Sep 1908Walcott Nov 1908Norfolk May 19121.9 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

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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, Temple or 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, Temple or Langford?: Larry Temple has 1 knockout win and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Do Temple and 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 Temple and Langford?: This comparison is drawn from 16 bouts tracked for Larry Temple and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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