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Lee Anderson vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lee Anderson

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Sam Langford

Lee Anderson (38-36-14) and Sam Langford (210-43-53) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 6 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Anderson

38

Wins15 KO · 39%

36

Losses

14

Draws22 tracked bouts

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

Draws312 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Anderson leads 3–2 with 1 draw

Lee Anderson and Sam Langford have met 6 times; Anderson leads 3–2 with 1 draw.

Lee Anderson and Sam Langford have met 6 times; Anderson leads 3–2 with 1 draw.
Met1920Oct 201921Jan 71921Aug 121921Sep 51921Nov 241921Dec 7Series
Lee AndersonFighter AWWonDDrawLLostWWonWWonLLost3–2–1W–L–D
Sam LangfordFighter BLLostDDrawWWonLLostLLostWWon2–3–1W–L–D
ResultPTSPTSPTSNWSPTSPTS6Meetings

The Numbers

Anderson 1 · Langford 6 of 7 measurable rows
AndersonLangford
Record
38-36-14210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
51.1%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126
15
126 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
39.47%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
29%
60% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
1 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 12.8
3.3
12.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
22
312

† 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

Height+3″
Lee Anderson: 5′10″ (edge)
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Lee Anderson: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot comparable
Lee Anderson: Died aged 56
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Lee Anderson: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Lee Anderson 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
Lee Anderson7 wins · from 22 tracked bouts

Lee Anderson: 7 tracked wins — 2 by KO/TKO (29%), 4 on the cards (57%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (14%). Counted from 22 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 by KO/TKO 29%4 on the cards 57%1 by another method or unrecorded 14%

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 — Lee Anderson 22, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Anderson better on 1 · Langford better on 2

Anderson

Opponent

Langford

  • Lee Anderson

    1–7 against

    Loss, PTS

    1927

    Loss, KO

    1926

    Loss, DQ 3

    1925

    Loss, UD

    1925

    Loss, UD

    1924

    Loss, DQ 11

    1924

    Loss, PTS

    1924

    Win, KO 7

    1922

    FlowersLangford better

    Sam Langford

    Win, KO 2

    1922

  • Lee Anderson

    1–3 against

    Loss, PTS

    1924

    Loss, PTS

    1922

    Loss, PTS

    1922

    Win, TKO 9

    1921

    NorfolkLangford better

    Sam Langford

    Win, KO 2

    1917

  • Lee Anderson

    Win, PTS

    1920

    SmithAnderson better

    Sam Langford

    1–1 against

    Win, KO 3

    1914

    Loss, PTS

    1913

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

Lee Anderson has lost two straight, after one straight win. Anderson last boxed on Jan 25, 1927.LLWLL

Flowers Jun 1925Flowers Jun 1925Fall Nov 1925Flowers Jul 1926Flowers Jan 19273.3 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 Lee Anderson and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Lee Anderson and Sam Langford have met 6 times and Lee Anderson leads the series 3-2 with 1 draw.
The 6 meetings

LDec 7, 1921 · Langford · PTS

WNov 24, 1921 · Anderson · PTS

WSep 5, 1921 · Anderson · NWS

LAug 12, 1921 · Langford · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Anderson or Langford?
Lee Anderson is 38-36-14 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Anderson38–36–1451.1%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Anderson or Langford?
Lee Anderson has 15 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Anderson1539.5%

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Anderson and Langford have any common opponents?
Lee Anderson and Sam Langford share 3 common opponents: Tiger Flowers, Kid Norfolk and Gunboat Smith. Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Tiger Flowers1–7W

Kid Norfolk1–3W

Gunboat SmithW1–1

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Anderson or Langford?
Lee Anderson is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 9 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Anderson178 cm

Langford169 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Anderson and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 22 bouts tracked for Lee Anderson and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Anderson22bouts

Langford312bouts

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