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Luther Manual vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

Luther Manual

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Sam Langford

Luther Manual (0-1-2 across 3 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 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Manual

Tracked record

0–1–2

counted from 3 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 1–0 with 2 draws

Luther Manual and Sam Langford have met 3 times; Langford leads 1–0 with 2 draws.

Luther Manual and Sam Langford have met 3 times; Langford leads 1–0 with 2 draws.
Met1903Jan 231903Feb 61903Feb 27Series
Luther ManualFighter ADDrawDDrawLLost0–1–2W–L–D
Sam LangfordFighter BDDrawDDrawWWon1–0–2W–L–D
ResultPTSPTSPTS3Meetings

The Numbers

Manual 1 · Langford 4 of 5 measurable rows
ManualLangford
Record†
0-1-2210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
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
0 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—12.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
3
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
Luther Manual: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Luther Manual: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot held
Luther Manual: No date of birth
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Luther Manual: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Luther Manual 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
Luther Manual0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Luther Manual: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Manual 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 — Luther Manual 3, 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

Luther Manual last boxed on Feb 27, 1903 — 45,173 days ago. Manual had lost the most recent, to Sam Langford.DDL

Langford Jan 1903Langford Feb 1903Langford Feb 1903

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 Luther Manual and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Luther Manual and Sam Langford have met 3 times and Sam Langford leads the series 1-0 with 2 draws.
The 3 meetings

LFeb 27, 1903 · Langford · PTS

DFeb 6, 1903 · Draw · PTS

DJan 23, 1903 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Manual or Langford?
Luther Manual is 0-1-2 across the 3 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 %

Manual0–1–233.3%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

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

Manual0

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Manual and Langford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Luther Manual and Sam Langford have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Manual and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Luther Manual and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Manual3bouts

Langford312bouts

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