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Panama Joe Gans vs Young Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Panama Joe Gans

Young Sam Langford

Panama Joe Gans (92-31-11) and Young Sam Langford (1-10-1 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 6 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Gans

92

Wins

31

Losses

11

Draws136 tracked bouts

Langford

Tracked record

1–10–1

counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Gans leads 6–0

Panama Joe Gans and Young Sam Langford have met 6 times; Gans leads 6–0.

Panama Joe Gans and Young Sam Langford have met 6 times; Gans leads 6–0.
Met1915Oct 101916Jan 111916Feb 121916Oct 151917Mar 171920May 28Series
Panama Joe GansFighter AWWonWWonWWonWWonWWonWWon6–0W–L
Young Sam LangfordFighter BLLostLLostLLostLLostLLostLLost0–6W–L
ResultPTSPTSKOR12PTSKOR5KOR96Meetings

The Numbers

Gans 5 · Langford 0 of 5 measurable rows
GansLangford
Record†
92-31-11 (edge)1-10-1
Win %0–100%
72.8% (edge)
12.5%
Wins by knockoutlevelmax 0
0
0
KO ratenot comparable
0%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
49% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 5
1 (edge)
5
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 10.2
10.2 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 136
136
12

† 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
Panama Joe Gans: 5′7″
Young Sam Langford: No height on file
Agenot held
Panama Joe Gans: Died aged 86
Young Sam Langford: No date of birth
Stance
Panama Joe Gans: Orthodox
Young Sam Langford: Not recorded

Panama Joe Gans left, Young 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
Panama Joe Gans92 wins · from 136 tracked bouts

Panama Joe Gans: 92 tracked wins — 45 by KO/TKO (49%), 28 on the cards (30%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (21%). Counted from 136 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

45 by KO/TKO 49%28 on the cards 30%19 by another method or unrecorded 21%

Young Sam Langford1 win · from 12 tracked bouts

Young Sam Langford: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 12 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Panama Joe Gans 136, Young Sam Langford 12 — 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

Panama Joe Gans has lost the most recent, to Francisco Soler. Gans last boxed on Jun 10, 1928.LWLDL

Forgione May 1927Baldi Feb 1928Plata Mar 1928Villanueva Apr 1928Soler Jun 192810.2 tracked bouts per year

Young Sam Langford last boxed on Jun 8, 1934 — 33,744 days ago. Langford had lost two straight, after one straight win.LDWLL

Gans May 1920III Jun 1925Thompson Mar 1926III Dec 1927Rosenbloom Jun 19340.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Panama Joe Gans and Young Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Panama Joe Gans and Young Sam Langford have met 6 times and Panama Joe Gans leads the series 6-0.
The 6 meetings

WMay 28, 1920 · Gans · KO R9

WMar 17, 1917 · Gans · KO R5

WOct 15, 1916 · Gans · PTS

WFeb 12, 1916 · Gans · KO R12

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gans or Langford?
Panama Joe Gans is 92-31-11 and Young Sam Langford is 1-10-1 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Panama Joe Gans has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Gans92–31–1172.8%

Langford1–10–112.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Gans and Langford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Panama Joe Gans and Young Sam Langford have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gans and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 136 bouts tracked for Panama Joe Gans and 12 bouts tracked for Young Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Gans136bouts

Langford12bouts

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