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Patsy Sweeney vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

Patsy Sweeney

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Sam Langford

Patsy Sweeney (51-21-22) and Sam Langford (210-43-53) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sweeney

51

Wins34 KO · 67%

21

Losses

22

Draws4 tracked bouts

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

Draws312 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Langford leads 1–0

Patsy Sweeney and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

Patsy Sweeney and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1903Nov 20Series
Patsy SweeneyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sam LangfordFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Sweeney 2 · Langford 4 of 6 measurable rows
SweeneyLangford
Record
51-21-22210-43-53 (edge)
Win %0–100%
66%
77.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 126
34
126 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
66.67% (edge)
60%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†not comparable
—60%
Times stopped†max 9
2 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡not comparable
—12.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
4
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

HeightLevel
Patsy Sweeney: 5′7″
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Patsy Sweeney: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot comparable
Patsy Sweeney: Died aged 69
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Patsy Sweeney: Not recorded
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Patsy Sweeney 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
Patsy Sweeney0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Patsy Sweeney: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sweeney 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 — Patsy Sweeney 4, 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

Patsy Sweeney has lost four straight. Sweeney last boxed on Mar 24, 1904.LLLL

Langford Nov 1903Mellody Dec 1903Mellody Jan 1904Mellody Mar 1904

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 Patsy Sweeney and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
Yes. Patsy Sweeney and Sam Langford met once on November 20, 1903, and Sam Langford won by KO.
The meeting

LNov 20, 1903 · Langford · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sweeney or Langford?
Patsy Sweeney is 51-21-22 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Sweeney51–21–2266%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sweeney or Langford?
Patsy Sweeney has 34 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sweeney3466.7%

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sweeney and Langford have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Patsy Sweeney and Sam Langford have faced.
Who is bigger, Sweeney or Langford?
Patsy Sweeney is the taller fighter at 171 cm, 2 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Sweeney171 cm

Langford169 cm188 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sweeney and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Patsy Sweeney and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sweeney4bouts

Langford312bouts

How They Win ↓

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