Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (147-16-24) 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 12 common opponents.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 1–0- Sam Langford wonO'Brien vs LangfordAug 15, 1911 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 147-16-24 (edge)
- Record
- 210-43-53
- 85% (edge)
- Win %
- 77.3%
- 55
- Wins by knockout
- 126 (edge)
- 37.41%
- KO rate
- 60% (edge)
- 37%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 57% (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 9
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 13
- Bouts per year
- 13.7 (edge)
- 190
- Bouts tracked
- 333
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 148
- Age
- 143
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- Canada
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien · 149 wins
KO/TKO
55
Decision
30
Other
64
Sam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (190 and 333 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
12 sharedPhiladelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Jul 1909Sam Langford
WPTS · Jan 1924WKO R3 · Oct 1923WPTS · Aug 1923WKO R8 · Mar 1910LNWS · Feb 1910WKO R1 · Dec 1908Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Jul 1909Sam Langford
WPTS · Jan 1924WKO R3 · Oct 1923WPTS · Aug 1923WKO R8 · Mar 1910LNWS · Feb 1910WKO R1 · Dec 1908Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Dec 1904Sam Langford
WKO R2 · Dec 1910WTKO R7 · Mar 1909Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · May 1910WPTS · Mar 1904WPTS · Dec 1903Sam Langford
WTKO R1 · Nov 1909Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
LTKO R3 · Jun 1909LNWS · Mar 1909Sam Langford
WNWS · Apr 1910Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Feb 1905WNWS · Nov 1904Sam Langford
WKO R2 · Apr 1909WKO R2 · Jul 1908Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Nov 1908WNWS · May 1904WNWS · Jun 1902WTKO R4 · May 1902WDQ R10 · Oct 1900WPTS · Mar 1899WNWS · Jan 1899Sam Langford
NCNC R9 · Mar 1905Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Sep 1908WNWS · Dec 1904Sam Langford
WPTS · Mar 1908WNWS · Aug 1907WKO · Mar 1906DPTS · Sep 1905LPTS · Jul 1905Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
WNWS · Jun 1908Sam Langford
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905WPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · Dec 1903Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
DPTS · Apr 1903WNWS · Apr 1902Sam Langford
DPTS · Sep 1904
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
LLLWL
L3 streak · last fought Aug 15, 1911
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Common Questions
- Have Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford ever fought each other?
- Yes. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford met once on August 15, 1911, and Sam Langford won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien or Sam Langford?
- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is 147-16-24 and Sam Langford is 210-43-53. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien or Sam Langford?
- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has 55 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford have any common opponents?
- Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford share 12 common opponents: Andrew Chiariglione, Fireman Jim Flynn and Morris Harris (and 9 others). Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fared better against 7 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford?
- This comparison is drawn from 190 bouts tracked for Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.