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Philadelphia Jack O'Brien vs Sam Langford — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

Sam Langford

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Sam Langford

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 11 common opponents.

O'Brien

147

Wins55 KO · 37%

16

Losses

24

Draws188 tracked bouts

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

Draws312 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Langford leads 1–0

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1911Aug 15Series
Philadelphia Jack O'BrienFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sam LangfordFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

O'Brien 3 · Langford 4 of 7 measurable rows
O'BrienLangford
Record
147-16-24 (edge)210-43-53
Win %0–100%
85% (edge)
77.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 126
55
126 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
37.41%
60% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
37%
60% (edge)
Times stopped†max 9
3 (edge)
9
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year‡levelmax 12.8
12.8
12.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
188
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

Heightnot held
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: No height on file
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: No reach on file
Sam Langford: 74″
Agenot comparable
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: Died aged 64
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Stance
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: Orthodox
Sam Langford: Orthodox

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 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
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien147 wins · from 188 tracked bouts

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien: 147 tracked wins — 55 by KO/TKO (37%), 29 on the cards (20%) and 63 by another method or unrecorded (43%). Counted from 188 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

55 by KO/TKO 37%29 on the cards 20%63 by another method or unrecorded 43%

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 — Philadelphia Jack O'Brien 188, Sam Langford 312 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

11 shared

11 shared · O'Brien better on 6 · Langford better on 3 · even on 2

O'Brien

Opponent

Langford

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Win, NWS

    1909

    ChiariglioneO'Brien better

    Sam Langford

    5–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1924

    Win, KO 3

    1923

    Win, PTS

    1923

    Win, KO 8

    1910

    Loss, NWS

    1910

    Win, KO 1

    1908

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Win, NWS

    1904

    HarrisLangford better

    Sam Langford

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 2

    1910

    Win, TKO 7

    1909

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    3–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1910

    Win, PTS

    1904

    Win, PTS

    1903

    SchreckO'Brien better

    Sam Langford

    Win, TKO 1

    1909

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    0–2 against

    Loss, TKO 3

    1909

    Loss, NWS

    1909

    KetchelLangford better

    Sam Langford

    Win, NWS

    1910

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Win, NWS

    1904

    KidLangford better

    Sam Langford

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 3

    1910

    Win, RTD 5

    1909

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Draw, NWS

    1909

    JohnsonO'Brien better

    Sam Langford

    Loss, PTS

    1906

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    2–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1905

    Win, NWS

    1904

    WillieEven

    Sam Langford

    2–0 against

    Win, KO 2

    1909

    Win, KO 2

    1908

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    7–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1908

    Win, NWS

    1904

    Win, NWS

    1902

    Win, TKO 4

    1902

    Win, DQ 10

    1900

    Win, PTS

    1899

    Win, NWS

    1899

    ColeO'Brien better

    Sam Langford

    No contest, NC 9

    1905

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    2–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1908

    Win, NWS

    1904

    TempleO'Brien better

    Sam Langford

    3–1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1908

    Win, NWS

    1907

    Win, KO

    1906

    Draw, PTS

    1905

    Loss, PTS

    1905

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    Win, NWS

    1908

    BlackburnEven

    Sam Langford

    1–0–4 against

    No contest, NC 1

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1905

    Win, PTS

    1905

    Draw, PTS

    1904

    Draw, NWS

    1904

    Draw, PTS

    1903

  • Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1903

    Win, NWS

    1902

    WalcottO'Brien better

    Sam Langford

    Draw, PTS

    1904

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

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has lost three straight, after one straight win. O'Brien last boxed on Aug 15, 1911.LWLLL

Kaufman Apr 1910Schreck May 1910Koch Jun 1910Ramsey Nov 1910Langford Aug 191112.8 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 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.
The meeting

LAug 15, 1911 · Langford · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, O'Brien or 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.
Records · win %

O'Brien147–16–2485%

Langford210–43–5377.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, O'Brien or Langford?
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien has 55 knockout wins and Sam Langford has 126. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

O'Brien5537.4%

Langford12660%

The Numbers ↓
Do O'Brien and Langford have any common opponents?
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Sam Langford share 11 common opponents: Andrew Chiariglione, Morris Harris and Mike Schreck (and 8 others). Philadelphia Jack O'Brien fared better against 6 of them.
11 shared opponents

Andrew ChiariglioneW5–1

Morris HarrisWW

Mike SchreckWW

Stanley KetchelLW

and 7 more

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on O'Brien and Langford?
This comparison is drawn from 188 bouts tracked for Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

O'Brien188bouts

Langford312bouts

How They Win ↓

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