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.
Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Smiling Kid Nolan (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.
Sam Langford vs Smiling Kid Nolan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 2–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs NolanSep 10, 1924 · KO
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs NolanMar 6, 1924 · KO
The Numbers
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- Record
- 0-5
- 77.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 126 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 60%
- KO rate
- —
- 57%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 9
- Times stopped
- 5 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 13.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.1
- 333
- Bouts tracked
- 5
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- —
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 143
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Canada
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlySam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Smiling Kid Nolan · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (333 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedSam Langford
NCNC R1 · Oct 1905DPTS · Sep 1905WPTS · Aug 1905DPTS · Dec 1904DNWS · Jan 1904DPTS · Dec 1903Smiling Kid Nolan
LKO R2 · Jan 1920
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Sam Langford
LWLWD
L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926
Smiling Kid Nolan
LLLLL
L5 streak · last fought Sep 10, 1924
Common Questions
- Have Sam Langford and Smiling Kid Nolan ever fought each other?
- Yes. Sam Langford and Smiling Kid Nolan have met 2 times and Sam Langford leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Sam Langford or Smiling Kid Nolan?
- Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Smiling Kid Nolan is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Sam Langford has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Sam Langford or Smiling Kid Nolan?
- Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Smiling Kid Nolan has 0. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Sam Langford and Smiling Kid Nolan have any common opponents?
- Sam Langford and Smiling Kid Nolan share 2 common opponents: Kid Norfolk and Jack Blackburn. Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sam Langford and Smiling Kid Nolan?
- This comparison is drawn from 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 5 bouts tracked for Smiling Kid Nolan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.