Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Stanley Ketchel (51-7-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 5 common opponents.
Sam Langford vs Stanley Ketchel — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 1–0- Sam Langford wonKetchel vs LangfordApr 27, 1910 · NWS
The Numbers
- 210-43-53
- Record
- 51-7-3 (edge)
- 77.3%
- Win %
- 86.1% (edge)
- 126 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 46
- 60%
- KO rate
- 90.2% (edge)
- 57%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 90% (edge)
- 9
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 13.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 8.7
- 333
- Bouts tracked
- 62
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
- 5′9″ (175 cm) (edge)
- 74″ (188 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm)
- 143
- Age
- 139
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Canada
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlySam Langford · 229 wins
KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44
Stanley Ketchel · 51 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
3
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (333 and 62 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedSam Langford
WTKO R5 · Aug 1911Stanley Ketchel
WTKO R3 · Jun 1909WNWS · Mar 1909
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
Stanley Ketchel
WWWLL
W3 streak · last fought Jun 10, 1910
Common Questions
- Have Sam Langford and Stanley Ketchel ever fought each other?
- Yes. Sam Langford and Stanley Ketchel met once on April 27, 1910, and Sam Langford won by NWS.
- Who has the better record, Sam Langford or Stanley Ketchel?
- Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Stanley Ketchel is 51-7-3. Stanley Ketchel has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Sam Langford or Stanley Ketchel?
- Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Stanley Ketchel has 46. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Sam Langford and Stanley Ketchel have any common opponents?
- Sam Langford and Stanley Ketchel share 5 common opponents: Tony Caponi, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Jim Smith (and 2 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- Who is bigger, Sam Langford or Stanley Ketchel?
- Stanley Ketchel is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 6 cm above the other. Sam Langford also has the longer reach, by 10 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sam Langford and Stanley Ketchel?
- This comparison is drawn from 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 62 bouts tracked for Stanley Ketchel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.