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Sam Langford vs Terry Kellar — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sam Langford

Terry Kellar

Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Terry Kellar (0-7-1 across 8 tracked bouts) 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.

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

Draws312 tracked bouts

Kellar

Tracked record

0–7–1

counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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.

Head to Head

Langford leads 1–0

Sam Langford and Terry Kellar have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

Sam Langford and Terry Kellar have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1920Dec 9Series
Sam LangfordFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Terry KellarFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Langford 5 · Kellar 1 of 6 measurable rows
LangfordKellar
Record†
210-43-53 (edge)0-7-1
Win %0–100%
77.3% (edge)
6.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 126
126 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
60%—
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 12.8
12.8 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
312
8

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Sam Langford: 5′7″
Terry Kellar: No height on file
Reachnot held
Sam Langford: 74″
Terry Kellar: No reach on file
Agenot held
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Terry Kellar: No date of birth
Stance
Sam Langford: Orthodox
Terry Kellar: Not recorded

Sam Langford left, Terry Kellar right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Terry Kellar0 wins · from 8 tracked bouts

Terry Kellar: no tracked wins in the 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kellar yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sam Langford 312, Terry Kellar 8 — 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

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

Terry Kellar last boxed on Dec 9, 1920 — 38,667 days ago. Kellar had lost six straight.LLLLL

Dempsey Oct 1916Greb Jan 1918Dempsey Aug 1918Greb Aug 1919Langford Dec 19201.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sam Langford and Terry Kellar ever fought each other?
Yes. Sam Langford and Terry Kellar met once on December 9, 1920, and Sam Langford won by PTS.
The meeting

WDec 9, 1920 · Langford · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Langford or Kellar?
Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Terry Kellar is 0-7-1 across the 8 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.
Records · win %

Langford210–43–5377.3%

Kellar0–7–16.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Langford or Kellar?
Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Terry Kellar has 0. Sam Langford has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Langford12660%

Kellar0

The Numbers ↓
Do Langford and Kellar have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sam Langford and Terry Kellar have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Langford and Kellar?
This comparison is drawn from 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 8 bouts tracked for Terry Kellar. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Langford312bouts

Kellar8bouts

How They Win ↓

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