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Sam Langford vs Tim Kearns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sam Langford

Tim Kearns

Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Tim Kearns (0-1-1 across 2 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

Kearns

Tracked record

0–1–1

counted from 2 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 Tim Kearns have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

Sam Langford and Tim Kearns have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1903Jun 5Series
Sam LangfordFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tim KearnsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Langford 4 · Kearns 1 of 5 measurable rows
LangfordKearns
Record†
210-43-53 (edge)0-1-1
Win %0–100%
77.3% (edge)
25%
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 reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 12.8
12.8 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
312
2

† 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″
Tim Kearns: No height on file
Reachnot held
Sam Langford: 74″
Tim Kearns: No reach on file
Agenot held
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Tim Kearns: No date of birth
Stance
Sam Langford: Orthodox
Tim Kearns: Not recorded

Sam Langford left, Tim Kearns 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%

Tim Kearns0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Tim Kearns: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Kearns yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sam Langford 312, Tim Kearns 2 — 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

Tim Kearns last boxed on Jun 5, 1903 — 45,061 days ago. Kearns had lost the most recent, to Sam Langford.DL

Sullivan Apr 1902Langford Jun 19031.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sam Langford and Tim Kearns ever fought each other?
Yes. Sam Langford and Tim Kearns met once on June 5, 1903, and Sam Langford won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WJun 5, 1903 · Langford · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Langford or Kearns?
Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Tim Kearns is 0-1-1 across the 2 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%

Kearns0–1–125%

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

Langford12660%

Kearns0

The Numbers ↓
Do Langford and Kearns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sam Langford and Tim Kearns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Langford and Kearns?
This comparison is drawn from 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 2 bouts tracked for Tim Kearns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Langford312bouts

Kearns2bouts

How They Win ↓

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