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Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Tommy Sullivan (3-6-3 across 12 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.

Sam Langford vs Tommy Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sam Langford

210–43–53

333 tracked bouts

Tommy Sullivan

Tracked record

3–6–3

12 tracked bouts

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

Sam Langford leads 1–0

The Numbers

210-43-53 (edge)
Record
3-6-3

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

77.3% (edge)
Win %
37.5%
126 (edge)
Wins by knockout
2
60%
KO rate
57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
67% (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

9
Times stopped
4 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
13.7 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.4

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

333
Bouts tracked
12

Tale of the Tape

5′7″ (169 cm)
Height
74″ (188 cm)
Reach
143
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Canada
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Sam Langford · 229 wins

KO/TKO
131
Decision
54
Other
44

Tommy Sullivan · 3 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
0
Other
1

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (333 and 12 respectively), 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

Sam Langford

LWLWD

L1 streak · last fought Aug 2, 1926

Tommy Sullivan

LWLDL

L1 streak · last fought Oct 12, 1911

Common Questions

Have Sam Langford and Tommy Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Sam Langford and Tommy Sullivan met once on November 25, 1904, and Sam Langford won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Sam Langford or Tommy Sullivan?
Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Tommy Sullivan is 3-6-3 across the 12 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 Tommy Sullivan?
Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Tommy Sullivan has 2. Sam Langford has more.
Do Sam Langford and Tommy Sullivan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sam Langford and Tommy Sullivan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sam Langford and Tommy Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 12 bouts tracked for Tommy Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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