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 Tony Ross (2-9-3 across 14 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 4 common opponents.
Sam Langford vs Tony Ross — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sam Langford leads 2–0- Sam Langford wonLangford vs RossAug 24, 1911 · KO · R6
- Sam Langford wonLangford vs RossAug 7, 1908 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 210-43-53 (edge)
- Record
- 2-9-3
- 77.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 25%
- 126 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 1
- 60%
- KO rate
- —
- 57% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 50%
- 9
- Times stopped
- 4 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 13.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.7
- 333
- Bouts tracked
- 14
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
Tony Ross · 2 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
0
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (333 and 14 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedSam Langford
WPTS · Jan 1924WKO R3 · Oct 1923WPTS · Aug 1923WKO R8 · Mar 1910LNWS · Feb 1910WKO R1 · Dec 1908Tony Ross
WNWS · Jan 1915LDQ R18 · Sep 1907Sam Langford
WNWS · Aug 1918WNWS · Aug 1918WPTS · Jun 1918WPTS · Jan 1917WKO · Dec 1916WPTS · Oct 1915WNWS · Jun 1915WNWS · Apr 1915DPTS · Sep 1914WNWS · Aug 1914WNWS · Mar 1914WNWS · May 1910Tony Ross
DNWS · Apr 1910Sam Langford
WNWS · Sep 1917WKO R7 · May 1916LPTS · Apr 1915DNWS · Oct 1914WPTS · Dec 1913LNWS · Oct 1913WNWS · Sep 1911WPTS · Jan 1911WPTS · Sep 1910WNWS · Sep 1908DPTS · Mar 1908DPTS · Jan 1907WPTS · Apr 1906LTKO R8 · Dec 1905Tony Ross
LKO R3 · Dec 1916LDQ R7 · Sep 1912DNWS · Aug 1911
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
Tony Ross
LDLWL
L1 streak · last fought Mar 1, 1929
Common Questions
- Have Sam Langford and Tony Ross ever fought each other?
- Yes. Sam Langford and Tony Ross have met 2 times and Sam Langford leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Sam Langford or Tony Ross?
- Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Tony Ross is 2-9-3 across the 14 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 Tony Ross?
- Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Tony Ross has 1. Sam Langford has more.
- Do Sam Langford and Tony Ross have any common opponents?
- Sam Langford and Tony Ross share 4 common opponents: Andrew Chiariglione, Jim Johnson and Joe Jeanette (and 1 other). Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sam Langford and Tony Ross?
- This comparison is drawn from 333 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 14 bouts tracked for Tony Ross. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.