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Sam Langford vs Topeka Jack Johnson — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Sam Langford

Topeka Jack Johnson

Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Topeka Jack Johnson (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 1 common opponent.

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

43

Losses

53

Draws312 tracked bouts

Johnson

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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Sam Langford and Topeka Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Sam Langford and Topeka Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1921Aug 19Series
Sam LangfordFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Topeka Jack JohnsonFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Langford 5 · Johnson 1 of 6 measurable rows
LangfordJohnson
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 reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 12.8
12.8 (edge)
0.2
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″
Topeka Jack Johnson: No height on file
Reachnot held
Sam Langford: 74″
Topeka Jack Johnson: No reach on file
Agenot held
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
Topeka Jack Johnson: No date of birth
Stance
Sam Langford: Orthodox
Topeka Jack Johnson: Not recorded

Sam Langford left, Topeka Jack Johnson 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%

Topeka Jack Johnson0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Topeka Jack Johnson: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Johnson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sam Langford 312, Topeka Jack Johnson 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Johnson better on 1

Langford

Opponent

Johnson

  • Sam Langford

    8–3–3 against

    Win, NWS

    1917

    Win, KO 7

    1916

    Loss, PTS

    1915

    Draw, NWS

    1914

    Win, PTS

    1913

    Loss, NWS

    1913

    Win, NWS

    1911

    Win, PTS

    1911

    Win, PTS

    1910

    Win, NWS

    1908

    Draw, PTS

    1908

    Draw, PTS

    1907

    Win, PTS

    1906

    Loss, TKO 8

    1905

    JeanetteJohnson better

    Topeka Jack Johnson

    Loss, KO

    1911

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Topeka Jack Johnson last boxed on Aug 19, 1921 — 38,420 days ago. Johnson had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Sam Langford.LD

Jeanette Dec 1911Langford Aug 19210.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sam Langford and Topeka Jack Johnson ever fought each other?
Yes. Sam Langford and Topeka Jack Johnson met once on August 19, 1921, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
The meeting

DAug 19, 1921 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Langford or Johnson?
Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Topeka Jack Johnson 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%

Johnson0–1–125%

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

Langford12660%

Johnson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Langford and Johnson have any common opponents?
Sam Langford and Topeka Jack Johnson share 1 common opponent: Joe Jeanette. Topeka Jack Johnson fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Joe Jeanette8–3–3L

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Langford and Johnson?
This comparison is drawn from 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 2 bouts tracked for Topeka Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Langford312bouts

Johnson2bouts

How They Win ↓

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