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Sam Langford vs William Hague — record, stats and common opponents compared

Sam Langford (210-43-53) and William Hague (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Hague

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 William Hague have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.

Sam Langford and William Hague have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met1909May 24Series
Sam LangfordFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William HagueFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Langford 4 · Hague 1 of 5 measurable rows
LangfordHague
Record†
210-43-53 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
77.3% (edge)
0%
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§not comparable
12.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312
312
1

† 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″
William Hague: No height on file
Reachnot held
Sam Langford: 74″
William Hague: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Sam Langford: Died aged 72
William Hague: Died aged 65
Stance
Sam Langford: Orthodox
William Hague: Not recorded

Sam Langford left, William Hague 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%

William Hague0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

William Hague: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hague yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sam Langford 312, William Hague 1 — 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

William Hague has lost the most recent, to Sam Langford. Hague last boxed on May 24, 1909.L

Langford May 1909

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Sam Langford and William Hague ever fought each other?
Yes. Sam Langford and William Hague met once on May 24, 1909, and Sam Langford won by KO in round 4.
The meeting

WMay 24, 1909 · Langford · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Langford or Hague?
Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and William Hague is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Hague0–10%

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

Langford12660%

Hague0

The Numbers ↓
Do Langford and Hague have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Sam Langford and William Hague have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Langford and Hague?
This comparison is drawn from 312 bouts tracked for Sam Langford and 1 bout tracked for William Hague. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Langford312bouts

Hague1bout

How They Win ↓

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