Have Sam Langford and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?

Yes. Sam Langford and Young Jack Johnson met once on July 1, 1926, and Sam Langford won by KO.

Who has the better record, Langford or Johnson?

Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 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, Langford or Johnson?

Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Sam Langford has more.

Do Langford and Johnson have any common opponents?

Sam Langford and Young Jack Johnson share 4 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Jack Blackburn and Joe Jeanette (and 1 other). Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.

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 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Sam Langford vs Young Jack Johnson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Sam Langford

Young Jack Johnson

Sam Langford (210-43-53) and Young Jack Johnson (1-13-1 across 15 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Langford

210

Wins126 KO · 60%

Losses

Draws312 tracked bouts

Johnson

Tracked record

1–13–1

counted from 15 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 Young Jack Johnson have met 1 time; Langford leads 1–0.
Met	1926Jul 1	Series
Sam LangfordFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Young Jack JohnsonFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	KOLangford vs Johnson	1Meeting

Langford vs Johnson · Jul 1, 1926

The Numbers

Langford 4 · Johnson 2 of 6 measurable rows

LangfordEdge = longer wingJohnson

Record^†: 210-43-53 (edge)1-13-1
Win %0–100%: 77.3% (edge)
10%
Wins by knockoutmax 126: 126 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 60%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 9: 9
6 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 12.8: 12.8 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 312: 312
15

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

Sam Langford left, Young 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

126 by KO/TKO 60%49 on the cards 23%36 by another method or unrecorded 17%

Young Jack Johnson1 win · from 15 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Sam Langford 312, Young Jack Johnson 15 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · Langford better on 2 · Johnson better on 1 · even on 14 shared · Sam Langford better on 2 · Young Jack Johnson better on 1 · even on 1

LangfordSam Langford

Opponent

JohnsonYoung Jack Johnson

Sam Langford
Win, KO 2
1917Dec 1917
NorfolkKid NorfolkUnited States 115–28–8 · Light HeavyweightLangford betterSam Langford better — 1–0 to 0–1
Young Jack Johnson
Loss, TKO 8
1922Feb 1922
Sam Langford
1–0–4 against
No contest, NC 1
1905Oct 1905
Draw, PTS
1905Sep 1905
Win, PTS
1905Aug 1905
Draw, PTS
1904Dec 1904
Draw, NWS
1904Jan 1904
Draw, PTS
1903Dec 1903
BlackburnJack BlackburnUnited States 117–24–22Langford betterSam Langford better — 1–0–4 to 0–1
Young Jack Johnson
Loss, PTS
1920Dec 1920
Sam Langford
8–3–3 against
Win, NWS
1917Sep 1917
Win, KO 7
1916May 1916
Loss, PTS
1915Apr 1915
Draw, NWS
1914Oct 1914
Win, PTS
1913Dec 1913
Loss, NWS
1913Oct 1913
Win, NWS
1911Sep 1911
Win, PTS
1911Jan 1911
Win, PTS
1910Sep 1910
Win, NWS
1908Sep 1908
Draw, PTS
1908Mar 1908
Draw, PTS
1907Jan 1907
Win, PTS
1906Apr 1906
Loss, TKO 8
1905Dec 1905
JeanetteJoe JeanetteUnited States 120–24–21 · HeavyweightJohnson betterYoung Jack Johnson better — 0–1 to 8–3–3
Young Jack Johnson
Loss, KO 4
1911Dec 1911
Sam Langford
Draw, PTS
1904Sep 1904
WalcottBarbados Joe WalcottBarbados 96–31–27 · WelterweightEvenEven — 0–0–1 both
Young Jack Johnson
Draw, PTS
1909Dec 1909

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

Young Jack Johnson last boxed on Apr 2, 1963 — 23,209 days ago. Johnson had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Charles Dec 1955Mildenberger Sep 1961Terrell Dec 1962Terrell Jan 1963Williams Apr 19630.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Sam Langford and Young Jack Johnson ever fought each other?: Yes. Sam Langford and Young Jack Johnson met once on July 1, 1926, and Sam Langford won by KO.
Who has the better record, Langford or Johnson?: Sam Langford is 210-43-53 and Young Jack Johnson is 1-13-1 across the 15 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, Langford or Johnson?: Sam Langford has 126 knockout wins and Young Jack Johnson has 1. Sam Langford has more.
Do Langford and Johnson have any common opponents?: Sam Langford and Young Jack Johnson share 4 common opponents: Kid Norfolk, Jack Blackburn and Joe Jeanette (and 1 other). Sam Langford fared better against 2 of them.
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 15 bouts tracked for Young Jack Johnson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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