Sam Langford

Career, Record, Stats

Sam Langford (Boston Tar Baby) was a Canadian professional boxer. In a career spanning 23 years, 3 months, and 22 days, Langford amassed a record of 211-43-52, which includes 126 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1990.

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LEGEND

Sam Langford's Boxing Career

Sam Langford was born in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada on March 4, 1886. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on April 11, 1902 against Jack McVicker. Langford defeated McVicker via 5th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Langford's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Brad Simmons at age 39, on August 2, 1925.

Some of Sam Langford's best fights were against Joe Gans (HOFer). For a complete list of Langford's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Sam Langford".

Langford has 43 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Sam Langford Losses".

Sam Langford's Boxing Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
314	Aug 02, 1925	39	Brad Simmons	loss	TKO 1
313	Jul 01, 1925	39	Young Jack Johnson	win	KO 2
312	Sep 25, 1925	39	Battling Gahee	loss	PTS 8
311	Apr 05, 1925	39	Frolin Gonzales	win	PTS 10
310	Mar 01, 1925	38	Tim Sullivan	draw	PTS 6
309	Jan 01, 1925	38	Tim Sullivan	draw	PTS 6
308	Sep 10, 1924	38	Smiling Kid Nolan	win	KO 2
307	Jul 07, 1924	38	Sydney Grant	win	KO 4
306	May 04, 1924	38	Eddie Tremblay	win	KO 3
305	Apr 23, 1924	38	Eddie Tremblay	loss	PTS 4
304	Apr 18, 1924	38	Sammy Olson	win	PTS 4
303	Apr 16, 1924	38	Jim Jam Barry	nd	ND 4
302	Apr 04, 1924	38	Jim Jam Barry	win	PTS 4
301	Mar 06, 1924	38	Smiling Kid Nolan	win	KO 5
300	Jan 20, 1924	37	Tom Riley	win	KO 2
299	Jan 06, 1924	37	Fireman Jim Flynn	win	PTS 8
298	Dec 18, 1923	37	Sonny Goodrich	loss	PTS 10
297	Dec 11, 1923	37	Roscoe Hall	win	KO 1
296	Nov 10, 1923	37	Andrés Balsa	win	TKO 8
295	Oct 19, 1923	37	Fireman Jim Flynn	win	KO 3
294	Aug 15, 1923	37	Bearcat Wright	loss	KO 9
293	Aug 02, 1923	37	Fireman Jim Flynn	win	PTS 10
292	Jul 27, 1923	37	Clem Johnson	loss	TKO 13
291	Jul 15, 1923	37	Jim Tracey	win	KO 4
290	May 19, 1923	37	Jack Voight	win	KO 5
289	May 16, 1923	37	Art Surans	win	KO 3
288	May 06, 1923	37	Andrés Balsa	win	KO 3
287	Apr 28, 1923	37	Andrés Balsa	win	PTS 10
286	Apr 15, 1923	37	Chihuahua Kid Brown	win	PTS 15
285	Apr 08, 1923	37	Andrés Balsa	win	TKO 6
284	Mar 31, 1923	37	Jack Savage	win	KO 1
283	Mar 17, 1923	37	Chihuahua Kid Brown	win	KO 1
282	Mar 02, 1923	36	Jim Tracey	win	KO 6
281	Feb 15, 1923	36	Tom McCarty	win	KO 2
280	Dec 25, 1922	36	Sonny Goodrich	win	TKO 7
279	Dec 24, 1922	36	Roscoe Hall	win	KO 3
278	Dec 12, 1922	36	Jack Taylor	win	KO 8
277	Nov 10, 1922	36	Jim Jam Barry	draw	PTS 10
276	Nov 05, 1922	36	Jack Taylor	draw	PTS 15
275	Oct 20, 1922	36	Jack Taylor	win	PTS 15
274	Oct 06, 1922	36	Cyclone Smith	win	KO 2
273	Sep 22, 1922	36	Battling Owens	win	KO 7
272	Aug 21, 1922	36	Jack Taylor	draw	NWS 10
271	Aug 11, 1922	36	Brad Simmons	draw	NWS 10
270	Aug 04, 1922	36	Bill Tate	win	PTS 12
269	Jul 17, 1922	36	Bearcat Wright	win	RTD 5
268	Jun 19, 1922	36	Bearcat Wright	draw	PTS 12
267	Jun 05, 1922	36	Tiger Flowers	win	KO 2
266	May 22, 1922	36	Ted Jamieson	draw	PTS 10
265	May 16, 1922	36	Roscoe Hall	win	KO 4
264	Apr 20, 1922	36	Roscoe Hall	win	KO 2
263	Apr 15, 1922	36	Jack Leslie	win	NWS 10
262	Apr 06, 1922	36	Tut Jackson	loss	DQ 5
261	Mar 27, 1922	36	Bill Tate	loss	PTS 8
260	Mar 17, 1922	36	Cyclone Smith	win	KO 2
259	Jan 17, 1922	35	Harry Wills	loss	PTS 10
258	Dec 09, 1921	35	Young Peter Jackson	win	NWS 10
257	Dec 07, 1921	35	Lee Anderson	win	PTS 10
256	Nov 24, 1921	35	Lee Anderson	loss	PTS 10
255	Oct 18, 1921	35	Young Peter Jackson	win	KO 2
254	Sep 21, 1921	35	Bill Tate	loss	NWS 12
253	Sep 05, 1921	35	Lee Anderson	loss	NWS 12
252	Aug 19, 1921	35	Topeka Jack Johnson	draw	PTS 6
251	Aug 17, 1921	35	George Godfrey	win	KO 1
250	Aug 12, 1921	35	Lee Anderson	win	PTS 10
249	Jul 20, 1921	35	Bearcat Wright	win	KO 9
248	Feb 07, 1921	34	Bill Watkins	win	KO 5
247	Feb 06, 1921	34	Alfred Johnson	win	KO 6
246	Feb 03, 1921	34	Jack Thompson	draw	PTS 10
245	Jan 14, 1921	34	Bob Devere	win	TKO 7
244	Jan 07, 1921	34	Lee Anderson	draw	PTS 12
243	Dec 29, 1920	34	Jim Jam Barry	win	PTS 10
242	Dec 23, 1920	34	Clem Johnson	win	PTS 10
241	Dec 09, 1920	34	Terry Kellar	win	PTS 6
240	Dec 02, 1920	34	Tiny Jim Herman	win	TKO 7
239	Nov 17, 1920	34	George Godfrey	win	KO 2
238	Nov 15, 1920	34	Jack Thompson	win	PTS 8
237	Oct 20, 1920	34	Lee Anderson	loss	PTS 10
236	Oct 13, 1920	34	Frank Farmer	win	PTS 4
235	Oct 06, 1920	34	Tiny Jim Herman	win	KO 7
234	Sep 06, 1920	34	Bill Tate	loss	NWS 6
233	Aug 30, 1920	34	Bearcat Wright	win	PTS 10
232	Aug 14, 1920	34	Sam McVea	win	NWS 10
231	Jul 26, 1920	34	Pinky Lewis	win	KO 7
230	Jul 02, 1920	34	Jack Mitchell	win	KO 3
229	Jun 07, 1920	34	Rough House Ware	win	KO 9
228	May 31, 1920	34	Jeff Clark	win	PTS 15
227	May 18, 1920	34	Marty Cutler	win	TKO 3
226	May 01, 1920	34	George Godfrey	draw	PTS 10
225	Apr 23, 1920	34	Harry Wills	loss	PTS 15
224	Apr 09, 1920	34	Silas Green	win	KO 3
223	Apr 05, 1920	34	Jack Thompson	win	PTS 15
222	Mar 29, 1920	34	Jamaica Kid	win	TKO 7
221	Feb 23, 1920	33	Battling Gahee	win	KO 2
220	Feb 16, 1920	33	Jeff Clark	draw	NWS 10
219	Jan 16, 1920	33	Jeff Clark	win	NWS 10
218	Dec 03, 1919	33	Dave McBride	win	KO 1
217	Nov 24, 1919	33	Jack Thompson	nc	NA
216	Nov 17, 1919	33	Mexican Jim Johnson	win	KO 9
215	Nov 05, 1919	33	Harry Wills	loss	PTS 15
214	Oct 21, 1919	33	Jack Thompson	draw	PTS 15
213	Sep 30, 1919	33	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 10
212	Sep 18, 1919	33	Rough House Wilson	win	KO 4
211	Aug 23, 1919	33	Bill Tate	win	NWS 10
210	Aug 04, 1919	33	Jack Thompson	draw	PTS 15
209	Jul 04, 1919	33	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 8
208	Jun 19, 1919	33	Bill Tate	win	DQ 5
207	Apr 30, 1919	33	Billy Hooper	win	KO 4
206	Mar 04, 1919	33	Willie Meehan	loss	PTS 4
205	Dec 27, 1918	32	Fred Fulton	loss	PTS 4
204	Dec 16, 1918	32	Jeff Clark	win	PTS 8
203	Dec 12, 1918	32	Big Boy Butler	win	KO 5
202	Nov 28, 1918	32	Jeff Clark	loss	NWS 6
201	Nov 15, 1918	32	Jeff Clark	draw	PTS 10
200	Oct 31, 1918	32	Jeff Clark	draw	PTS 12
199	Aug 22, 1918	32	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 8
198	Aug 19, 1918	32	Rough House Ware	win	KO 9
197	Aug 08, 1918	32	Jack Thompson	win	NWS 6
196	Aug 05, 1918	32	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 8
195	Jun 19, 1918	32	Battling Jim Johnson	win	PTS 10
194	May 19, 1918	32	Harry Wills	loss	TKO 8
193	Apr 14, 1918	32	Harry Wills	loss	KO 6
192	Dec 17, 1917	31	Kid Norfolk	win	KO 2
191	Nov 12, 1917	31	Harry Wills	draw	NWS 12
190	Sep 20, 1917	31	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 10
189	Sep 17, 1917	31	Andy Johnson	win	KO 2
188	Sep 14, 1917	31	Joe Jennette	win	NWS 12
187	Aug 17, 1917	31	Andre Anderson	win	TKO 2
186	Jun 19, 1917	31	Fred Fulton	loss	TKO 7
185	May 11, 1917	31	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 6
184	May 01, 1917	31	Bill Tate	win	KO 5
183	Apr 20, 1917	31	Bob Devere	win	NWS 10
182	Apr 10, 1917	31	Jack Thompson	win	NWS 10
181	Jan 25, 1917	30	Bill Tate	loss	PTS 12
180	Jan 01, 1917	30	Battling Jim Johnson	win	PTS 12
179	Dec 29, 1916	30	Bob Devere	win	NWS 10
178	Dec 12, 1916	30	Battling Jim Johnson	win	KO 12
177	Nov 30, 1916	30	Bill Tate	draw	NWS 10
176	Aug 12, 1916	30	Sam McVea	draw	PTS 20
175	May 12, 1916	30	Joe Jennette	win	KO 7
174	May 02, 1916	30	Sam McVea	draw	NWS 12
173	Apr 25, 1916	30	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 8
172	Apr 07, 1916	30	Sam McVea	win	NWS 10
171	Mar 31, 1916	30	Jeff Clark	win	TKO 5
170	Mar 23, 1916	30	Dave Mills	win	TKO 2
169	Mar 07, 1916	30	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 10
168	Feb 28, 1916	29	Cleve Hawkins	win	NWS 10
167	Feb 17, 1916	29	Sam McVea	win	NWS 10
166	Feb 11, 1916	29	Harry Wills	win	KO 19
165	Jan 03, 1916	29	Harry Wills	loss	PTS 20
164	Dec 03, 1915	29	Harry Wills	loss	NWS 10
163	Nov 23, 1915	29	Sam McVea	draw	NWS 10
162	Oct 18, 1915	29	Battling Jim Johnson	win	PTS 15
161	Sep 30, 1915	29	Sam McVea	draw	PTS 20
160	Jul 16, 1915	29	Jack Thompson	win	TKO 1
159	Jun 29, 1915	29	Sam McVea	loss	PTS 12
158	Jun 08, 1915	29	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 10
157	Apr 19, 1915	29	Porky Dan Flynn	nc	NA
156	Apr 13, 1915	29	Joe Jennette	loss	PTS 12
155	Apr 06, 1915	29	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 10
154	Nov 26, 1914	28	Harry Wills	win	KO 14
153	Nov 16, 1914	28	Jim Cameron	win	TKO 6
152	Nov 10, 1914	28	Tom McMahon	win	TKO 6
151	Oct 26, 1914	28	Jeff Clark	loss	NWS 10
150	Oct 20, 1914	28	Gunboat Smith	win	KO 3
149	Oct 06, 1914	28	Colin Bell	win	TKO 4
148	Oct 01, 1914	28	Joe Jennette	draw	NWS 10
147	Sep 15, 1914	28	Battling Jim Johnson	draw	PTS 12
146	Aug 25, 1914	28	George Cotton	win	KO 4
145	Aug 12, 1914	28	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 10
144	May 25, 1914	28	Bill Watkins	win	KO 4
143	May 01, 1914	28	Harry Wills	draw	NWS 10
142	Apr 20, 1914	28	Rough House Ware	win	TKO 5
141	Apr 15, 1914	28	George Cotton	win	PTS 8
140	Mar 27, 1914	28	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 10
139	Mar 23, 1914	28	Bill Watkins	win	TKO 1
138	Jan 24, 1914	27	Matthew Curran	win	KO 1
137	Dec 20, 1913	27	Joe Jennette	win	PTS 20
136	Nov 17, 1913	27	Gunboat Smith	loss	PTS 12
135	Oct 27, 1913	27	Jack Lester	win	RTD 5
134	Oct 03, 1913	27	Joe Jennette	draw	NWS 10
133	Sep 09, 1913	27	John Lester Johnson	win	KO 1
132	Aug 26, 1913	27	Porky Dan Flynn	win	KO 4
131	Jun 19, 1913	27	Colin Bell	draw	PTS 15
130	Mar 24, 1913	27	Sam McVea	draw	PTS 20
129	Mar 15, 1913	27	Jim Barry	win	KO 1
128	Dec 26, 1912	26	Sam McVea	win	KO 13
127	Oct 09, 1912	26	Sam McVea	win	TKO 11
126	Aug 03, 1912	26	Sam McVea	win	PTS 20
125	May 27, 1912	26	Porky Dan Flynn	win	TKO 14
124	May 13, 1912	26	Jim Barry	win	TKO 11
123	Apr 08, 1912	26	Sam McVea	win	PTS 20
122	Feb 12, 1912	25	Jim Barry	win	PTS 20
121	Dec 26, 1911	25	Sam McVea	loss	PTS 20
120	Nov 06, 1911	25	Tony Caponi	win	TKO 3
119	Sep 05, 1911	25	Joe Jennette	win	NWS 10
118	Aug 24, 1911	25	Tony Ross	win	KO 6
117	Aug 15, 1911	25	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	win	TKO 5
116	Aug 09, 1911	25	Jim Smith	win	TKO 5
115	Jul 29, 1911	25	Jack Driscoll	nd	ND 10
114	Jun 29, 1911	25	Jack Fitzgerald	win	TKO 5
113	Jun 16, 1911	25	Tony Caponi	win	NWS 10
112	May 30, 1911	25	Ralph Calloway	win	TKO 4
111	Apr 01, 1911	25	Sam McVea	draw	PTS 20
110	Feb 21, 1911	24	Bill Lang	win	DQ 6
109	Jan 16, 1911	24	Fred Atwater	win	TKO 3
108	Jan 10, 1911	24	Joe Jennette	win	PTS 12
107	Dec 06, 1910	24	Morris Harris	win	KO 2
106	Nov 10, 1910	24	Jeff Clark	win	TKO 2
105	Sep 06, 1910	24	Joe Jennette	win	PTS 15
104	May 17, 1910	24	Al Kubiak	win	TKO 2
103	May 14, 1910	24	Battling Jim Johnson	win	NWS 6
102	Apr 27, 1910	24	Stanley Ketchel	win	NWS 6
101	Apr 14, 1910	24	Jim Barry	win	KO 16
100	Mar 17, 1910	24	Fireman Jim Flynn	win	KO 8
99	Feb 22, 1910	23	Nat Dewey	win	TKO 1
98	Feb 08, 1910	23	Fireman Jim Flynn	loss	NWS 10
97	Jan 10, 1910	23	Dixie Kid	win	KO 3
96	Nov 23, 1909	23	Mike Schreck	win	TKO 1
95	Nov 02, 1909	23	Klondike Haynes	win	KO 2
94	Sep 28, 1909	23	Dixie Kid	win	RTD 5
93	Jul 13, 1909	23	Klondike Haynes	win	NWS 6
92	May 24, 1909	23	William Hague	win	KO 4
91	Apr 27, 1909	23	Sandy Ferguson	draw	PTS 12
90	Apr 17, 1909	23	Al Kubiak	win	NWS 6
89	Apr 14, 1909	23	Jim Barry	draw	NWS 10
88	Apr 03, 1909	23	John Willie	win	KO 2
87	Mar 29, 1909	23	Morris Harris	win	TKO 7
86	Mar 17, 1909	23	Jim Barry	win	NWS 6
85	Dec 21, 1908	22	Fireman Jim Flynn	win	KO 1
84	Sep 01, 1908	22	Joe Jennette	win	NWS 6
83	Aug 07, 1908	22	Tony Ross	win	TKO 5
82	Jul 21, 1908	22	John Willie	win	KO 2
81	Jun 19, 1908	22	Jim Barry	win	KO 3
80	May 19, 1908	22	Sandy Ferguson	win	PTS 12
79	Apr 07, 1908	22	Jim Barry	win	KO 2
78	Mar 11, 1908	22	Larry Temple	win	PTS 8
77	Mar 03, 1908	21	Joe Jennette	draw	PTS 12
76	Feb 10, 1908	21	Black Fitzsimmons	win	TKO 4
75	Jan 14, 1908	21	Jim Barry	draw	NWS 10
74	Dec 17, 1907	21	Jim Barry	win	PTS 10
73	Nov 12, 1907	21	Young Peter Jackson	win	PTS 20
72	Oct 15, 1907	21	Jim Barry	win	NWS 10
71	Sep 25, 1907	21	Jim Barry	win	NWS 6
70	Aug 27, 1907	21	Larry Temple	win	NWS 10
69	Jun 03, 1907	21	Geoff Thorne	win	KO 1
68	Apr 22, 1907	21	Tiger Smith	win	KO 4
67	Jan 31, 1907	20	Kid Williams	win	KO 6
66	Jan 11, 1907	20	Joe Jennette	draw	PTS 12
65	Nov 29, 1906	20	George Gunther	win	TKO 3
64	Nov 21, 1906	20	Young Peter Jackson	win	PTS 15
63	Nov 12, 1906	20	George Gunther	win	PTS 12
62	Jun 13, 1906	20	Young Peter Jackson	loss	TKO 5
61	Apr 26, 1906	20	Jack Johnson 28 36-5-6	loss	PTS 15
60	Apr 05, 1906	20	Joe Jennette	win	PTS 15
59	Mar 19, 1906	20	Black Fitzsimmons	win	TKO 11
58	Mar 01, 1906	19	Larry Temple	win	KO 15
57	Dec 25, 1905	19	Joe Jennette	loss	TKO 8
56	Oct 07, 1905	19	Jack Blackburn	nc	NA
55	Sep 29, 1905	19	Young Peter Jackson	draw	PTS 15
54	Sep 20, 1905	19	Jack Blackburn	draw	PTS 10
53	Sep 07, 1905	19	Larry Temple	draw	PTS 15
52	Aug 18, 1905	19	Jack Blackburn	win	PTS 15
51	Jul 04, 1905	19	Larry Temple	loss	PTS 15
50	Jun 16, 1905	19	Young Peter Jackson	win	PTS 15
49	May 26, 1905	19	Young Peter Jackson	win	PTS 15
48	May 16, 1905	19	Bogardus Hyde	win	TKO 3
47	Mar 13, 1905	19	George Gunther	win	PTS 12
46	Mar 03, 1905	18	George Cole	nc	NA
45	Feb 13, 1905	18	Dave Holly	win	NWS 15
44	Jan 20, 1905	18	George Gunther	win	TKO 11
43	Jan 16, 1905	18	Joe Reed	win	KO 5
42	Dec 22, 1904	18	Joe Reed	win	TKO 9
41	Dec 09, 1904	18	Jack Blackburn	draw	PTS 15
40	Nov 25, 1904	18	Tommy Sullivan	win	TKO 3
39	Nov 24, 1904	18	Andy Watson	win	NWS 12
38	Nov 04, 1904	18	Dave Holly	draw	NWS 6
37	Sep 30, 1904	18	Dave Holly	draw	PTS 15
36	Sep 05, 1904	18	Barbados Joe Walcott	draw	PTS 15
35	Jul 29, 1904	18	George McFadden	win	TKO 2
34	Apr 11, 1904	18	Dave Holly	loss	PTS 10
33	Feb 22, 1904	17	Willie Lewis	win	KO 2
32	Feb 13, 1904	17	Charles Johnson	win	TKO 5
31	Jan 27, 1904	17	Belfield Walcott	win	NWS 6
30	Jan 11, 1904	17	Jack Blackburn	draw	NWS 6
29	Jan 06, 1904	17	Andy Watson	draw	PTS 12
28	Dec 23, 1903	17	Jack Blackburn	draw	PTS 12
27	Dec 08, 1903	17	Joe Gans 29 134-8-17	win	PTS 15
26	Nov 28, 1903	17	Joe Reed	win	DQ 4
25	Nov 20, 1903	17	Patsy Sweeney	win	KO 12
24	Oct 05, 1903	17	Arthur Cote	win	TKO 5
23	Sep 15, 1903	17	Shadow Morris	win	PTS 12
22	Aug 28, 1903	17	Kid Griffo	win	PTS 12
21	Jul 16, 1903	17	Belfield Walcott	win	PTS 20
20	Jun 26, 1903	17	Danny Duane	loss	PTS 12
19	Jun 19, 1903	17	Walter Burgo	win	TKO 8
18	Jun 15, 1903	17	Andy Watson	draw	PTS 12
17	Jun 05, 1903	17	Tim Kearns	win	TKO 2
16	May 29, 1903	17	Andy Watson	draw	PTS 12
15	May 26, 1903	17	Chick Monahan	win	KO 1
14	May 25, 1903	17	Billy Jordan	win	PTS 6
13	May 08, 1903	17	Andy Watson	draw	PTS 10
12	Apr 20, 1903	17	Andy Watson	nd	ND 12
11	Apr 16, 1903	17	Stonewall Allen	win	PTS 6
10	Apr 03, 1903	17	Stonewall Allen	draw	PTS 6
9	Mar 26, 1903	17	John E. Butler	win	PTS 6
8	Mar 05, 1903	17	Johnny Johnson	draw	PTS 6
7	Mar 04, 1903	17	Sadler Jennings	win	KO 2
6	Feb 27, 1903	16	Luther Manual	win	PTS 10
5	Feb 06, 1903	16	Luther Manual	draw	PTS 6
4	Jan 23, 1903	16	Luther Manual	draw	PTS 4
3	Jan 22, 1903	16	Billy Chisholm	nd	ND 6
2	Jan 15, 1903	16	Arthur Pratt	win	KO 1
1	Apr 11, 1902	16	Jack McVicker	win	KO 5

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