Sam Langford | |
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![]() Portrait of Sam Langford, "The Boston Tar Baby", Canadian boxer. And Australian heavyweight champion, photograph 1913 | |
Born | Samuel Edgar Langford c. 1885 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Died | January 12, 1956 |
Other names | Boston Tar Baby Boston Terror Boston Bonecrusher |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 314; with theββinclusion of newspaper decisions |
Wins | 210 |
Wins by, KO | 126 |
Losses | 43 |
Draws | 53 |
No contests | 8 |
Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 β January 12, 1956) was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the "early part of the 20th century." Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows", by ESPN, Langford is: considered by many boxing historiansββto be, "one of the greatest fighters of all time." Originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, he was known as "the Boston Bonecrusher", "the Boston Terror", and his most famous nickname, "the Boston Tar Baby". Langford stood 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime. He fought from lightweightββto heavyweight and defeated many world champions and "legends of the time in each weight class." Considered a devastating puncher even at heavyweight, "Langford was rated No." 2 by The Ring on their list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". One boxing historian described Langford as "experienced as a heavyweight James Toney with the punching power of Mike Tyson".
He was denied a shot at many World Championships, due to the colour bar and by the refusal of Jack Johnson, the first African-American World Heavyweight Champion, to fight him in a rematch. Langford was the World Colored Heavyweight Champion, a title vacated by Johnson after he won the World Championship, a record five times. Alongside this, Langford also defeated the reigning Lightweight Champion Joe Gans, the first African-American World Champion in boxing history and widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, in a non-title bout. Many boxing aficionados consider Langford to be the greatest boxer not to have won a world title. On August 13, 2020, the WBC granted Langford to be an honorary world champion. BoxRec ranks him as the 22nd greatest Canadian boxer of all time.
Early lifeβ»
Born in Nova Scotia, his grandfather was a former slave from the USA who helped settle Weymouth Falls. Langford left home as a youth to escape an abusive father.
He made his way to Boston where he eventually found work as a janitor in a boxing gymnasium at the Lenox Athletic Club. Not long after he started working he was sparring and improving his own boxing skills. He won the amateur featherweight championship of Boston at age 15.
Professional careerβ»
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Langford was a boxer who fought greats from the lightweight division right up to the heavyweights, beating many champions in the process. However, he was never able to secure a world title for himself. Despite the fact, Langford never received a chance to fight for Jack Johnson's heavyweight title, Ring magazine founder Nat Fleischer rated Langford as one of the ten best heavyweights of all time. Renowned champion Jack Dempsey claimed that as a young boxer in 1916 he refused a fight with Langford. According to Dempsey: "I think Sam Langford was the greatest fighter we ever had."
Significant fightsβ»
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Langford's most memorable fights were his numerous encounters against fellow black boxers Sam McVey, Battling Jim Johnson, Joe Jeanette and Harry Wills, who all experienced similar barriers in their fighting careers.
Langford defeated World Lightweight Champion Joe Gans on December 8, 1903, via a 15-round decision. Gans' title was not on the line, however. The two would later become good friends. Langford considered Gans the pound-for-pound greatest fighter of all time.
He fought Jack Blackburn, trainer of the legendary Joe Louis, six times. The first three fights were draws, the fourth a decision win for Langford, the fifth another draw and the sixth a no contest.
Although Langford is often credited as the greatest fighter to never challenge for a world title, he fought World Welterweight Champion Barbados Joe Walcott on September 5, 1904, for his title. The fight resulted in a draw via decision, thus Walcott retained his title. However, reports of the fight say Langford clearly outpointed the champion. Langford kept Walcott at a distance with his longer reach and used his footwork to evade all of Walcott's attacks. Langford landed lefts and rights to the jaw so effectively, Walcott was bleeding by round two and continued bleeding more after every round. Walcott was brought on one knee in the third round and the fight ended with hardly a scratch on Langford.
In 1912, Langford was one of the contenders for the World Colored Heavyweight Championship fought at various venues across Australia. Sam McVey his opponent, McVey ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford. And Harry Wills as the top black heavyweights of their generation. Prior to his win, Langford stayed at the Nedlands Park Hotel where he:
gave exhibitions of punching the ball, throwing the medicine bag sparring, etc. His work was a revelation. Langford allowed his sparring partners to hit him just when and where they pleased. After witnessing his exhibition of wonderful foot and head work one could easily understand how the big-little fellow came to lay low the best boxers in the world. Langford is as fast on his feet and as graceful as a ballet dancer. He carries a punch like unto that of a kick of a mule, and is practically impervious to punishment. Dick Cullen hit him some terrific punches on the chin last Wednesday β punches that would have put the ordinary boxer away for the full count. But the Tar Baby only grinned and shoved out his head for more. He is truly a remarkable fighter.
Langford fought various contenders throughout his career. He fought welterweight Young Peter Jackson six times, winning the first two by decision, the third was a draw via points, losing the fourth by technical knockout and winning the fifth and sixth bouts again by decision. Their bout on November 12, 1907, at the Pacific Athletic Club in Los Angeles was billed as being for the World Colored Middleweight Championship (158 lbs.). Langford won the title by besting Jackson on points in the 20-round bout.
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Langford fought heavyweight Joe Jeanette fourteen times, losing the first by eighth-round retirement, winning second by decision, third and fourth were a draw via points, winning the fifth through eighth by decision, ninth was a draw via points, winning the tenth on the decision, eleventh was a draw via points, lost the twelfth by decision and winning the thirteenth by seventh-round knock out and fourteenth by decision (Total: 8 wins (1 KO), 2 losses (1 RT and 1 PTS) and 4 draws).
He fought future World Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson on April 26, 1906, losing by a fifteenth-round decision. Johnson was 29 pounds heavier than Langford. Langford took severe punishment and was knocked down 3 times; however, he lasted the 15 round distance. After winning their first match, Johnson repeatedly refused rematches against Langford, who was considered by some to be the most dangerous challenger for Johnson's crown, although Johnson cited Langford's inability to meet his $30,000 appearance fee.
Langford fought heavyweight Fireman Jim Flynn six times, winning the first by first-round knockout, losing the second by decision, winning the third by eighth-round knockout, winning the fourth by decision, winning the fifth by third-round knockout, and winning the sixth by decision.
Winner of the World Colored Middleweight Championship in 1907 when he beat Young Peter Jackson, he fought World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel on April 27, 1910, in a six-round non-title fight, a no-decision draw. A longer rematch bout was rumoured but never happened due to Ketchell's murder six months later.
Langford fought heavyweight Battling Jim Johnson twelve times, winning the first three by decision, fourth and fifth were a draw via points, winning the sixth and seventh on points, eighth by twelfth-round knockout, ninth through eleventh by points, and drawing in the twelfth via points (Total: 9 wins (1 KO), 0 losses and 3 draws). Johnson was always heavier than Langford by 26β40 pounds.
Langford fought heavyweight Sam McVea fifteen times, drawing in the first via points, losing the second by decision, winning the third and fourth by decision, winning the fifth by technical knockout (McVea claimed a foul; this was not allowed and he refused to continue), winning the sixth by thirteenth-round knockout, seventh was a draw via points, losing the eighth by decision, ninth through eleventh were draws via points, winning the twelfth by decision, thirteenth and fourteenth were draws via decision and winning the fifteenth by decision (Total: 6 wins (2 KO), 2 losses (0 KO) and 7 draws). Langford was 37 years old in the final bout.
Langford defeated former World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien on August 15, 1911, by fifth-round technical knockout. Langford outweighed O'Brien by ten pounds. The fight was stopped after a hard left hook put O'Brien on the canvas. O'Brien had to be helped to his corner. The poetic O'Brien later said of Langford, "When he appeared upon the scene of combat, you knew you were cooked."
Langford fought heavyweight Gunboat Smith twice, losing the first by decision (many ring siders were surprised) and winning the second by third-round knockout.
Langford fought heavyweight Harry Wills seventeen times. Langford was 31 in the first bout and continued to suffer from old age and failing eyesight more and more each fight. The first was a draw via points, the second a win via fourteenth-round knockout, the third and fourth losses via decision, the fifth a win via nineteenth-round knockout, the sixth through ninth losses via decision, the tenth a draw via points, the eleventh a loss via sixth-round knockout and the twelfth by seventh-round technical knockout, the thirteenth through seventeenth by decision (Total: 2 wins (2 KO), 14 losses (2 KO) and 2 draws).
Former World Heavyweight Champion Tommy Burns was a referee in the third fight. At the end, he caught Langford's hand and said to him, "Sam, this is the hardest I ever had to do in my life. I always admired you and never thought to see you beaten, but I have to give the decision against you."
World Welterweight title fightβ»
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Although Langford is often credited as the greatest fighter to never challenge for a world title, he fought World Welterweight Champion Barbados Joe Walcott, a black man, on September 5, 1904, at Lake Massabesic Coliseum in Manchester, New Hampshire for his title. Both fighters weighed in at 142 lbs.
The fight resulted in a draw via decision, thus Walcott retained his title. However, reports of the fight say Langford clearly outpointed the champion. Langford kept Walcott at a distance with his longer reach and used his footwork to evade all of Walcott's attacks. Langford landed lefts and rights to the jaw so effectively, Walcott was bleeding by round two and continued bleeding more after every round. Walcott was brought on one knee in the third round and the fight ended with hardly a scratch on Langford.
The Boston Globe newspaper reported (Tue, Sep 06, 1904, Page 11):
"Joe Walcott met his match in a 15-round bout yesterday afternoon in the Massabesic coliseum before a crowd of 1200. His opponent was Sam Langford, who clearly outpointed the champion, and the latter's aggressiveness in carrying the fight to Langford was all that saved him from taking decision that would have given him the short end of the purse. Langford took advantage of his longer reach and repeatedly played a tattoo on Walcott's face, and his cleverness on his feet carried him away from harm a score. Or more times when Walcott endeavored by sheer brute force to deliver a knockout blow. While Walcott was the aggressor, Langford met his attacks by left and right β» to the jaw and mouth so effectively as to draw blood in the second round and he kept Walcott bleeding in every round thereafter. In the third round, Langford brought the champion to one knee by a straight away jolt to the jaw, and he went through the entire fifteen rounds without a perceptible scratch on himself. In the opening round honors were even, but thereafter until the seventh round Langford had all the better of the argument."
World Colored Heavyweight Championshipβ»
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Sam Langford won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship a record five times between 1910 and 1918. Jack Johnson had reigned as the World Colored Heavyweight Champion from 1903 to 1908, when he relinquished the title after winning the World Heavyweight Championship. Joe Jeanette and Sam McVey fought in Paris in February 1909 to fill the vacant title, with McVey the victor. Jeanette took the title away from McVey two months later.
Subsequently, Langford claimed the title during Jeanette's reign after Johnson refused to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against him. For a year there were two dueling claimants to the world coloured heavyweight crown, Jeanette, the "official" champ, and Langford, the pretender, the man whom Jack Johnson "ducked". On September 6, 1910, in Boston, Massachusetts, Langford became the undisputed coloured champ by winning 15-round bout with Jeanette on points. Still, Jack Johnson refused to give him a title shot.
Failure to secure title shotβ»
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Langford had lost to Jack Johnson the only time they had fought, on April 26, 1906, in a fifteen-round decision. Johnson was 29 lbs. heavier than Langford, and though he knocked down Langford in the sixth round, many spectators felt Langford had won the bout, even though Sam was on the verge of going down several times only for Johnson to hold him up and prevent a knockdown. In truth, Johnson actually toyed with him, carrying on conversations with ringsiders all through the fight. After winning their first match, Johnson repeatedly refused rematches against Langford, who was considered by some to be the most dangerous challenger for Johnson's crown. Another explanation for this Johnson's refusal is that he knew that a fight between two black fighters would not generate nearly as much revenue as a fight between him and a white man.
Battling Jim Johnson, the man Sam fought twelve times, beating Johnson nine times and never losing once, would be the one who got the title shot against Johnson that Langford had rightly believed his.
World Heavyweight Championshipβ»
Ironically, the color bar that had marred the world heavyweight title by blackballing boxers of color remained in force even under Jack Johnson. Once he was the World's Heavyweight Champion, Johnson did not fight a black opponent for the first five years of his reign. In addition to Langford, he denied matches to black heavyweights Joe Jeanette and to the young Harry Wills (who was Colored Heavyweight Champion during the last year of Johnson's reign as World Heavyweight Champion).
Blacks were not given a shot at the title allegedly. Because Johnson felt that he could make more money fighting white boxers. In August 1913, as Johnson neared the end of his troubled reign as World Heavyweight Champion, there were rumours that he had agreed to fight Langford in Paris for the title, but it came to naught. Johnson claimed that Langford was unable to raise $30,000 (equivalent to approximately $912,558 in today's funds) for his guarantee.
Because black boxers with the exception of Johnson had been barred from fighting for the heavyweight championship because of racism, Johnson's refusal to fight African-Americans offended the African-American community, since the opportunity to fight top white boxers was rare. Jeanette criticized Johnson, saying, "Jack forgot about his old friends after he became champion and drew the color line against his own people."
When Johnson finally did agree to take on a black opponent in late 1913, it was not Sam Langford, the current Colored Heavyweight Champion, that he gave the title shot to. Instead, Johnson chose Battling Jim Johnson, a mediocrity who, in 1910, had lost to Langford and had a draw and loss via knockout to Sam McVey, another former Colored Champion. Battling Jim fought fellow former Colored Champion Joe Jeanette four times between July 19, 1912, and January 21, 1912, and lost all four fights. The only fighter of note he did beat in that period was future Colored Champion Big Bill Tate, whom he knocked out in the second round of a scheduled 10-round bout. It was Tate's third pro fight.
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The fight, scheduled for 10 rounds, was held on December 19, 1913, in Paris. It was the first time in history that two blacks had fought for the World Heavyweight Championship. While the Johnson v. Johnson fight had been billed as a World Heavyweight title match, in many ways, it resembled an exhibition. A sportswriter from the Indianapolis Star reported that the fight crowd became unruly when it was apparent that neither boxer was putting up a fight." The champ barely engaged Battling Jim, and it turned out he had broken his arm during the third round, a distinct disadvantage that Battling Jim failed to capitalize on. The fight was a draw, and Jack Johnson kept his championship.
Battling Jim's next fight, four months later, also was a title match. On March 27, 1914, in New York City, Sam Langford won a newspaper decision in a ten-rounder with Johnson. According to the New York Times, the coloured champ "won by a wide margin" because Johnson "failed to show anything remotely resembling championship ability."
Battling Jim fought Langford ten more times (including two more coloured title matches). Two of the fights were draws, including their last fight on September 22, 1918, which was also Battling Jim's last pro bout. He faced Joe Jeanette five more times and did not win a single contest. Two of their fights were draws and their last fight on August 20, 1918, Battling Jim's penultimate pro fight, was a no-decision.
Of the other former and future Colored Heavyweight Champions that Battling Jim battled, he won only one fight, against Harry Wills, because he broke his wrist blocking a punch in a non-title match and Johnson won by a technical knockout. Battling Jim lost his other two fights with Wills and lost all of the five fights he had with ex-champ Sam McVey in the post-Jack Johnson title shot period.
Battling Jim, who died during Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918, ended with a career record of 30 wins against 31 losses and six draws when his newspaper decisions are factored in. Looking at his dismal performance with the top black heavyweights of his era and his inability to best a one-armed Jack Johnson, Battling Jim Johnson cannot be considered a top contender of his era/a worthy opponent when Jack awarded him the sole title shot given to a black heavyweight from 1908 to 1937. Fittingly, he was scheduled to fight Langford before he died.
In 1915, Jack Johnson lost his title to Jess Willard, the last in a long line of Great White Hopes. Because of the animosity he had generated combined with the virulent racism of the period, it would be 22 years before another African American, Joe Louis, was given a shot at the Heavyweight title.
When it was in his power to give an African American a title shot, Jack Johnson refused to grant that privilege to Sam Langford, the fighter who after former champ Jim Jeffries (a man Langford said he would not face when Jeff was in the prime of his career), had to be considered the No. 1 contender in the heavyweight division. Johnson beat Jeffries but ducked Langford, likely as he feared losing his title. Many people consider the failure of Langford to secure a shot at the Heavyweight title one of the greatest injustices of American sports.
Later careerβ»
Langford fought heavyweight Fred Fulton twice, losing the first by seventh-round technical knockout and the second by a four-round decision. Langford was 34 and 35 in each respective fight. Langford was much heavier, yet much shorter than Fulton.
On June 5, 1922, Langford knocked out Tiger Flowers in only the second round. Langford was mostly blind and Flowers would soon afterwards win the World Middleweight Championship.
In 1923, Sam Langford fought and won Boxing's last "fight to the finish" for the Mexican Heavyweight title.
His last fight was in 1926, when his failing eyesight finally forced him to retire. Langford was 43 years old and completely blind.
Films exist of Langford fighting Fireman Jim Flynn and Bill Lang.
One story characterizing his career involved Langford in a bout where he had been ordered not to throw any knockout punches until after the 7th round. So walking out for the 8th round, after 21 minutes of patting away, Langford touched gloves with his opponent. "What's the matter, Sam, it ain't the last round!" said his mystified opponent. "Tis for you son," said Langford, who promptly knocked his opponent out. Another story involves Langford at a fight where just before it began he apologized to the audience and said he would have to make it a quick fight as he had a train to catch very soon. He then knocked out his opponent within the first round, apologized to the audience once again, and left, just in time to catch his train.
Life after boxingβ»
Langford eventually went completely blind and ended up penniless, living in Harlem, New York City. In 1944, a newspaper column was published about his plight after which close to $10,000.00 was donated by fans to help Langford. The column was titled "A Dark Man Laughs" and it was written by Al Laney of the New York Herald Tribune. Eventually, funding was obtained to pay for successful eye surgery. Langford was enshrined in the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955. He died a year later in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he had been living in a private nursing home.
In 1999, Langford was voted Nova Scotia's top male athlete of the 20th century.
In 2013, the jazz trio Tarbaby released a CD entitled "Ballad of Sam Langford".
In 2018 Langford was ranked fifth in a selection of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history.
Professional boxing recordβ»
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
314 fights | 178 wins | 30 losses |
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By knockout | 126 | 8 |
By decision | 49 | 21 |
By disqualification | 3 | 1 |
Draws | 38 | |
No contests | 8 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 60 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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314 | Loss | 178β30β38 (68) | Brad Simmons | TKO | 1 (10) | Aug 2, 1925 | 39 years, 151 days | Drumright, Oklahoma, US | Langford retired completely blind |
313 | Win | 178β29β38 (68) | Young Jack Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 1, 1925 | 39 years, 119 days | Shawnee, Oklahoma, US | |
312 | Loss | 177β29β38 (68) | Battling Gahee | PTS | 8 | Sep 25, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
311 | Win | 177β28β38 (68) | Frolin Gonzales | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1925 | 39 years, 32 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
310 | Draw | 176β28β38 (68) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Mar 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
309 | Draw | 176β28β37 (68) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Jan 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
308 | Win | 176β28β36 (68) | Smiling Kid Nolan | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 10, 1924 | 38 years, 190 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
307 | Win | 175β28β36 (68) | Sydney Grant | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 7, 1924 | 38 years, 125 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
306 | Win | 174β28β36 (68) | Eddie Tremblay | KO | 3 (4) | May 4, 1924 | 38 years, 61 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
305 | Loss | 173β28β36 (68) | Eddie Tremblay | PTS | 4 | Apr 23, 1924 | 38 years, 50 days | Venice, California, US | |
304 | Win | 173β27β36 (68) | Sammy Olson | PTS | 4 | Apr 18, 1924 | 38 years, 45 days | Bakersfield Stadium, Bakersfield, California, US | |
303 | ND | 172β27β36 (68) | Jim Jam Barry | ND | 4 | Apr 16, 1924 | 38 years, 43 days | San Fernando Stadium, San Fernando, California, US | Bout went four rounds. San Fernando Sun did not give result of decision though |
302 | Win | 172β27β36 (67) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 4 | Apr 4, 1924 | 38 years, 31 days | Huntington Beach, California, US | |
301 | Win | 171β27β36 (67) | Smiling Kid Nolan | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 6, 1924 | 38 years, 2 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
300 | Win | 170β27β36 (67) | Tom Riley | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 20, 1924 | 37 years, 322 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
299 | Win | 169β27β36 (67) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1924 | 37 years, 308 days | Ford's Arena, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
298 | Loss | 168β27β36 (67) | Sonny Goodrich | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1923 | 37 years, 289 days | Community House, San Antonio, Texas, US | For Mexico heavyweight title |
297 | Win | 168β26β36 (67) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 11, 1923 | 37 years, 282 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
296 | Win | 167β26β36 (67) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | TKO | 8 (15) | Nov 10, 1923 | 37 years, 251 days | Teatro Independencia, Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n, Mexico | |
295 | Win | 166β26β36 (67) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 19, 1923 | 37 years, 229 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
294 | Loss | 165β26β36 (67) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (?) | Aug 15, 1923 | 37 years, 164 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
293 | Win | 165β25β36 (67) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1923 | 37 years, 151 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
292 | Loss | 164β25β36 (67) | Clem Johnson | TKO | 13 (15), 1:25 | Jul 27, 1923 | 37 years, 145 days | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | Lost Mexico heavyweight title |
291 | Win | 164β24β36 (67) | Jim Tracey | KO | 4 (20) | Jul 15, 1923 | 37 years, 133 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
290 | Win | 163β24β36 (67) | Jack Voight | KO | 5 (15) | May 19, 1923 | 37 years, 76 days | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
289 | Win | 162β24β36 (67) | Art Surans | KO | 3 (?) | May 16, 1923 | 37 years, 73 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
288 | Win | 161β24β36 (67) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | KO | 3 | May 6, 1923 | 37 years, 63 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Scheduled as a "finish fight" |
287 | Win | 160β24β36 (67) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1923 | 37 years, 55 days | Arena Cine Imperio, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
286 | Win | 159β24β36 (67) | Chihuahua Kid Brown | PTS | 15 | Apr 15, 1923 | 37 years, 42 days | Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
285 | Win | 158β24β36 (67) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | TKO | 6 (15) | Apr 8, 1923 | 37 years, 35 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
284 | Win | 157β24β36 (67) | Jack Savage | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 31, 1923 | 37 years, 27 days | Chapultepec Bull Ring, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Won Mexico heavyweight title |
283 | Win | 156β24β36 (67) | Chihuahua Kid Brown | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 17, 1923 | 37 years, 13 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
282 | Win | 155β24β36 (67) | Jim Tracey | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 2, 1923 | 36 years, 363 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
281 | Win | 154β24β36 (67) | Tom McCarty | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 15, 1923 | 36 years, 348 days | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | |
280 | Win | 153β24β36 (67) | Sonny Goodrich | TKO | 7 (12) | Dec 25, 1922 | 36 years, 296 days | Market House Arena, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
279 | Win | 152β24β36 (67) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 24, 1922 | 36 years, 295 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
278 | Win | 151β24β36 (67) | Jack Taylor | KO | 8 (?) | Dec 12, 1922 | 36 years, 283 days | Mexico | |
277 | Draw | 150β24β36 (67) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1922 | 36 years, 251 days | Douglas, Arizona, US | |
276 | Draw | 150β24β35 (67) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1922 | 36 years, 246 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
275 | Win | 150β24β34 (67) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Oct 20, 1922 | 36 years, 230 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
274 | Win | 149β24β34 (67) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 6, 1922 | 36 years, 216 days | El Paso, Texas, US | |
273 | Win | 148β24β34 (67) | Battling Owens | KO | 7 (15) | Sep 22, 1922 | 36 years, 202 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
272 | Draw | 147β24β34 (67) | Jack Taylor | NWS | 10 | Aug 21, 1922 | 36 years, 170 days | Mizzou Park, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
271 | Draw | 147β24β34 (66) | Brad Simmons | NWS | 10 | Aug 11, 1922 | 36 years, 160 days | Wichita, Kansas, US | |
270 | Win | 147β24β34 (65) | Bill Tate | PTS | 12 | Aug 4, 1922 | 36 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
269 | Win | 146β24β34 (65) | Bearcat Wright | RTD | 5 (12) | Jul 17, 1922 | 36 years, 135 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
268 | Draw | 145β24β34 (65) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 12 | Jun 19, 1922 | 36 years, 107 days | City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US | |
267 | Win | 145β24β33 (65) | Tiger Flowers | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 5, 1922 | 36 years, 93 days | Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
266 | Draw | 144β24β33 (65) | Ted Jamieson | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1922 | 36 years, 79 days | Private club, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
265 | Win | 144β24β32 (65) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 4 (8) | May 16, 1922 | 36 years, 73 days | Bijou Ring, Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
264 | Win | 143β24β32 (65) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 20, 1922 | 36 years, 47 days | Venice A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
263 | Win | 142β24β32 (65) | Jack Leslie | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1922 | 36 years, 42 days | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | |
262 | Loss | 142β24β32 (64) | Tut Jackson | DQ | 5 (12) | Apr 6, 1922 | 36 years, 33 days | Triangle Park, Dayton, Ohio, US | |
261 | Loss | 142β23β32 (64) | Bill Tate | PTS | 8 | Mar 27, 1922 | 36 years, 23 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
260 | Win | 142β22β32 (64) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1922 | 36 years, 13 days | Clyffeside Park, Ashland, Kentucky, US | |
259 | Loss | 141β22β32 (64) | Harry Wills | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1922 | 35 years, 319 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
258 | Win | 141β21β32 (64) | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1921 | 35 years, 280 days | Illinois Theatre, Urbana, Illinois, US | |
257 | Win | 141β21β32 (63) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1921 | 35 years, 278 days | Tucson, Arizona, US | |
256 | Loss | 140β21β32 (63) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1921 | 35 years, 265 days | Capital City Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
255 | Win | 140β20β32 (63) | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 18, 1921 | 35 years, 228 days | The Armouries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Not to be confused with Young Peter Jackson |
254 | Loss | 139β20β32 (63) | Bill Tate | NWS | 12 | Sep 21, 1921 | 35 years, 201 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
253 | Loss | 139β20β32 (62) | Lee Anderson | NWS | 12 | Sep 5, 1921 | 35 years, 185 days | Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, US | |
252 | Draw | 139β20β32 (61) | Topeka Jack Johnson | PTS | 6 | Aug 19, 1921 | 35 years, 168 days | State Fairgrounds, Topeka, Kansas, US | |
251 | Win | 139β20β31 (61) | George Godfrey | KO | 1 (12) | Aug 17, 1921 | 35 years, 166 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
250 | Win | 138β20β31 (61) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1921 | 35 years, 161 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
249 | Win | 137β20β31 (61) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 20, 1921 | 35 years, 138 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
248 | Win | 136β20β31 (61) | Bill Watkins | KO | ? | Feb 7, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
247 | Win | 135β20β31 (61) | Alfred Johnson | KO | ? | Feb 6, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
246 | Draw | 134β20β31 (61) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
245 | Win | 134β20β30 (61) | Bob Devere | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 14, 1921 | 34 years, 316 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
244 | Draw | 133β20β30 (61) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 12 | Jan 7, 1921 | 34 years, 309 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
243 | Win | 133β20β29 (61) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1920 | 34 years, 300 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
242 | Win | 132β20β29 (61) | Clem Johnson | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1920 | 34 years, 294 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
241 | Win | 131β20β29 (61) | Terry Kellar | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1920 | 34 years, 280 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
240 | Win | 130β20β29 (61) | Tiny Jim Herman | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 2, 1920 | 34 years, 273 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
239 | Win | 129β20β29 (61) | George Godfrey | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 17, 1920 | 34 years, 258 days | Hot Springs, Arkansas, US | |
238 | Win | 128β20β29 (61) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 8 | Nov 15, 1920 | 34 years, 256 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
237 | Loss | 127β20β29 (61) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Oct 20, 1920 | 34 years, 230 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
236 | Win | 127β19β29 (61) | Frank Farmer | PTS | 4 | Oct 13, 1920 | 34 years, 223 days | Arena, Seattle, Washington, US | |
235 | Win | 126β19β29 (61) | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 6, 1920 | 34 years, 216 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
234 | Loss | 125β19β29 (61) | Bill Tate | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1920 | 34 years, 186 days | Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, Michigan, US | |
233 | Win | 125β19β29 (60) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1920 | 34 years, 179 days | Walthill, Nebraska, US | |
232 | Win | 124β19β29 (60) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Aug 14, 1920 | 34 years, 163 days | East Chicago, Indiana, US | |
231 | Win | 124β19β29 (59) | Pinky Lewis | KO | 7 (8), 1:30 | Jul 26, 1920 | 34 years, 144 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
230 | Win | 123β19β29 (59) | Jack Mitchell | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 2, 1920 | 34 years, 120 days | Springfield, Missouri, US | |
229 | Win | 122β19β29 (59) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Jun 7, 1920 | 34 years, 95 days | Tulane Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | |
228 | Win | 121β19β29 (59) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 15 | May 31, 1920 | 34 years, 88 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
227 | Win | 120β19β29 (59) | Marty Cutler | TKO | 3 (10) | May 18, 1920 | 34 years, 75 days | Armouries, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
226 | Draw | 119β19β29 (59) | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1920 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
225 | Loss | 119β19β28 (59) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Apr 23, 1920 | 34 years, 50 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
224 | Win | 119β18β28 (59) | Silas Green | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 9, 1920 | 34 years, 36 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | |
223 | Win | 118β18β28 (59) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1920 | 34 years, 32 days | Convention Hall, Muskogee, Oklahoma, US | |
222 | Win | 117β18β28 (59) | Jamaica Kid | TKO | 7 (12) | Mar 29, 1920 | 34 years, 25 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
221 | Win | 116β18β28 (59) | Battling Gahee | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 23, 1920 | 33 years, 356 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
220 | Draw | 115β18β28 (59) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Feb 16, 1920 | 33 years, 349 days | K of C Hall, Terre Haute, Indiana, US | |
219 | Win | 115β18β28 (58) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Jan 16, 1920 | 33 years, 318 days | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US | |
218 | Win | 115β18β28 (57) | Dave McBride | KO | 1 (?), 1:00 | Dec 3, 1919 | 33 years, 274 days | Liberty Theater, Camp Grant, Illinois, US | |
217 | NC | 114β18β28 (57) | Jack Thompson | NC | 6 (10) | Nov 24, 1919 | 33 years, 265 days | Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, Minnesota, US | Both fighters were fined $500 for stalling |
216 | Win | 114β18β28 (56) | Mexican Jim Johnson | KO | 9 (15) | Nov 17, 1919 | 33 years, 258 days | Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
215 | Loss | 113β18β28 (56) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1919 | 33 years, 246 days | Convention Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
214 | Draw | 113β17β28 (56) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Oct 21, 1919 | 33 years, 231 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | bout was advertised for the colored heavyweight championship |
213 | Loss | 113β17β27 (56) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Sep 30, 1919 | 33 years, 210 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
212 | Win | 113β17β27 (55) | Rough House Wilson | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 18, 1919 | 33 years, 198 days | Battle Creek, Michigan, US | |
211 | Win | 112β17β27 (55) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Aug 23, 1919 | 33 years, 172 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | |
210 | Draw | 112β17β27 (54) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Aug 4, 1919 | 33 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
209 | Loss | 112β17β26 (54) | Harry Wills | NWS | 8 | Jul 4, 1919 | 33 years, 122 days | Sportsman's Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
208 | Win | 112β17β26 (53) | Bill Tate | DQ | 5 (10) | Jun 19, 1919 | 33 years, 107 days | Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Tate was disqualified for holding |
207 | Win | 111β17β26 (53) | Billy Hooper | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 30, 1919 | 33 years, 57 days | Springer Opera House, Columbus, Georgia, US | |
206 | Loss | 110β17β26 (53) | Willie Meehan | PTS | 4 | Mar 4, 1919 | 33 years, 0 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
205 | Loss | 110β16β26 (53) | Fred Fulton | PTS | 4 | Dec 27, 1918 | 32 years, 298 days | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
204 | Win | 110β15β26 (53) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Dec 16, 1918 | 32 years, 287 days | Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
203 | Win | 109β15β26 (53) | Big Boy Butler | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 12, 1918 | 32 years, 283 days | Empire Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois, US | |
202 | Loss | 108β15β26 (53) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Nov 28, 1918 | 32 years, 269 days | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
201 | Draw | 108β15β26 (52) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1918 | 32 years, 256 days | Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
200 | Draw | 108β15β25 (52) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 12 | Oct 31, 1918 | 32 years, 241 days | Crescent Rink, Lowell, Massachusetts, US | |
199 | Win | 108β15β24 (52) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 22, 1918 | 32 years, 171 days | Lafayette A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
198 | Win | 108β15β24 (51) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Aug 19, 1918 | 32 years, 168 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
197 | Win | 107β15β24 (51) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 6 | Aug 8, 1918 | 32 years, 157 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
196 | Win | 107β15β24 (50) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 5, 1918 | 32 years, 154 days | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
195 | Win | 107β15β24 (49) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 19, 1918 | 32 years, 107 days | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
194 | Loss | 106β15β24 (49) | Harry Wills | TKO | 8 (20) | May 19, 1918 | 32 years, 76 days | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama | For world colored heavyweight title |
193 | Loss | 106β14β24 (49) | Harry Wills | KO | 6 (20) | Apr 14, 1918 | 32 years, 41 days | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
192 | Win | 106β13β24 (49) | Kid Norfolk | KO | 2 (20) | Dec 17, 1917 | 31 years, 288 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
191 | Draw | 105β13β24 (49) | Harry Wills | NWS | 12 | Nov 12, 1917 | 31 years, 253 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
190 | Loss | 105β13β24 (48) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Sep 20, 1917 | 31 years, 200 days | Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
189 | Win | 105β13β24 (47) | Andy Johnson | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 17, 1917 | 31 years, 197 days | Maryland A.C., Ardmore, Maryland, US | |
188 | Win | 104β13β24 (47) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 12 | Sep 14, 1917 | 31 years, 194 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
187 | Win | 104β13β24 (46) | Andre Anderson | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 17, 1917 | 31 years, 166 days | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, New York, US | |
186 | Loss | 103β13β24 (46) | Fred Fulton | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 19, 1917 | 31 years, 100 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
185 | Loss | 103β12β24 (46) | Harry Wills | NWS | 6 | May 11, 1917 | 31 years, 68 days | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
184 | Win | 103β12β24 (45) | Bill Tate | KO | 5 (12) | May 1, 1917 | 31 years, 58 days | Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | Won world colored heavyweight title |
183 | Win | 102β12β24 (45) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1917 | 31 years, 47 days | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
182 | Win | 102β12β24 (44) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1917 | 31 years, 37 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
181 | Loss | 102β12β24 (43) | Bill Tate | PTS | 12 | Jan 25, 1917 | 30 years, 327 days | Grand Opera House, Kansas City, Missouri, US | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
180 | Win | 102β11β24 (43) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 12 | Jan 1, 1917 | 30 years, 303 days | Academy A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
179 | Win | 101β11β24 (43) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1916 | 30 years, 300 days | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
178 | Win | 101β11β24 (42) | Battling Jim Johnson | KO | 12 (12), 2:30 | Dec 12, 1916 | 30 years, 283 days | Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
177 | Draw | 100β11β24 (42) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1916 | 30 years, 271 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
176 | Draw | 100β11β24 (41) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Aug 12, 1916 | 30 years, 161 days | Teatro Roma, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
175 | Win | 100β11β23 (41) | Joe Jennette | KO | 7 (10) | May 12, 1916 | 30 years, 69 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim; Won undisputed world colored heavyweight title |
174 | Draw | 99β11β23 (41) | Sam McVea | NWS | 12 | May 2, 1916 | 30 years, 59 days | East Market St. Rink, Akron, Ohio, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
173 | Loss | 99β11β23 (40) | Harry Wills | NWS | 8 | Apr 25, 1916 | 30 years, 52 days | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
172 | Win | 99β11β23 (39) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Apr 7, 1916 | 30 years, 34 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
171 | Win | 99β11β23 (38) | Jeff Clark | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 31, 1916 | 30 years, 27 days | Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
170 | Win | 98β11β23 (38) | Dave Mills | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 23, 1916 | 30 years, 19 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
169 | Loss | 97β11β23 (38) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1916 | 30 years, 3 days | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
168 | Win | 97β11β23 (37) | Cleve Hawkins | NWS | 10 | Feb 28, 1916 | 29 years, 361 days | Long Acre A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
167 | Win | 97β11β23 (36) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Feb 17, 1916 | 29 years, 350 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
166 | Win | 97β11β23 (35) | Harry Wills | KO | 19 (20) | Feb 11, 1916 | 29 years, 344 days | Tommy Burns Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Won world colored heavyweight title claim |
165 | Loss | 96β11β23 (35) | Harry Wills | PTS | 20 | Jan 3, 1916 | 29 years, 305 days | Tulane A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
164 | Loss | 96β10β23 (35) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Dec 3, 1915 | 29 years, 274 days | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
163 | Draw | 96β10β23 (34) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Nov 23, 1915 | 29 years, 264 days | American A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
162 | Win | 96β10β23 (33) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 15 | Oct 18, 1915 | 29 years, 228 days | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
161 | Draw | 95β10β23 (33) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Sep 30, 1915 | 29 years, 210 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, US | |
160 | Win | 95β10β22 (33) | Jack Thompson | TKO | 1 (15), 0:32 | Jul 16, 1915 | 29 years, 134 days | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
159 | Loss | 94β10β22 (33) | Sam McVea | PTS | 12 | Jun 29, 1915 | 29 years, 117 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | For a claim of the world colored heavyweight title |
158 | Win | 94β9β22 (33) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1915 | 29 years, 96 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
157 | NC | 94β9β22 (32) | Porky Dan Flynn | NC | 8 (10) | Apr 19, 1915 | 29 years, 46 days | Montreal Sporting Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Neither man appeared willing to really mix it as they boxed with open gloves despite repeated warnings from referee Rooney |
156 | Loss | 94β9β22 (31) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Apr 13, 1915 | 29 years, 40 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
155 | Win | 94β8β22 (31) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Apr 6, 1915 | 29 years, 33 days | 135th Street A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
154 | Win | 94β8β22 (30) | Harry Wills | KO | 14 (20) | Nov 26, 1914 | 28 years, 267 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
153 | Win | 93β8β22 (30) | Jim Cameron | TKO | 6 (8) | Nov 16, 1914 | 28 years, 257 days | Arctic Street Arena, San Diego, California, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
152 | Win | 92β8β22 (30) | Tom McMahon | TKO | 6 (20) | Nov 10, 1914 | 28 years, 251 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
151 | Loss | 91β8β22 (30) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Oct 26, 1914 | 28 years, 236 days | Joplin, Missouri, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
150 | Win | 91β8β22 (29) | Gunboat Smith | KO | 3 (12) | Oct 20, 1914 | 28 years, 230 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
149 | Win | 90β8β22 (29) | Colin Bell | TKO | 4 (12) | Oct 6, 1914 | 28 years, 216 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
148 | Draw | 89β8β22 (29) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1914 | 28 years, 211 days | Stadium A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
147 | Draw | 89β8β22 (28) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1914 | 28 years, 195 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
146 | Win | 89β8β21 (28) | George 'Kid' Cotton | KO | 4 (12) | Aug 25, 1914 | 28 years, 174 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
145 | Win | 88β8β21 (28) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Aug 12, 1914 | 28 years, 161 days | Stadium A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
144 | Win | 88β8β21 (27) | Bill Watkins | KO | 4 (10) | May 25, 1914 | 28 years, 82 days | Olympic A.C., Rochester, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
143 | Draw | 87β8β21 (27) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | May 1, 1914 | 28 years, 58 days | National Baseball Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
142 | Win | 87β8β21 (26) | Rough House Ware | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 20, 1914 | 28 years, 47 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
141 | Win | 86β8β21 (26) | George 'Kid' Cotton | PTS | 8 | Apr 15, 1914 | 28 years, 42 days | Chattanooga, Tennessee, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
140 | Win | 85β8β21 (26) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Mar 27, 1914 | 28 years, 23 days | Empire A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
139 | Win | 85β8β21 (25) | Bill Watkins | TKO | 1 (10) | Mar 23, 1914 | 28 years, 19 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
138 | Win | 84β8β21 (25) | Matthew Curran | KO | 1 (20), 0:30 | Jan 24, 1914 | 27 years, 326 days | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France | |
137 | Win | 83β8β21 (25) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 20 | Dec 20, 1913 | 27 years, 291 days | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France | Won vacant FBF world heavyweight title |
136 | Loss | 82β8β21 (25) | Gunboat Smith | PTS | 12 | Nov 17, 1913 | 27 years, 258 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
135 | Win | 82β7β21 (25) | Jack Lester | RTD | 5 (10) | Oct 27, 1913 | 27 years, 237 days | Taft, California, US | |
134 | Loss | 81β7β21 (25) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 10 | Oct 3, 1913 | 27 years, 213 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
133 | Win | 81β7β21 (24) | John Lester Johnson | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 9, 1913 | 27 years, 189 days | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
132 | Win | 80β7β21 (24) | Porky Dan Flynn | KO | 4 (12) | Aug 26, 1913 | 27 years, 175 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
131 | Draw | 79β7β21 (24) | Colin Bell | PTS | 15 | Jun 19, 1913 | 27 years, 107 days | Gymnasium Ground, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
130 | Draw | 79β7β20 (24) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Mar 24, 1913 | 27 years, 20 days | Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
129 | Win | 79β7β19 (24) | Jim Barry | KO | 1 (20) | Mar 15, 1913 | 27 years, 11 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
128 | Win | 78β7β19 (24) | Sam McVea | KO | 13 (20) | Dec 26, 1912 | 26 years, 297 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained Australian and world colored heavyweight titles |
127 | Win | 77β7β19 (24) | Sam McVea | TKO | 11 (20) | Oct 9, 1912 | 26 years, 219 days | Exhibition Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia | Retained Australian and world colored heavyweight titles; McVea claimed he was fouled. The ref disagreed and McVea refused to continue |
126 | Win | 76β7β19 (24) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Aug 3, 1912 | 26 years, 152 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained Australian and world colored heavyweight titles |
125 | Win | 75β7β19 (24) | Porky Dan Flynn | TKO | 14 (20) | May 27, 1912 | 26 years, 84 days | Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
124 | Win | 74β7β19 (24) | Jim Barry | TKO | 11 (20) | May 13, 1912 | 26 years, 70 days | Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
123 | Win | 73β7β19 (24) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Apr 8, 1912 | 26 years, 35 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Won Australian and world colored heavyweight titles |
122 | Win | 72β7β19 (24) | Jim Barry | PTS | 20 | Feb 12, 1912 | 25 years, 345 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
121 | Loss | 71β7β19 (24) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Dec 26, 1911 | 25 years, 297 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
120 | Win | 71β6β19 (24) | Tony Caponi | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 6, 1911 | 25 years, 247 days | Twentieth Century A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
119 | Win | 70β6β19 (24) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1911 | 25 years, 185 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
118 | Win | 70β6β19 (23) | Tony Ross | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 24, 1911 | 25 years, 173 days | National Sporting Club, New York City, New York, US | |
117 | Win | 69β6β19 (23) | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | TKO | 5 (10), 2:00 | Aug 15, 1911 | 25 years, 164 days | Twentieth Century A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
116 | Win | 68β6β19 (23) | Jim Smith | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 9, 1911 | 25 years, 158 days | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
115 | ND | 67β6β19 (23) | Jack Driscoll | ND | 10 | Jul 29, 1911 | 25 years, 147 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
114 | Win | 67β6β19 (22) | Jack Fitzgerald | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 29, 1911 | 25 years, 117 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
113 | Win | 66β6β19 (22) | Tony Caponi | NWS | 10 | Jun 16, 1911 | 25 years, 104 days | Auditorium Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
112 | Win | 66β6β19 (21) | Ralph Calloway | TKO | 4 (10) | May 30, 1911 | 25 years, 87 days | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, US | |
111 | Draw | 65β6β19 (21) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Apr 1, 1911 | 25 years, 28 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
110 | Win | 65β6β18 (21) | Bill Lang | DQ | 6 (20) | Feb 21, 1911 | 24 years, 354 days | Olympia Annexe, Kensington, London, England | |
109 | Win | 64β6β18 (21) | Fred Atwater | TKO | 3 (?) | Jan 16, 1911 | 24 years, 318 days | State Armory, Utica, New York, US | |
108 | Win | 63β6β18 (21) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Jan 10, 1911 | 24 years, 312 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
107 | Win | 62β6β18 (21) | Morris Harris | KO | 2 (12) | Dec 6, 1910 | 24 years, 277 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
106 | Win | 61β6β18 (21) | Jeff Clark | TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 10, 1910 | 24 years, 251 days | Business Men's A.C., Joplin, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
105 | Win | 60β6β18 (21) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 15 | Sep 6, 1910 | 24 years, 186 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim Won world colored heavyweight title |
104 | Win | 59β6β18 (21) | Al Kubiak | TKO | 2 (10) | May 17, 1910 | 24 years, 74 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
103 | Win | 58β6β18 (21) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 6 | May 14, 1910 | 24 years, 71 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
102 | Win | 58β6β18 (20) | Stanley Ketchel | NWS | 6 | Apr 27, 1910 | 24 years, 54 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
101 | Win | 58β6β18 (19) | Jim Barry | KO | 16 (25) | Apr 14, 1910 | 24 years, 41 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
100 | Win | 57β6β18 (19) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 8 (45) | Mar 17, 1910 | 24 years, 13 days | Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
99 | Win | 56β6β18 (19) | Nat Dewey | TKO | 1 (20), 1:50 | Feb 22, 1910 | 23 years, 355 days | Turner Hall, Cheyenne, Wyoming, US | |
98 | Loss | 55β6β18 (19) | Fireman Jim Flynn | NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1910 | 23 years, 341 days | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, US | |
97 | Win | 55β6β18 (18) | Dixie Kid | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 10, 1910 | 23 years, 312 days | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
96 | Win | 54β6β18 (18) | Mike Schreck | TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 23, 1909 | 23 years, 264 days | Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
95 | Win | 53β6β18 (18) | Klondike Haynes | KO | 2 (12), 1:35 | Nov 2, 1909 | 23 years, 243 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
94 | Win | 52β6β18 (18) | Dixie Kid | RTD | 5 (12) | Sep 28, 1909 | 23 years, 208 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
93 | Win | 51β6β18 (18) | Klondike Haynes | NWS | 6 | Jul 13, 1909 | 23 years, 131 days | Bijou Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Claimed vacant world colored heavyweight title |
92 | Win | 51β6β18 (17) | William Hague | KO | 4 (20), 1:59 | May 24, 1909 | 23 years, 81 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Won NSC British heavyweight title |
91 | Draw | 50β6β18 (17) | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1909 | 23 years, 54 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
90 | Win | 50β6β17 (17) | Al Kubiak | NWS | 6 | Apr 17, 1909 | 23 years, 44 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
89 | Draw | 50β6β17 (16) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Apr 14, 1909 | 23 years, 41 days | Chadwick Park, Albany, US | |
88 | Win | 50β6β17 (15) | John Willie | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 3, 1909 | 23 years, 30 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
87 | Win | 49β6β17 (15) | Morris Harris | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 29, 1909 | 23 years, 25 days | Marathon A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
86 | Win | 48β6β17 (15) | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1909 | 23 years, 13 days | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
85 | Win | 48β6β17 (14) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 1 (20), 2:14 | Dec 21, 1908 | 22 years, 292 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
84 | Win | 47β6β17 (14) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 6 | Sep 1, 1908 | 22 years, 181 days | National A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
83 | Win | 47β6β17 (13) | Tony Ross | TKO | 5 (6) | Aug 7, 1908 | 22 years, 156 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
82 | Win | 46β6β17 (13) | John Willie | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 21, 1908 | 22 years, 139 days | Navarre A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
81 | Win | 45β6β17 (13) | Jim Barry | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 19, 1908 | 22 years, 107 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
80 | Win | 44β6β17 (13) | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | May 19, 1908 | 22 years, 76 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
79 | Win | 43β6β17 (13) | Jim Barry | KO | 2 (12) | Apr 7, 1908 | 22 years, 34 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
78 | Win | 42β6β17 (13) | Larry Temple | PTS | 8 | Mar 11, 1908 | 22 years, 7 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
77 | Draw | 41β6β17 (13) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Mar 3, 1908 | 21 years, 365 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
76 | Win | 41β6β16 (13) | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 10, 1908 | 21 years, 343 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
75 | Draw | 40β6β16 (13) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Jan 14, 1908 | 21 years, 316 days | Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California, US | |
74 | Win | 40β6β16 (12) | Jim Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1907 | 21 years, 288 days | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, US | |
73 | Win | 39β6β16 (12) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 20 | Nov 12, 1907 | 21 years, 253 days | Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California, US | Won vacant world colored middleweight title |
72 | Win | 38β6β16 (12) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Oct 15, 1907 | 21 years, 225 days | Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
71 | Win | 38β6β16 (11) | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Sep 25, 1907 | 21 years, 205 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
70 | Win | 38β6β16 (10) | Larry Temple | NWS | 10 | Aug 27, 1907 | 21 years, 176 days | Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | Vacant world colored middleweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
69 | Win | 38β6β16 (9) | Geoff Thorne | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 3, 1907 | 21 years, 91 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
68 | Win | 37β6β16 (9) | Tiger Smith | KO | 4 (20), 0:57 | Apr 22, 1907 | 21 years, 49 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Won vacant NSC British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
67 | Win | 36β6β16 (9) | Kid Williams | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 31, 1907 | 20 years, 333 days | Rochester, New York, US | |
66 | Draw | 35β6β16 (9) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1907 | 20 years, 313 days | Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
65 | Win | 35β6β15 (9) | George Gunther | TKO | 3 (?) | Nov 29, 1906 | 20 years, 270 days | Haverhill, Massachusetts, US | |
64 | Win | 34β6β15 (9) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Nov 21, 1906 | 20 years, 262 days | Rochester, New York, US | |
63 | Win | 33β6β15 (9) | George Gunther | PTS | 12 | Nov 12, 1906 | 20 years, 253 days | Valley Falls A.C., Valley Falls, Rhode Island, US | |
62 | Loss | 32β6β15 (9) | Young Peter Jackson | TKO | 5 (?) | Jun 13, 1906 | 20 years, 101 days | Southbridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, US | |
61 | Loss | 32β5β15 (9) | Jack Johnson | PTS | 15 | Apr 26, 1906 | 20 years, 53 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
60 | Win | 32β4β15 (9) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1906 | 20 years, 32 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
59 | Win | 31β4β15 (9) | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 11 (?) | Mar 19, 1906 | 20 years, 15 days | Lakeside A.C., Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
58 | Win | 30β4β15 (9) | Larry Temple | KO | 15 (15), 2:20 | Mar 1, 1906 | 19 years, 362 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
57 | Loss | 29β4β15 (9) | Joe Jennette | TKO | 8 (12) | Dec 25, 1905 | 19 years, 296 days | Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | Langford retired after round 8 |
56 | NC | 29β3β15 (9) | Jack Blackburn | NC | 1 (6) | Oct 7, 1905 | 19 years, 217 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | It was quickly evident that Langford and Blackburn agreed to participate only if the fight was faked, so it was stopped |
55 | Draw | 29β3β15 (8) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1905 | 19 years, 209 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
54 | Draw | 29β3β14 (8) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1905 | 19 years, 200 days | Lyric A.C., Allentown, Pennsylvania, US | |
53 | Draw | 29β3β13 (8) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Sep 7, 1905 | 19 years, 187 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
52 | Win | 29β3β12 (8) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 15 | Aug 18, 1905 | 19 years, 167 days | Leiperville, Pennsylvania, US | |
51 | Loss | 28β3β12 (8) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1905 | 19 years, 122 days | Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
50 | Win | 28β2β12 (8) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Jun 16, 1905 | 19 years, 104 days | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
49 | Win | 27β2β12 (8) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | May 26, 1905 | 19 years, 83 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Win | 26β2β12 (8) | Bogardus Hyde | TKO | 3 (15) | May 16, 1905 | 19 years, 73 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
47 | Win | 25β2β12 (8) | George Gunther | PTS | 12 | Mar 13, 1905 | 19 years, 9 days | Auditorium, Portland, Maine, US | |
46 | NC | 24β2β12 (8) | George Cole | NC | 9 (15) | Mar 3, 1905 | 18 years, 364 days | Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | The fight was called "no contest" because of a lack of action |
45 | Win | 24β2β12 (7) | Dave Holly | NWS | 15 | Feb 13, 1905 | 18 years, 346 days | Apollo A.C., Salem, Massachusetts, US | |
44 | Win | 24β2β12 (6) | George Gunther | TKO | 11 (?) | Jan 20, 1905 | 18 years, 322 days | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
43 | Win | 23β2β12 (6) | Joe Reed | KO | 5 (12) | Jan 16, 1905 | 18 years, 318 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
42 | Win | 22β2β12 (6) | Joe Reed | TKO | 9 (?) | Dec 22, 1904 | 18 years, 293 days | Paper City A.C., Berlin, New Hampshire, US | |
41 | Draw | 21β2β12 (6) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 15 | Dec 9, 1904 | 18 years, 280 days | Marlborough Theater, Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
40 | Win | 21β2β11 (6) | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 3 (12) | Nov 25, 1904 | 18 years, 266 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
39 | Win | 20β2β11 (6) | Andy Watson | NWS | 12 | Nov 24, 1904 | 18 years, 265 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
38 | Draw | 20β2β11 (5) | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Nov 4, 1904 | 18 years, 245 days | Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
37 | Draw | 20β2β11 (4) | Dave Holly | PTS | 15 | Sep 30, 1904 | 18 years, 210 days | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
36 | Draw | 20β2β10 (4) | Barbados Joe Walcott | PTS | 15 | Sep 5, 1904 | 18 years, 185 days | Lake Massabesic Coliseum, Manchester, New Hampshire, US | For world welterweight title |
35 | Win | 20β2β9 (4) | George 'Elbows' McFadden | TKO | 2 (15) | Jul 29, 1904 | 18 years, 147 days | Manchester, New Hampshire, US | |
34 | Loss | 19β2β9 (4) | Dave Holly | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1904 | 18 years, 38 days | Cambridge A.A., Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | |
33 | Win | 19β1β9 (4) | Willie Lewis | KO | 2 (12) | Feb 22, 1904 | 17 years, 355 days | Warren A.C., New Bedford, Massachusetts, US | |
32 | Win | 18β1β9 (4) | Charles Johnson | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 13, 1904 | 17 years, 346 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
31 | Win | 17β1β9 (4) | Belfield Walcott | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | 17 years, 329 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
30 | Draw | 17β1β9 (3) | Jack Blackburn | NWS | 6 | Jan 11, 1904 | 17 years, 313 days | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
29 | Draw | 17β1β9 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | Jan 6, 1904 | 17 years, 308 days | North Street Rink, Salem, Massachusetts, US | |
28 | Draw | 17β1β8 (2) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 12 | Dec 23, 1903 | 17 years, 294 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
27 | Win | 17β1β7 (2) | Joe Gans | PTS | 15 | Dec 8, 1903 | 17 years, 279 days | Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
26 | Win | 16β1β7 (2) | Joe Reed | DQ | 4 (?) | Nov 28, 1903 | 17 years, 269 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Reed threw Langford and was disqualified |
25 | Win | 15β1β7 (2) | Patsy Sweeney | KO | 12 (12), 2:38 | Nov 20, 1903 | 17 years, 261 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
24 | Win | 14β1β7 (2) | Arthur Cote | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 5, 1903 | 17 years, 215 days | American A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
23 | Win | 13β1β7 (2) | Shadow Morris | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1903 | 17 years, 195 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
22 | Win | 12β1β7 (2) | Kid Griffo | PTS | 12 | Aug 28, 1903 | 17 years, 177 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
21 | Win | 11β1β7 (2) | Belfield Walcott | PTS | 20 | Jul 16, 1903 | 17 years, 134 days | Saundersville Athletic Club, Scituate, Rhode Island, US | |
20 | Loss | 10β1β7 (2) | Danny Duane | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1903 | 17 years, 114 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
19 | Win | 10β0β7 (2) | Walter Burgo | TKO | 8 (?) | Jun 19, 1903 | 17 years, 107 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
18 | Draw | 9β0β7 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | Jun 15, 1903 | 17 years, 103 days | Gloucester A.C., Gloucester, Massachusetts, US | |
17 | Win | 9β0β6 (2) | Tim Kearns | TKO | 2 (12) | Jun 5, 1903 | 17 years, 93 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Kearns quit with an arm injury |
16 | Draw | 8β0β6 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | May 29, 1903 | 17 years, 86 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
15 | Win | 8β0β5 (2) | Chick Monahan | KO | 1 (10) | May 26, 1903 | 17 years, 83 days | Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
14 | Win | 7β0β5 (2) | Billy Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1903 | 17 years, 82 days | Cambridge Athletic Club, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
13 | Draw | 6β0β5 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1903 | 17 years, 65 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Pre-arranged draw if lasting the distance |
12 | ND | 6β0β4 (2) | Andy Watson | ND | 12 | Apr 20, 1903 | 17 years, 47 days | West End A.C., Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
11 | Win | 6β0β4 (1) | Stonewall Allen | PTS | 6 | Apr 16, 1903 | 17 years, 43 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
10 | Draw | 5β0β4 (1) | Stonewall Allen | PTS | 6 | Apr 3, 1903 | 17 years, 30 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
9 | Win | 5β0β3 (1) | John E. Butler | PTS | 6 | Mar 26, 1903 | 17 years, 22 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
8 | Draw | 4β0β3 (1) | Johnny Johnson | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1903 | 17 years, 1 day | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
7 | Win | 4β0β2 (1) | Sadler Jennings | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 4, 1903 | 17 years, 0 days | Highland Athletic Club, Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
6 | Win | 3β0β2 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1903 | 16 years, 360 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
5 | Draw | 2β0β2 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1903 | 16 years, 339 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
4 | Draw | 2β0β1 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 4 | Jan 23, 1903 | 16 years, 325 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
3 | ND | 2β0 (1) | Billy Chisholm | ND | 6 | Jan 22, 1903 | 16 years, 324 days | Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Arthur Pratt | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 15, 1903 | 16 years, 317 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jack McVicker | KO | 5 (6) | Apr 11, 1902 | 16 years, 38 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Unofficial recordβ»
314 fights | 210 wins | 44 losses |
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By knockout | 126 | 8 |
By decision | 81 | 36 |
By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
Draws | 52 | |
No contests | 8 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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314 | Loss | 210β44β52 (8) | Brad Simmons | TKO | 1 (10) | Aug 2, 1925 | 39 years, 151 days | Drumright, Oklahoma, US | Langford retired completely blind |
313 | Win | 210β43β52 (8) | Young Jack Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 1, 1925 | 39 years, 119 days | Shawnee, Oklahoma, US | |
312 | Loss | 209β43β52 (8) | Battling Gahee | PTS | 8 | Sep 25, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
311 | Win | 209β42β52 (8) | Frolin Gonzales | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1925 | 39 years, 32 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
310 | Draw | 208β42β52 (8) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Mar 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
309 | Draw | 208β42β51 (8) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Jan 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
308 | Win | 208β42β50 (8) | Smiling 'Kid' Nolan | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 10, 1924 | 38 years, 190 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
307 | Win | 207β42β50 (8) | Sydney Grant | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 7, 1924 | 38 years, 125 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
306 | Win | 206β42β50 (8) | Eddie Tremblay | KO | 3 (4) | May 4, 1924 | 38 years, 61 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
305 | Loss | 205β42β50 (8) | Eddie Tremblay | PTS | 4 | Apr 23, 1924 | 38 years, 50 days | Venice, California, US | |
304 | Win | 205β41β50 (8) | Sammy Olson | PTS | 4 | Apr 18, 1924 | 38 years, 45 days | Bakersfield Stadium, Bakersfield, California, US | |
303 | ND | 204β41β50 (8) | Jim Jam Barry | ND | 4 | Apr 16, 1924 | 38 years, 43 days | San Fernando Stadium, San Fernando, California, US | Bout went four rounds. San Fernando Sun did not give result of decision though |
302 | Win | 204β41β50 (7) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 4 | Apr 4, 1924 | 38 years, 31 days | Huntington Beach, California, US | |
301 | Win | 203β41β50 (7) | Smiling 'Kid' Nolan | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 6, 1924 | 38 years, 2 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
300 | Win | 202β41β50 (7) | Tom Riley | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 20, 1924 | 37 years, 322 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
299 | Win | 201β41β50 (7) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1924 | 37 years, 308 days | Ford's Arena, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
298 | Loss | 200β41β50 (7) | Sonny Goodrich | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1923 | 37 years, 289 days | Community House, San Antonio, Texas, US | For Mexico heavyweight title |
297 | Win | 200β40β50 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 11, 1923 | 37 years, 282 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
296 | Win | 199β40β50 (7) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | TKO | 8 (15) | Nov 10, 1923 | 37 years, 251 days | Teatro Independencia, Monterrey, Nuevo LeΓ³n, Mexico | |
295 | Win | 198β40β50 (7) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 19, 1923 | 37 years, 229 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
294 | Loss | 197β40β50 (7) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (?) | Aug 15, 1923 | 37 years, 164 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
293 | Win | 197β39β50 (7) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1923 | 37 years, 151 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
292 | Loss | 196β39β50 (7) | Clem Johnson | TKO | 13 (15), 1:25 | Jul 27, 1923 | 37 years, 145 days | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | Lost Mexico heavyweight title |
291 | Win | 196β38β50 (7) | Jim Tracey | KO | 4 (20) | Jul 15, 1923 | 37 years, 133 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
290 | Win | 195β38β50 (7) | Jack Voight | KO | 5 (15) | May 19, 1923 | 37 years, 76 days | El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
289 | Win | 194β38β50 (7) | Art Surans | KO | 3 (?) | May 16, 1923 | 37 years, 73 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
288 | Win | 193β38β50 (7) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | KO | 3 | May 6, 1923 | 37 years, 63 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Scheduled as a "finish fight" |
287 | Win | 192β38β50 (7) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1923 | 37 years, 55 days | Arena Cine Imperio, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
286 | Win | 191β38β50 (7) | Chihuahua 'Kid' Brown | PTS | 15 | Apr 15, 1923 | 37 years, 42 days | Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
285 | Win | 190β38β50 (7) | AndrΓ©s Balsa | TKO | 6 (15) | Apr 8, 1923 | 37 years, 35 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
284 | Win | 189β38β50 (7) | Jack Savage | KO | 1 (?) | Mar 31, 1923 | 37 years, 27 days | Chapultepec Bull Ring, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Won Mexico heavyweight title |
283 | Win | 188β38β50 (7) | Chihuahua 'Kid' Brown | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 17, 1923 | 37 years, 13 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
282 | Win | 187β38β50 (7) | Jim Tracey | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 2, 1923 | 36 years, 363 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
281 | Win | 186β38β50 (7) | Tom McCarty | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 15, 1923 | 36 years, 348 days | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | |
280 | Win | 185β38β50 (7) | Sonny Goodrich | TKO | 7 (12) | Dec 25, 1922 | 36 years, 296 days | Market House Arena, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
279 | Win | 184β38β50 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 24, 1922 | 36 years, 295 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
278 | Win | 183β38β50 (7) | Jack Taylor | KO | 8 (?) | Dec 12, 1922 | 36 years, 283 days | Mexico | |
277 | Draw | 182β38β50 (7) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1922 | 36 years, 251 days | Douglas, Arizona, US | |
276 | Draw | 182β38β49 (7) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1922 | 36 years, 246 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
275 | Win | 182β38β48 (7) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Oct 20, 1922 | 36 years, 230 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
274 | Win | 181β38β48 (7) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 6, 1922 | 36 years, 216 days | El Paso, Texas, US | |
273 | Win | 180β38β48 (7) | Battling Owens | KO | 7 (15) | Sep 22, 1922 | 36 years, 202 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
272 | Draw | 179β38β48 (7) | Jack Taylor | NWS | 10 | Aug 21, 1922 | 36 years, 170 days | Mizzou Park, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
271 | Draw | 179β38β47 (7) | Brad Simmons | NWS | 10 | Aug 11, 1922 | 36 years, 160 days | Wichita, Kansas, US | |
270 | Win | 179β38β46 (7) | Bill Tate | PTS | 12 | Aug 4, 1922 | 36 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
269 | Win | 178β38β46 (7) | Bearcat Wright | RTD | 5 (12) | Jul 17, 1922 | 36 years, 135 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
268 | Draw | 177β38β46 (7) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 12 | Jun 19, 1922 | 36 years, 107 days | City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US | |
267 | Win | 177β38β45 (7) | Tiger Flowers | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 5, 1922 | 36 years, 93 days | Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
266 | Draw | 176β38β45 (7) | Ted Jamieson | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1922 | 36 years, 79 days | Private club, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
265 | Win | 176β38β44 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 4 (8) | May 16, 1922 | 36 years, 73 days | Bijou Ring, Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
264 | Win | 175β38β44 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 20, 1922 | 36 years, 47 days | Venice A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
263 | Win | 174β38β44 (7) | Jack Leslie | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1922 | 36 years, 42 days | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | |
262 | Loss | 173β38β44 (7) | Tut Jackson | DQ | 5 (12) | Apr 6, 1922 | 36 years, 33 days | Triangle Park, Dayton, Ohio, US | |
261 | Loss | 173β37β44 (7) | Bill Tate | PTS | 8 | Mar 27, 1922 | 36 years, 23 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
260 | Win | 173β36β44 (7) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1922 | 36 years, 13 days | Clyffeside Park, Ashland, Kentucky, US | |
259 | Loss | 172β36β44 (7) | Harry Wills | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1922 | 35 years, 319 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
258 | Win | 172β35β44 (7) | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1921 | 35 years, 280 days | Illinois Theatre, Urbana, Illinois, US | |
257 | Win | 171β35β44 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1921 | 35 years, 278 days | Tucson, Arizona, US | |
256 | Loss | 170β35β44 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1921 | 35 years, 265 days | Capital City Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
255 | Win | 170β34β44 (7) | Young Peter Jackson | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 18, 1921 | 35 years, 228 days | The Armouries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Not to be confused with Young Peter Jackson |
254 | Loss | 169β34β44 (7) | Bill Tate | NWS | 12 | Sep 21, 1921 | 35 years, 201 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
253 | Loss | 169β33β44 (7) | Lee Anderson | NWS | 12 | Sep 5, 1921 | 35 years, 185 days | Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, US | |
252 | Draw | 169β32β44 (7) | Topeka Jack Johnson | PTS | 6 | Aug 19, 1921 | 35 years, 168 days | State Fairgrounds, Topeka, Kansas, US | |
251 | Win | 169β32β43 (7) | George Godfrey | KO | 1 (12) | Aug 17, 1921 | 35 years, 166 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
250 | Win | 168β32β43 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1921 | 35 years, 161 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
249 | Win | 167β32β43 (7) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 20, 1921 | 35 years, 138 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
248 | Win | 166β32β43 (7) | Bill Watkins | KO | ? | Feb 7, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
247 | Win | 165β32β43 (7) | Alfred Johnson | KO | ? | Feb 6, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
246 | Draw | 164β32β43 (7) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
245 | Win | 164β32β42 (7) | Bob Devere | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 14, 1921 | 34 years, 316 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
244 | Draw | 163β32β42 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 12 | Jan 7, 1921 | 34 years, 309 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
243 | Win | 163β32β41 (7) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1920 | 34 years, 300 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
242 | Win | 162β32β41 (7) | Clem Johnson | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1920 | 34 years, 294 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
241 | Win | 161β32β41 (7) | Terry Kellar | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1920 | 34 years, 280 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
240 | Win | 160β32β41 (7) | Tiny Jim Herman | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 2, 1920 | 34 years, 273 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
239 | Win | 159β32β41 (7) | George Godfrey | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 17, 1920 | 34 years, 258 days | Hot Springs, Arkansas, US | |
238 | Win | 158β32β41 (7) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 8 | Nov 15, 1920 | 34 years, 256 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
237 | Loss | 157β32β41 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Oct 20, 1920 | 34 years, 230 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
236 | Win | 157β31β41 (7) | Frank Farmer | PTS | 4 | Oct 13, 1920 | 34 years, 223 days | Arena, Seattle, Washington, US | |
235 | Win | 156β31β41 (7) | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 6, 1920 | 34 years, 216 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
234 | Loss | 155β31β41 (7) | Bill Tate | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1920 | 34 years, 186 days | Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, Michigan, US | |
233 | Win | 155β30β41 (7) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1920 | 34 years, 179 days | Walthill, Nebraska, US | |
232 | Win | 154β30β41 (7) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Aug 14, 1920 | 34 years, 163 days | East Chicago, Indiana, US | |
231 | Win | 153β30β41 (7) | Pinky Lewis | KO | 7 (8), 1:30 | Jul 26, 1920 | 34 years, 144 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
230 | Win | 152β30β41 (7) | Jack Mitchell | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 2, 1920 | 34 years, 120 days | Springfield, Missouri, US | |
229 | Win | 151β30β41 (7) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Jun 7, 1920 | 34 years, 95 days | Tulane Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | |
228 | Win | 150β30β41 (7) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 15 | May 31, 1920 | 34 years, 88 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
227 | Win | 149β30β41 (7) | Marty Cutler | TKO | 3 (10) | May 18, 1920 | 34 years, 75 days | Armouries, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
226 | Draw | 148β30β41 (7) | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1920 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
225 | Loss | 148β30β40 (7) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Apr 23, 1920 | 34 years, 50 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
224 | Win | 148β29β40 (7) | Silas Green | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 9, 1920 | 34 years, 36 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | |
223 | Win | 147β29β40 (7) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1920 | 34 years, 32 days | Convention Hall, Muskogee, Oklahoma, US | |
222 | Win | 146β29β40 (7) | Jamaica Kid | TKO | 7 (12) | Mar 29, 1920 | 34 years, 25 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
221 | Win | 145β29β40 (7) | Battling Gahee | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 23, 1920 | 33 years, 356 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
220 | Draw | 144β29β40 (7) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Feb 16, 1920 | 33 years, 349 days | K of C Hall, Terre Haute, Indiana, US | |
219 | Win | 144β29β39 (7) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Jan 16, 1920 | 33 years, 318 days | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US | |
218 | Win | 143β29β39 (7) | Dave McBride | KO | 1 (?), 1:00 | Dec 3, 1919 | 33 years, 274 days | Liberty Theater, Camp Grant, Illinois, US | |
217 | NC | 142β29β39 (7) | Jack Thompson | NC | 6 (10) | Nov 24, 1919 | 33 years, 265 days | Shrine Auditorium, Duluth, Minnesota, US | Both fighters were fined $500 for stalling |
216 | Win | 142β29β39 (6) | Mexican Jim Johnson | KO | 9 (15) | Nov 17, 1919 | 33 years, 258 days | Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
215 | Loss | 141β29β39 (6) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1919 | 33 years, 246 days | Convention Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
214 | Draw | 141β28β39 (6) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Oct 21, 1919 | 33 years, 231 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | bout was advertised for the colored heavyweight championship |
213 | Loss | 141β28β38 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Sep 30, 1919 | 33 years, 210 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
212 | Win | 141β27β38 (6) | Rough House Wilson | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 18, 1919 | 33 years, 198 days | Battle Creek, Michigan, US | |
211 | Win | 140β27β38 (6) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Aug 23, 1919 | 33 years, 172 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | |
210 | Draw | 139β27β38 (6) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Aug 4, 1919 | 33 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
209 | Loss | 139β27β37 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 8 | Jul 4, 1919 | 33 years, 122 days | Sportsman's Park, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
208 | Win | 139β26β37 (6) | Bill Tate | DQ | 5 (10) | Jun 19, 1919 | 33 years, 107 days | Nicollet Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Tate was disqualified for holding |
207 | Win | 138β26β37 (6) | Billy Hooper | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 30, 1919 | 33 years, 57 days | Springer Opera House, Columbus, Georgia, US | |
206 | Loss | 137β26β37 (6) | Willie Meehan | PTS | 4 | Mar 4, 1919 | 33 years, 0 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
205 | Loss | 137β25β37 (6) | Fred Fulton | PTS | 4 | Dec 27, 1918 | 32 years, 298 days | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
204 | Win | 137β24β37 (6) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Dec 16, 1918 | 32 years, 287 days | Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
203 | Win | 136β24β37 (6) | Big Boy Butler | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 12, 1918 | 32 years, 283 days | Empire Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois, US | |
202 | Loss | 135β24β37 (6) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Nov 28, 1918 | 32 years, 269 days | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
201 | Draw | 135β23β37 (6) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1918 | 32 years, 256 days | Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
200 | Draw | 135β23β36 (6) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 12 | Oct 31, 1918 | 32 years, 241 days | Crescent Rink, Lowell, Massachusetts, US | |
199 | Win | 135β23β35 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 22, 1918 | 32 years, 171 days | Lafayette A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
198 | Win | 134β23β35 (6) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Aug 19, 1918 | 32 years, 168 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
197 | Win | 133β23β35 (6) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 6 | Aug 8, 1918 | 32 years, 157 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
196 | Win | 132β23β35 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 5, 1918 | 32 years, 154 days | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
195 | Win | 131β23β35 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 19, 1918 | 32 years, 107 days | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
194 | Loss | 130β23β35 (6) | Harry Wills | TKO | 8 (20) | May 19, 1918 | 32 years, 76 days | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama | For world colored heavyweight title |
193 | Loss | 130β22β35 (6) | Harry Wills | KO | 6 (20) | Apr 14, 1918 | 32 years, 41 days | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, Panama City, Panama | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
192 | Win | 130β21β35 (6) | Kid Norfolk | KO | 2 (20) | Dec 17, 1917 | 31 years, 288 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
191 | Draw | 129β21β35 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 12 | Nov 12, 1917 | 31 years, 253 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
190 | Loss | 129β21β34 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Sep 20, 1917 | 31 years, 200 days | Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
189 | Win | 129β20β34 (6) | Andy Johnson | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 17, 1917 | 31 years, 197 days | Maryland A.C., Ardmore, Maryland, US | |
188 | Win | 128β20β34 (6) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 12 | Sep 14, 1917 | 31 years, 194 days | Coliseum, Toledo, Ohio, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
187 | Win | 127β20β34 (6) | Andre Anderson | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 17, 1917 | 31 years, 166 days | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, New York, US | |
186 | Loss | 126β20β34 (6) | Fred Fulton | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 19, 1917 | 31 years, 100 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
185 | Loss | 126β19β34 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 6 | May 11, 1917 | 31 years, 68 days | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
184 | Win | 126β18β34 (6) | Bill Tate | KO | 5 (12) | May 1, 1917 | 31 years, 58 days | Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | Won world colored heavyweight title |
183 | Win | 125β18β34 (6) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1917 | 31 years, 47 days | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
182 | Win | 124β18β34 (6) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1917 | 31 years, 37 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
181 | Loss | 123β18β34 (6) | Bill Tate | PTS | 12 | Jan 25, 1917 | 30 years, 327 days | Grand Opera House, Kansas City, Missouri, US | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
180 | Win | 123β17β34 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 12 | Jan 1, 1917 | 30 years, 303 days | Academy A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
179 | Win | 122β17β34 (6) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1916 | 30 years, 300 days | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
178 | Win | 121β17β34 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | KO | 12 (12), 2:30 | Dec 12, 1916 | 30 years, 283 days | Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
177 | Draw | 120β17β34 (6) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1916 | 30 years, 271 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
176 | Draw | 120β17β33 (6) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Aug 12, 1916 | 30 years, 161 days | Teatro Roma, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
175 | Win | 120β17β32 (6) | Joe Jennette | KO | 7 (10) | May 12, 1916 | 30 years, 69 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim; Won undisputed world colored heavyweight title |
174 | Draw | 119β17β32 (6) | Sam McVea | NWS | 12 | May 2, 1916 | 30 years, 59 days | East Market St. Rink, Akron, Ohio, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
173 | Loss | 119β17β31 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 8 | Apr 25, 1916 | 30 years, 52 days | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
172 | Win | 119β16β31 (6) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Apr 7, 1916 | 30 years, 34 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
171 | Win | 118β16β31 (6) | Jeff Clark | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 31, 1916 | 30 years, 27 days | Future City A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
170 | Win | 117β16β31 (6) | Dave Mills | TKO | 2 (10) | Mar 23, 1916 | 30 years, 19 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
169 | Loss | 116β16β31 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1916 | 30 years, 3 days | Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
168 | Win | 116β15β31 (6) | Cleve Hawkins | NWS | 10 | Feb 28, 1916 | 29 years, 361 days | Long Acre A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
167 | Win | 115β15β31 (6) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Feb 17, 1916 | 29 years, 350 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
166 | Win | 114β15β31 (6) | Harry Wills | KO | 19 (20) | Feb 11, 1916 | 29 years, 344 days | Tommy Burns Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Won world colored heavyweight title claim |
165 | Loss | 113β15β31 (6) | Harry Wills | PTS | 20 | Jan 3, 1916 | 29 years, 305 days | Tulane A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
164 | Loss | 113β14β31 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Dec 3, 1915 | 29 years, 274 days | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
163 | Draw | 113β13β31 (6) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Nov 23, 1915 | 29 years, 264 days | American A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
162 | Win | 113β13β30 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 15 | Oct 18, 1915 | 29 years, 228 days | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
161 | Draw | 112β13β30 (6) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Sep 30, 1915 | 29 years, 210 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, US | |
160 | Win | 112β13β29 (6) | Jack Thompson | TKO | 1 (15), 0:32 | Jul 16, 1915 | 29 years, 134 days | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
159 | Loss | 111β13β29 (6) | Sam McVea | PTS | 12 | Jun 29, 1915 | 29 years, 117 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | For a claim of the world colored heavyweight title |
158 | Win | 111β12β29 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1915 | 29 years, 96 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
157 | NC | 110β12β29 (6) | Porky Dan Flynn | NC | 8 (10) | Apr 19, 1915 | 29 years, 46 days | Montreal Sporting Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Neither man appeared willing to really mix it as they boxed with open gloves despite repeated warnings from referee Rooney |
156 | Loss | 110β12β29 (5) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Apr 13, 1915 | 29 years, 40 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
155 | Win | 110β11β29 (5) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Apr 6, 1915 | 29 years, 33 days | 135th Street A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
154 | Win | 109β11β29 (5) | Harry Wills | KO | 14 (20) | Nov 26, 1914 | 28 years, 267 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
153 | Win | 108β11β29 (5) | Jim Cameron | TKO | 6 (8) | Nov 16, 1914 | 28 years, 257 days | Arctic Street Arena, San Diego, California, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
152 | Win | 107β11β29 (5) | Tom McMahon | TKO | 6 (20) | Nov 10, 1914 | 28 years, 251 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
151 | Loss | 106β11β29 (5) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Oct 26, 1914 | 28 years, 236 days | Joplin, Missouri, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
150 | Win | 106β10β29 (5) | Gunboat Smith | KO | 3 (12) | Oct 20, 1914 | 28 years, 230 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
149 | Win | 105β10β29 (5) | Colin Bell | TKO | 4 (12) | Oct 6, 1914 | 28 years, 216 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
148 | Draw | 104β10β29 (5) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 10 | Oct 1, 1914 | 28 years, 211 days | Stadium A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
147 | Draw | 104β10β28 (5) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1914 | 28 years, 195 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
146 | Win | 104β10β27 (5) | George 'Kid' Cotton | KO | 4 (12) | Aug 25, 1914 | 28 years, 174 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
145 | Win | 103β10β27 (5) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Aug 12, 1914 | 28 years, 161 days | Stadium A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
144 | Win | 102β10β27 (5) | Bill Watkins | KO | 4 (10) | May 25, 1914 | 28 years, 82 days | Olympic A.C., Rochester, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
143 | Draw | 101β10β27 (5) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | May 1, 1914 | 28 years, 58 days | National Baseball Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
142 | Win | 101β10β26 (5) | Rough House Ware | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 20, 1914 | 28 years, 47 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
141 | Win | 100β10β26 (5) | George 'Kid' Cotton | PTS | 8 | Apr 15, 1914 | 28 years, 42 days | Chattanooga, Tennessee, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
140 | Win | 99β10β26 (5) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Mar 27, 1914 | 28 years, 23 days | Empire A.C., New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
139 | Win | 98β10β26 (5) | Bill Watkins | TKO | 1 (10) | Mar 23, 1914 | 28 years, 19 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
138 | Win | 97β10β26 (5) | Matthew Curran | KO | 1 (20), 0:30 | Jan 24, 1914 | 27 years, 326 days | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France | |
137 | Win | 96β10β26 (5) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 20 | Dec 20, 1913 | 27 years, 291 days | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France | Won vacant FBF world heavyweight title |
136 | Loss | 95β10β26 (5) | Gunboat Smith | PTS | 12 | Nov 17, 1913 | 27 years, 258 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
135 | Win | 95β9β26 (5) | Jack Lester | RTD | 5 (10) | Oct 27, 1913 | 27 years, 237 days | Taft, California, US | |
134 | Loss | 94β9β26 (5) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 10 | Oct 3, 1913 | 27 years, 213 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
133 | Win | 94β8β26 (5) | John Lester Johnson | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 9, 1913 | 27 years, 189 days | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
132 | Win | 93β8β26 (5) | Porky Dan Flynn | KO | 4 (12) | Aug 26, 1913 | 27 years, 175 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
131 | Draw | 92β8β26 (5) | Colin Bell | PTS | 15 | Jun 19, 1913 | 27 years, 107 days | Gymnasium Ground, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
130 | Draw | 92β8β25 (5) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Mar 24, 1913 | 27 years, 20 days | Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
129 | Win | 92β8β24 (5) | Jim Barry | KO | 1 (20) | Mar 15, 1913 | 27 years, 11 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
128 | Win | 91β8β24 (5) | Sam McVea | KO | 13 (20) | Dec 26, 1912 | 26 years, 297 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained Australian and world colored heavyweight titles |
127 | Win | 90β8β24 (5) | Sam McVea | TKO | 11 (20) | Oct 9, 1912 | 26 years, 219 days | Exhibition Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, Australia | Retained Australian and world colored heavyweight titles; McVea claimed he was fouled. The ref disagreed and McVea refused to continue |
126 | Win | 89β8β24 (5) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Aug 3, 1912 | 26 years, 152 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Retained Australian and world colored heavyweight titles |
125 | Win | 88β8β24 (5) | Porky Dan Flynn | TKO | 14 (20) | May 27, 1912 | 26 years, 84 days | Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
124 | Win | 87β8β24 (5) | Jim Barry | TKO | 11 (20) | May 13, 1912 | 26 years, 70 days | Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
123 | Win | 86β8β24 (5) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Apr 8, 1912 | 26 years, 35 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Won Australian and world colored heavyweight titles |
122 | Win | 85β8β24 (5) | Jim Barry | PTS | 20 | Feb 12, 1912 | 25 years, 345 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
121 | Loss | 84β8β24 (5) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Dec 26, 1911 | 25 years, 297 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Lost world colored heavyweight title |
120 | Win | 84β7β24 (5) | Tony Caponi | TKO | 3 (10) | Nov 6, 1911 | 25 years, 247 days | Twentieth Century A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
119 | Win | 83β7β24 (5) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 10 | Sep 5, 1911 | 25 years, 185 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | World colored heavyweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
118 | Win | 82β7β24 (5) | Tony Ross | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 24, 1911 | 25 years, 173 days | National Sporting Club, New York City, New York, US | |
117 | Win | 81β7β24 (5) | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | TKO | 5 (10), 2:00 | Aug 15, 1911 | 25 years, 164 days | Twentieth Century A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
116 | Win | 80β7β24 (5) | Jim Smith | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 9, 1911 | 25 years, 158 days | Atlantic Garden A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
115 | ND | 79β7β24 (5) | Jack Driscoll | ND | 10 | Jul 29, 1911 | 25 years, 147 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
114 | Win | 79β7β24 (4) | Jack Fitzgerald | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 29, 1911 | 25 years, 117 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
113 | Win | 78β7β24 (4) | Tony Caponi | NWS | 10 | Jun 16, 1911 | 25 years, 104 days | Auditorium Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
112 | Win | 77β7β24 (4) | Ralph Calloway | TKO | 4 (10) | May 30, 1911 | 25 years, 87 days | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, US | |
111 | Draw | 76β7β24 (4) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Apr 1, 1911 | 25 years, 28 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
110 | Win | 76β7β23 (4) | Bill Lang | DQ | 6 (20) | Feb 21, 1911 | 24 years, 354 days | Olympia Annexe, Kensington, London, England | |
109 | Win | 75β7β23 (4) | Fred Atwater | TKO | 3 (?) | Jan 16, 1911 | 24 years, 318 days | State Armory, Utica, New York, US | |
108 | Win | 74β7β23 (4) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Jan 10, 1911 | 24 years, 312 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
107 | Win | 73β7β23 (4) | Morris Harris | KO | 2 (12) | Dec 6, 1910 | 24 years, 277 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
106 | Win | 72β7β23 (4) | Jeff Clark | TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 10, 1910 | 24 years, 251 days | Business Men's A.C., Joplin, Missouri, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
105 | Win | 71β7β23 (4) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 15 | Sep 6, 1910 | 24 years, 186 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim Won world colored heavyweight title |
104 | Win | 70β7β23 (4) | Al Kubiak | TKO | 2 (10) | May 17, 1910 | 24 years, 74 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
103 | Win | 69β7β23 (4) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 6 | May 14, 1910 | 24 years, 71 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | World colored heavyweight title claim at stake; (via KO only) |
102 | Win | 68β7β23 (4) | Stanley Ketchel | NWS | 6 | Apr 27, 1910 | 24 years, 54 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
101 | Win | 67β7β23 (4) | Jim Barry | KO | 16 (25) | Apr 14, 1910 | 24 years, 41 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
100 | Win | 66β7β23 (4) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 8 (45) | Mar 17, 1910 | 24 years, 13 days | Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
99 | Win | 65β7β23 (4) | Nat Dewey | TKO | 1 (20), 1:50 | Feb 22, 1910 | 23 years, 355 days | Turner Hall, Cheyenne, Wyoming, US | |
98 | Loss | 64β7β23 (4) | Fireman Jim Flynn | NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1910 | 23 years, 341 days | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, US | |
97 | Win | 64β6β23 (4) | Dixie Kid | KO | 3 (8) | Jan 10, 1910 | 23 years, 312 days | Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
96 | Win | 63β6β23 (4) | Mike Schreck | TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 23, 1909 | 23 years, 264 days | Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
95 | Win | 62β6β23 (4) | Klondike Haynes | KO | 2 (12), 1:35 | Nov 2, 1909 | 23 years, 243 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
94 | Win | 61β6β23 (4) | Dixie Kid | RTD | 5 (12) | Sep 28, 1909 | 23 years, 208 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title claim |
93 | Win | 60β6β23 (4) | Klondike Haynes | NWS | 6 | Jul 13, 1909 | 23 years, 131 days | Bijou Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | Claimed vacant world colored heavyweight title |
92 | Win | 59β6β23 (4) | William Hague | KO | 4 (20), 1:59 | May 24, 1909 | 23 years, 81 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Won NSC British heavyweight title |
91 | Draw | 58β6β23 (4) | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1909 | 23 years, 54 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
90 | Win | 58β6β22 (4) | Al Kubiak | NWS | 6 | Apr 17, 1909 | 23 years, 44 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
89 | Draw | 57β6β22 (4) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Apr 14, 1909 | 23 years, 41 days | Chadwick Park, Albany, US | |
88 | Win | 57β6β21 (4) | John Willie | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 3, 1909 | 23 years, 30 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
87 | Win | 56β6β21 (4) | Morris Harris | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 29, 1909 | 23 years, 25 days | Marathon A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
86 | Win | 55β6β21 (4) | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1909 | 23 years, 13 days | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
85 | Win | 54β6β21 (4) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 1 (20), 2:14 | Dec 21, 1908 | 22 years, 292 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
84 | Draw | 53β6β21 (4) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 6 | Sep 1, 1908 | 22 years, 181 days | National A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
83 | Win | 53β6β20 (4) | Tony Ross | TKO | 5 (6) | Aug 7, 1908 | 22 years, 156 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
82 | Win | 52β6β20 (4) | John Willie | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 21, 1908 | 22 years, 139 days | Navarre A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
81 | Win | 51β6β20 (4) | Jim Barry | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 19, 1908 | 22 years, 107 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
80 | Win | 50β6β20 (4) | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | May 19, 1908 | 22 years, 76 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
79 | Win | 49β6β20 (4) | Jim Barry | KO | 2 (12) | Apr 7, 1908 | 22 years, 34 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
78 | Win | 48β6β20 (4) | Larry Temple | PTS | 8 | Mar 11, 1908 | 22 years, 7 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
77 | Draw | 47β6β20 (4) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Mar 3, 1908 | 21 years, 365 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
76 | Win | 47β6β19 (4) | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 10, 1908 | 21 years, 343 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
75 | Draw | 46β6β19 (4) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Jan 14, 1908 | 21 years, 316 days | Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California, US | |
74 | Win | 46β6β18 (4) | Jim Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1907 | 21 years, 288 days | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, US | |
73 | Win | 45β6β18 (4) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 20 | Nov 12, 1907 | 21 years, 253 days | Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California, US | Won vacant world colored middleweight title |
72 | Win | 44β6β18 (4) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Oct 15, 1907 | 21 years, 225 days | Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
71 | Win | 43β6β18 (4) | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Sep 25, 1907 | 21 years, 205 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
70 | Win | 42β6β18 (4) | Larry Temple | NWS | 10 | Aug 27, 1907 | 21 years, 176 days | Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | Vacant world colored middleweight title at stake; (via KO only) |
69 | Win | 41β6β18 (4) | Geoff Thorne | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 3, 1907 | 21 years, 91 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
68 | Win | 40β6β18 (4) | Tiger Smith | KO | 4 (20), 0:57 | Apr 22, 1907 | 21 years, 49 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | Won vacant NSC British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
67 | Win | 39β6β18 (4) | Kid Williams | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 31, 1907 | 20 years, 333 days | Rochester, New York, US | |
66 | Draw | 38β6β18 (4) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1907 | 20 years, 313 days | Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
65 | Win | 38β6β17 (4) | George Gunther | TKO | 3 (?) | Nov 29, 1906 | 20 years, 270 days | Haverhill, Massachusetts, US | |
64 | Win | 37β6β17 (4) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Nov 21, 1906 | 20 years, 262 days | Rochester, New York, US | |
63 | Win | 36β6β17 (4) | George Gunther | PTS | 12 | Nov 12, 1906 | 20 years, 253 days | Valley Falls A.C., Valley Falls, Rhode Island, US | |
62 | Loss | 35β6β17 (4) | Young Peter Jackson | TKO | 5 (?) | Jun 13, 1906 | 20 years, 101 days | Southbridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, US | |
61 | Loss | 35β5β17 (4) | Jack Johnson | PTS | 15 | Apr 26, 1906 | 20 years, 53 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
60 | Win | 35β4β17 (4) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1906 | 20 years, 32 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
59 | Win | 34β4β17 (4) | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 11 (?) | Mar 19, 1906 | 20 years, 15 days | Lakeside A.C., Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
58 | Win | 33β4β17 (4) | Larry Temple | KO | 15 (15), 2:20 | Mar 1, 1906 | 19 years, 362 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
57 | Loss | 32β4β17 (4) | Joe Jennette | TKO | 8 (12) | Dec 25, 1905 | 19 years, 296 days | Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | Langford retired after round 8 |
56 | NC | 32β3β17 (4) | Jack Blackburn | NC | 1 (6) | Oct 7, 1905 | 19 years, 217 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | It was quickly evident that Langford and Blackburn agreed to participate only if the fight was faked, so it was stopped |
55 | Draw | 32β3β17 (3) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1905 | 19 years, 209 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
54 | Draw | 32β3β16 (3) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1905 | 19 years, 200 days | Lyric A.C., Allentown, Pennsylvania, US | |
53 | Draw | 32β3β15 (3) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Sep 7, 1905 | 19 years, 187 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
52 | Win | 32β3β14 (3) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 15 | Aug 18, 1905 | 19 years, 167 days | Leiperville, Pennsylvania, US | |
51 | Loss | 31β3β14 (3) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1905 | 19 years, 122 days | Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
50 | Win | 31β2β14 (3) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Jun 16, 1905 | 19 years, 104 days | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
49 | Win | 30β2β14 (3) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | May 26, 1905 | 19 years, 83 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Win | 29β2β14 (3) | Bogardus Hyde | TKO | 3 (15) | May 16, 1905 | 19 years, 73 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
47 | Win | 28β2β14 (3) | George Gunther | PTS | 12 | Mar 13, 1905 | 19 years, 9 days | Auditorium, Portland, Maine, US | |
46 | NC | 27β2β14 (3) | George Cole | NC | 9 (15) | Mar 3, 1905 | 18 years, 364 days | Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | The fight was called "no contest" because of a lack of action |
45 | Win | 27β2β14 (2) | Dave Holly | NWS | 15 | Feb 13, 1905 | 18 years, 346 days | Apollo A.C., Salem, Massachusetts, US | |
44 | Win | 26β2β14 (2) | George Gunther | TKO | 11 (?) | Jan 20, 1905 | 18 years, 322 days | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
43 | Win | 25β2β14 (2) | Joe Reed | KO | 5 (12) | Jan 16, 1905 | 18 years, 318 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
42 | Win | 24β2β14 (2) | Joe Reed | TKO | 9 (?) | Dec 22, 1904 | 18 years, 293 days | Paper City A.C., Berlin, New Hampshire, US | |
41 | Draw | 23β2β14 (2) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 15 | Dec 9, 1904 | 18 years, 280 days | Marlborough Theater, Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
40 | Win | 23β2β13 (2) | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 3 (12) | Nov 25, 1904 | 18 years, 266 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
39 | Win | 22β2β13 (2) | Andy Watson | NWS | 12 | Nov 24, 1904 | 18 years, 265 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
38 | Draw | 21β2β13 (2) | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Nov 4, 1904 | 18 years, 245 days | Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
37 | Draw | 21β2β12 (2) | Dave Holly | PTS | 15 | Sep 30, 1904 | 18 years, 210 days | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
36 | Draw | 21β2β11 (2) | Barbados Joe Walcott | PTS | 15 | Sep 5, 1904 | 18 years, 185 days | Lake Massabesic Coliseum, Manchester, New Hampshire, US | For world welterweight title |
35 | Win | 21β2β10 (2) | George 'Elbows' McFadden | TKO | 2 (15) | Jul 29, 1904 | 18 years, 147 days | Manchester, New Hampshire, US | |
34 | Loss | 20β2β10 (2) | Dave Holly | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1904 | 18 years, 38 days | Cambridge A.A., Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | |
33 | Win | 20β1β10 (2) | Willie Lewis | KO | 2 (12) | Feb 22, 1904 | 17 years, 355 days | Warren A.C., New Bedford, Massachusetts, US | |
32 | Win | 19β1β10 (2) | Charles Johnson | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 13, 1904 | 17 years, 346 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
31 | Win | 18β1β10 (2) | Belfield Walcott | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | 17 years, 329 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
30 | Draw | 17β1β10 (2) | Jack Blackburn | NWS | 6 | Jan 11, 1904 | 17 years, 313 days | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
29 | Draw | 17β1β9 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | Jan 6, 1904 | 17 years, 308 days | North Street Rink, Salem, Massachusetts, US | |
28 | Draw | 17β1β8 (2) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 12 | Dec 23, 1903 | 17 years, 294 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
27 | Win | 17β1β7 (2) | Joe Gans | PTS | 15 | Dec 8, 1903 | 17 years, 279 days | Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
26 | Win | 16β1β7 (2) | Joe Reed | DQ | 4 (?) | Nov 28, 1903 | 17 years, 269 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Reed threw Langford and was disqualified |
25 | Win | 15β1β7 (2) | Patsy Sweeney | KO | 12 (12), 2:38 | Nov 20, 1903 | 17 years, 261 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
24 | Win | 14β1β7 (2) | Arthur Cote | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 5, 1903 | 17 years, 215 days | American A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
23 | Win | 13β1β7 (2) | Shadow Morris | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1903 | 17 years, 195 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
22 | Win | 12β1β7 (2) | Kid Griffo | PTS | 12 | Aug 28, 1903 | 17 years, 177 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
21 | Win | 11β1β7 (2) | Belfield Walcott | PTS | 20 | Jul 16, 1903 | 17 years, 134 days | Saundersville Athletic Club, Scituate, Rhode Island, US | |
20 | Loss | 10β1β7 (2) | Danny Duane | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1903 | 17 years, 114 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
19 | Win | 10β0β7 (2) | Walter Burgo | TKO | 8 (?) | Jun 19, 1903 | 17 years, 107 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
18 | Draw | 9β0β7 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | Jun 15, 1903 | 17 years, 103 days | Gloucester A.C., Gloucester, Massachusetts, US | |
17 | Win | 9β0β6 (2) | Tim Kearns | TKO | 2 (12) | Jun 5, 1903 | 17 years, 93 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Kearns quit with an arm injury |
16 | Draw | 8β0β6 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | May 29, 1903 | 17 years, 86 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
15 | Win | 8β0β5 (2) | Chick Monahan | KO | 1 (10) | May 26, 1903 | 17 years, 83 days | Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
14 | Win | 7β0β5 (2) | Billy Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1903 | 17 years, 82 days | Cambridge Athletic Club, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
13 | Draw | 6β0β5 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 10 | May 8, 1903 | 17 years, 65 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | Pre-arranged draw if lasting the distance |
12 | ND | 6β0β4 (2) | Andy Watson | ND | 12 | Apr 20, 1903 | 17 years, 47 days | West End A.C., Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
11 | Win | 6β0β4 (1) | Stonewall Allen | PTS | 6 | Apr 16, 1903 | 17 years, 43 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
10 | Draw | 5β0β4 (1) | Stonewall Allen | PTS | 6 | Apr 3, 1903 | 17 years, 30 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
9 | Win | 5β0β3 (1) | John E. Butler | PTS | 6 | Mar 26, 1903 | 17 years, 22 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
8 | Draw | 4β0β3 (1) | Johnny Johnson | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1903 | 17 years, 1 day | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
7 | Win | 4β0β2 (1) | Sadler Jennings | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 4, 1903 | 17 years, 0 days | Highland Athletic Club, Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
6 | Win | 3β0β2 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1903 | 16 years, 360 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
5 | Draw | 2β0β2 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1903 | 16 years, 339 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
4 | Draw | 2β0β1 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 4 | Jan 23, 1903 | 16 years, 325 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
3 | ND | 2β0 (1) | Billy Chisholm | ND | 6 | Jan 22, 1903 | 16 years, 324 days | Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Arthur Pratt | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 15, 1903 | 16 years, 317 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Jack McVicker | KO | 5 (6) | Apr 11, 1902 | 16 years, 38 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Referencesβ»
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Further readingβ»
- Laffoley, Steven (2013). Pulling No Punches: The Sam Langford Story. Pottersfield Press. ISBN 978-1897426500
External linksβ»
- Sam Langford: The 300 Bout Man β Fightfanatics.com
- Sam's Family Tree
- Cyber Boxing Zone
- Sam Langford at Find a Grave
- Boxing record for Sam Langford from BoxRec (registration required)
- Profile on Langford by Monte Cox
- Image of Sam Langford in the corner of a ring between 2 staff members. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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World Heavyweight Champion NSC recognition May 24, 1909 |
Vacant Title next held by George Godfrey
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Preceded by | World Colored Heavyweight Champion September 6, 1909 β December 26, 1911 |
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Preceded by | World Colored Heavyweight Champion November 26, 1914 β January 3, 1916 |
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Preceded by | World Colored Heavyweight Champion February 11, 1916 β January 25, 1917 |
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