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Portrait of Sam Langford, "The Boston Tar Baby", Canadian boxer and Australian heavyweight champion, photograph 1912
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| Real name | Samuel Edgar Langford |
| Nickname(s) | Boston Tar Baby Boston Terror Boston Bonecrusher |
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| Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Born | March 4, 1886 Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | January 12, 1956 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 314; with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
| Wins | 210 |
| Wins by KO | 126 |
| Losses | 43 |
| Draws | 53 |
| No contests | 8 |
Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 – January 12, 1956) was a famous Black Canadian boxer. He was known by cool nicknames like "The Boston Tar Baby," "Boston Terror," and "Boston Bonecrusher." Many boxing experts believe Langford was one of the greatest fighters of all time. ESPN even called him the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows."
Sam Langford was from Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, a small town in Canada. He was about 5 feet 6.5 inches tall. In his best years, he weighed around 185 pounds. Langford fought in many different weight classes. He fought from lightweight all the way up to heavyweight. He beat many world champions and famous boxers of his time. Langford was a very powerful puncher, even against much bigger heavyweights. The Ring magazine ranked him as the second-best puncher ever. One boxing historian said Langford had the experience of James Toney and the punching power of Mike Tyson.
Sadly, Langford was not allowed to fight for many world championships. This was because of the "colour bar," which was a rule that stopped Black boxers from competing for certain titles. Also, Jack Johnson, the first African-American World Heavyweight Champion, refused to fight Langford again. Langford won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship a record five times. This title was for Black boxers. He also beat the Lightweight Champion Joe Gans in a fight that wasn't for a title. Many people think Langford is the best boxer who never won a major world title. In 2020, the WBC made him an honorary world champion. BoxRec ranks him as the 22nd greatest Canadian boxer ever.
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Early Life and Boxing Start
Sam Langford was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. His grandfather was a former slave from the USA. He helped start the community of Weymouth Falls. When Sam was young, he left home because his father was abusive. He traveled to Boston and found a job. He worked as a janitor at a boxing gym called the Lenox Athletic Club.
It wasn't long before Sam started training there. He quickly got better at boxing. At just 15 years old, he won the amateur featherweight championship of Boston.
Sam Langford's Professional Boxing Career
Langford was a boxer who fought many great athletes. He competed against fighters from the lightweight division up to the heavyweights. He beat many champions along the way. However, he was never able to win a main world title for himself. Even though Langford never got to fight for Jack Johnson's heavyweight title, the founder of Ring magazine, Nat Fleischer, called Langford one of the ten best heavyweights ever. Famous champion Jack Dempsey said that when he was a young boxer in 1916, he refused to fight Langford. Dempsey believed, "I think Sam Langford was the greatest fighter we ever had."
Important Fights and Challenges
Langford had many memorable fights. He often fought other Black boxers. These included Sam McVey, Battling Jim Johnson, Joe Jeanette, and Harry Wills. These boxers faced similar unfair barriers in their careers.
Fighting Joe Gans
On December 8, 1903, Langford defeated World Lightweight Champion Joe Gans. Langford won by a decision after 15 rounds. Gans' title was not on the line for this fight. Later, the two boxers became good friends. Langford thought Gans was the best fighter of all time, pound for pound.
Battles with Jack Blackburn
Langford fought Jack Blackburn six times. Blackburn later became the trainer of the famous boxer Joe Louis. The first three fights between Langford and Blackburn were draws. Langford won the fourth fight by decision. The fifth fight was another draw. The sixth fight was called a "no contest."
Welterweight Title Fight
Many people say Langford never fought for a world title. But he actually fought World Welterweight Champion Barbados Joe Walcott on September 5, 1904. This fight was for Walcott's title. The fight ended in a draw, so Walcott kept his title. However, many people who watched the fight said Langford clearly outscored the champion. Langford used his longer reach to keep Walcott away. He also used his quick footwork to avoid Walcott's punches. Langford landed many strong punches to Walcott's jaw. Walcott was bleeding by the second round. He continued to bleed more after every round. Walcott even fell to one knee in the third round. Langford finished the fight with hardly any scratches on himself.
The Lowell Sun newspaper wrote about the fight. They said Walcott met his match. They reported that Langford clearly outpointed the champion. They also said Walcott's aggressive style was the only thing that saved him from losing. Langford kept hitting Walcott's face, making him bleed. Langford even knocked Walcott to one knee.
World Colored Heavyweight Champion
In 1912, Langford was one of the top contenders for the World Colored Heavyweight Championship. This title was for Black boxers. He fought Sam McVey in Australia. McVey was considered one of the best Black heavyweights. Before his win, Langford stayed at the Nedlands Park Hotel. There, he showed off his amazing skills. People watched him punch the ball and spar. One person said, "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."
Langford won the World Colored Middleweight Championship in 1907. He beat Young Peter Jackson in a 20-round fight.
He fought heavyweight Joe Jeanette fourteen times. Langford won 8 of these fights, lost 2, and had 4 draws.
Langford vs. Joe Jeanette, boxing match, at Luna Park, in Paris, France, in 1913
Langford fought future World Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson on April 26, 1906. Langford lost this 15-round fight by decision. Johnson was 29 pounds heavier than Langford. Langford took a lot of punches and was knocked down three times. But he still lasted all 15 rounds. After winning, Johnson refused to fight Langford again. Many thought Langford was the most dangerous challenger for Johnson's title. However, Johnson said Langford could not pay his $30,000 appearance fee.
Langford fought heavyweight Fireman Jim Flynn six times. Langford won five of these fights, mostly by knockout. He lost one by decision.
Langford also fought World Middleweight Champion Stanley Ketchel on April 27, 1910. This was a six-round fight that was not for a title. It ended in a draw. A longer rematch was planned, but it never happened. Ketchel was sadly murdered six months later.
Langford fought heavyweight Battling Jim Johnson twelve times. Langford won nine of these fights and had three draws. He never lost to Battling Jim Johnson. Johnson was always much heavier than Langford.
Langford fought heavyweight Sam McVea fifteen times. Langford won 6, lost 2, and had 7 draws. In their last fight, Langford was 37 years old.
On August 15, 1911, Langford defeated former World Light Heavyweight Champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Langford won by a technical knockout in the fifth round. Langford was ten pounds heavier than O'Brien. The fight stopped after a strong punch from Langford knocked O'Brien down. O'Brien had to be helped back to his corner. O'Brien later said about Langford, "When he appeared upon the scene of combat, you knew you were cooked."
Langford fought heavyweight Gunboat Smith twice. He lost the first fight by decision. Many people watching were surprised by this. Langford won the second fight by knockout in the third round.
Langford fought heavyweight Harry Wills seventeen times. Langford was 31 in their first fight. As he got older, his eyesight started to get worse. He won two fights, lost fourteen, and had two draws against Wills.
Former World Heavyweight Champion Tommy Burns was a referee in their third fight. At the end, he told Langford, "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."
Why Sam Langford Didn't Get a World Title Shot
Sam Langford had lost to Jack Johnson only once. This was on April 26, 1906. Johnson won by a decision after fifteen rounds. Johnson was much heavier than Langford. Even though Johnson knocked Langford down three times, many people felt Langford had won the fight. Johnson sometimes seemed to play with Langford, even talking to people at ringside during the fight. After winning, Johnson kept refusing to fight Langford again. Many believed Langford was the most dangerous challenger for Johnson's title. Another reason Johnson refused was that he knew a fight between two Black boxers would not make as much money as a fight between him and a white boxer.
It was Battling Jim Johnson, whom Sam had beaten nine times, who got a title shot against Jack Johnson. Sam Langford felt he deserved that chance.
The Heavyweight Championship and Racial Barriers
Sadly, the rule that stopped boxers of color from fighting for the world heavyweight title stayed in place even when Jack Johnson was champion. After Johnson became World's Heavyweight Champion, he did not fight a Black opponent for five years. Besides Langford, he also refused to fight other Black heavyweights like Joe Jeanette and the young Harry Wills.
Black boxers were not given a chance at the title. Johnson said he could make more money fighting white boxers. In 1913, there were rumors that Johnson would fight Langford for the title in Paris. But it never happened. Johnson claimed Langford could not raise $30,000 for his payment.
Because Black boxers were usually stopped from fighting for the heavyweight championship due to racism, Johnson's refusal to fight other African-Americans upset the African-American community. It was rare for them to get a chance to fight top white boxers. 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 agreed to fight a Black opponent in late 1913, it was not Sam Langford. Instead, Johnson chose Battling Jim Johnson. Battling Jim was not as good a boxer. He had lost to Langford and had a draw and a loss to Sam McVey.
The fight between Jack Johnson and Battling Jim Johnson was on December 19, 1913, in Paris. It was the first time two Black boxers fought for the World Heavyweight Championship. But many people thought it looked more like a practice fight. A sportswriter said the crowd got angry because neither boxer was really trying to fight. Johnson barely fought Battling Jim. It turned out Johnson had broken his arm in the third round. Battling Jim did not take advantage of this. The fight was a draw, and Jack Johnson kept his championship.
Battling Jim's next fight, four months later, was also a title match. On March 27, 1914, in New York City, Sam Langford won against Battling Jim Johnson. The New York Times said Langford "won by a wide margin." They said Johnson "failed to show anything remotely resembling championship ability."
Battling Jim fought Langford ten more times. Two of these fights were draws. Their last fight was on September 22, 1918. Battling Jim also fought Joe Jeanette five more times and never won.
Battling Jim Johnson died during the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918. He ended his career with 30 wins, 31 losses, and six draws. Looking at his poor record against the best Black heavyweights and his inability to beat a one-armed Jack Johnson, Battling Jim Johnson was not a top contender. He was supposed to fight Langford again before he died.
In 1915, Jack Johnson lost his title to Jess Willard. Because of the strong racism at the time, it would be 22 years before another African American, Joe Louis, got a chance at the Heavyweight title.
When Jack Johnson had the power to give a Black boxer a title shot, he refused to give it to Sam Langford. Many people thought Langford was the best challenger in the heavyweight division. Johnson beat Jim Jeffries but avoided Langford. He likely feared losing his title. Many consider Langford's failure to get a heavyweight title shot one of the biggest injustices in American sports history.
Later Career and Life After Boxing
Langford fought heavyweight Fred Fulton twice. He lost the first fight by technical knockout in the seventh round. He lost the second by a four-round decision. Langford was 34 and 35 years old in these fights. He was much heavier but shorter than Fulton.
On June 5, 1922, Langford knocked out Tiger Flowers in the second round. At this time, Langford was mostly blind. Flowers would soon become the World Middleweight Champion.
In 1923, Sam Langford fought and won boxing's last "fight to the finish." This was for the Mexican Heavyweight title.
His last fight was in 1926. By then, his eyesight had gotten so bad that he had to retire. Langford was 43 years old and completely blind.
There are old films of Langford fighting Fireman Jim Flynn and Bill Lang.
One story shows how smart Langford was. In one fight, he was told not to knock out his opponent until after the seventh round. So, for seven rounds, he just lightly hit his opponent. When the eighth round started, Langford touched gloves with his confused opponent. "What's wrong, Sam, it's not the last round!" his opponent said. "It is for you, son," Langford replied. He then quickly knocked his opponent out and left to catch his train. Another story says he told the audience he had a train to catch. He then knocked out his opponent in the first round and left.
Life After Boxing and Legacy
Langford eventually became completely blind. He ended up with no money, living in Harlem, New York City. In 1944, a newspaper article was written about his difficult situation. After the article, fans donated almost $10,000 to help Langford. The column was called "A Dark Man Laughs" and was written by Al Laney. Later, enough money was raised for successful eye surgery. Langford was honored in the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1955. He died a year later in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He had been living in a private nursing home there.
In 1999, Langford was voted Nova Scotia's best male athlete of the 20th century.
In 2013, a jazz group called Tarbaby released a music CD named "Ballad of Sam Langford."
In 2018, Langford was ranked fifth among the top 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history.
Professional Boxing Record
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Official Record
| 314 fights | 178 wins | 30 losses |
| 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 considered "no decision" fights. They 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 | 178–30–38 (68) | Brad Simmons | TKO | 1 (10) | Aug 2, 1925 | 39 years, 151 days | Drumright, Oklahoma, US | Langford retired completely blind |
| 313 | Win | 178–29–38 (68) | Young Jack Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 1, 1925 | 39 years, 119 days | Shawnee, Oklahoma, US | |
| 312 | Loss | 177–29–38 (68) | Battling Gahee | PTS | 8 | Sep 25, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
| 311 | Win | 177–28–38 (68) | Frolin Gonzales | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1925 | 39 years, 32 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 310 | Draw | 176–28–38 (68) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Mar 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
| 309 | Draw | 176–28–37 (68) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Jan 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
| 308 | Win | 176–28–36 (68) | Smiling Kid Nolan | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 10, 1924 | 38 years, 190 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 307 | Win | 175–28–36 (68) | Sydney Grant | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 7, 1924 | 38 years, 125 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 306 | Win | 174–28–36 (68) | Eddie Tremblay | KO | 3 (4) | May 4, 1924 | 38 years, 61 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
| 305 | Loss | 173–28–36 (68) | Eddie Tremblay | PTS | 4 | Apr 23, 1924 | 38 years, 50 days | Venice, California, US | |
| 304 | Win | 173–27–36 (68) | Sammy Olson | PTS | 4 | Apr 18, 1924 | 38 years, 45 days | Bakersfield Stadium, Bakersfield, California, US | |
| 303 | ND | 172–27–36 (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 | 172–27–36 (67) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 4 | Apr 4, 1924 | 38 years, 31 days | Huntington Beach, California, US | |
| 301 | Win | 171–27–36 (67) | Smiling Kid Nolan | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 6, 1924 | 38 years, 2 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
| 300 | Win | 170–27–36 (67) | Tom Riley | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 20, 1924 | 37 years, 322 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 299 | Win | 169–27–36 (67) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1924 | 37 years, 308 days | Ford's Arena, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 298 | Loss | 168–27–36 (67) | Sonny Goodrich | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1923 | 37 years, 289 days | Community House, San Antonio, Texas, US | For Mexico heavyweight title |
| 297 | Win | 168–26–36 (67) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 11, 1923 | 37 years, 282 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 296 | Win | 167–26–36 (67) | Andrés Balsa | TKO | 8 (15) | Nov 10, 1923 | 37 years, 251 days | Teatro Independencia, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 295 | Win | 166–26–36 (67) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 19, 1923 | 37 years, 229 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 294 | Loss | 165–26–36 (67) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (?) | Aug 15, 1923 | 37 years, 164 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 293 | Win | 165–25–36 (67) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1923 | 37 years, 151 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 292 | Loss | 164–25–36 (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 | 164–24–36 (67) | Jim Tracey | KO | 4 (20) | Jul 15, 1923 | 37 years, 133 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
| 290 | Win | 163–24–36 (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 | 162–24–36 (67) | Art Surans | KO | 3 (?) | May 16, 1923 | 37 years, 73 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
| 288 | Win | 161–24–36 (67) | Andrés Balsa | KO | 3 | May 6, 1923 | 37 years, 63 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Scheduled as a "finish fight" |
| 287 | Win | 160–24–36 (67) | Andrés Balsa | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1923 | 37 years, 55 days | Arena Cine Imperio, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 286 | Win | 159–24–36 (67) | Chihuahua Kid Brown | PTS | 15 | Apr 15, 1923 | 37 years, 42 days | Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 285 | Win | 158–24–36 (67) | Andrés Balsa | TKO | 6 (15) | Apr 8, 1923 | 37 years, 35 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
| 284 | Win | 157–24–36 (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 | 156–24–36 (67) | Chihuahua Kid Brown | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 17, 1923 | 37 years, 13 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 282 | Win | 155–24–36 (67) | Jim Tracey | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 2, 1923 | 36 years, 363 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 281 | Win | 154–24–36 (67) | Tom McCarty | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 15, 1923 | 36 years, 348 days | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | |
| 280 | Win | 153–24–36 (67) | Sonny Goodrich | TKO | 7 (12) | Dec 25, 1922 | 36 years, 296 days | Market House Arena, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
| 279 | Win | 152–24–36 (67) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 24, 1922 | 36 years, 295 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 278 | Win | 151–24–36 (67) | Jack Taylor | KO | 8 (?) | Dec 12, 1922 | 36 years, 283 days | Mexico | |
| 277 | Draw | 150–24–36 (67) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1922 | 36 years, 251 days | Douglas, Arizona, US | |
| 276 | Draw | 150–24–35 (67) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1922 | 36 years, 246 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 275 | Win | 150–24–34 (67) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Oct 20, 1922 | 36 years, 230 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 274 | Win | 149–24–34 (67) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 6, 1922 | 36 years, 216 days | El Paso, Texas, US | |
| 273 | Win | 148–24–34 (67) | Battling Owens | KO | 7 (15) | Sep 22, 1922 | 36 years, 202 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 272 | Draw | 147–24–34 (67) | Jack Taylor | NWS | 10 | Aug 21, 1922 | 36 years, 170 days | Mizzou Park, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
| 271 | Draw | 147–24–34 (66) | Brad Simmons | NWS | 10 | Aug 11, 1922 | 36 years, 160 days | Wichita, Kansas, US | |
| 270 | Win | 147–24–34 (65) | Bill Tate | PTS | 12 | Aug 4, 1922 | 36 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 269 | Win | 146–24–34 (65) | Bearcat Wright | RTD | 5 (12) | Jul 17, 1922 | 36 years, 135 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 268 | Draw | 145–24–34 (65) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 12 | Jun 19, 1922 | 36 years, 107 days | City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US | |
| 267 | Win | 145–24–33 (65) | Tiger Flowers | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 5, 1922 | 36 years, 93 days | Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 266 | Draw | 144–24–33 (65) | Ted Jamieson | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1922 | 36 years, 79 days | Private club, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 265 | Win | 144–24–32 (65) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 4 (8) | May 16, 1922 | 36 years, 73 days | Bijou Ring, Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
| 264 | Win | 143–24–32 (65) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 20, 1922 | 36 years, 47 days | Venice A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 263 | Win | 142–24–32 (65) | Jack Leslie | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1922 | 36 years, 42 days | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | |
| 262 | Loss | 142–24–32 (64) | Tut Jackson | DQ | 5 (12) | Apr 6, 1922 | 36 years, 33 days | Triangle Park, Dayton, Ohio, US | |
| 261 | Loss | 142–23–32 (64) | Bill Tate | PTS | 8 | Mar 27, 1922 | 36 years, 23 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 260 | Win | 142–22–32 (64) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1922 | 36 years, 13 days | Clyffeside Park, Ashland, Kentucky, US | |
| 259 | Loss | 141–22–32 (64) | Harry Wills | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1922 | 35 years, 319 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
| 258 | Win | 141–21–32 (64) | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1921 | 35 years, 280 days | Illinois Theatre, Urbana, Illinois, US | |
| 257 | Win | 141–21–32 (63) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1921 | 35 years, 278 days | Tucson, Arizona, US | |
| 256 | Loss | 140–21–32 (63) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1921 | 35 years, 265 days | Capital City Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
| 255 | Win | 140–20–32 (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 | 139–20–32 (63) | Bill Tate | NWS | 12 | Sep 21, 1921 | 35 years, 201 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
| 253 | Loss | 139–20–32 (62) | Lee Anderson | NWS | 12 | Sep 5, 1921 | 35 years, 185 days | Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, US | |
| 252 | Draw | 139–20–32 (61) | Topeka Jack Johnson | PTS | 6 | Aug 19, 1921 | 35 years, 168 days | State Fairgrounds, Topeka, Kansas, US | |
| 251 | Win | 139–20–31 (61) | George Godfrey | KO | 1 (12) | Aug 17, 1921 | 35 years, 166 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
| 250 | Win | 138–20–31 (61) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1921 | 35 years, 161 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
| 249 | Win | 137–20–31 (61) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 20, 1921 | 35 years, 138 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
| 248 | Win | 136–20–31 (61) | Bill Watkins | KO | ? | Feb 7, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
| 247 | Win | 135–20–31 (61) | Alfred Johnson | KO | ? | Feb 6, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
| 246 | Draw | 134–20–31 (61) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
| 245 | Win | 134–20–30 (61) | Bob Devere | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 14, 1921 | 34 years, 316 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 244 | Draw | 133–20–30 (61) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 12 | Jan 7, 1921 | 34 years, 309 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
| 243 | Win | 133–20–29 (61) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1920 | 34 years, 300 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 242 | Win | 132–20–29 (61) | Clem Johnson | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1920 | 34 years, 294 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
| 241 | Win | 131–20–29 (61) | Terry Kellar | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1920 | 34 years, 280 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
| 240 | Win | 130–20–29 (61) | Tiny Jim Herman | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 2, 1920 | 34 years, 273 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 239 | Win | 129–20–29 (61) | George Godfrey | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 17, 1920 | 34 years, 258 days | Hot Springs, Arkansas, US | |
| 238 | Win | 128–20–29 (61) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 8 | Nov 15, 1920 | 34 years, 256 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 237 | Loss | 127–20–29 (61) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Oct 20, 1920 | 34 years, 230 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 236 | Win | 127–19–29 (61) | Frank Farmer | PTS | 4 | Oct 13, 1920 | 34 years, 223 days | Arena, Seattle, Washington, US | |
| 235 | Win | 126–19–29 (61) | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 6, 1920 | 34 years, 216 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 234 | Loss | 125–19–29 (61) | Bill Tate | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1920 | 34 years, 186 days | Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, Michigan, US | |
| 233 | Win | 125–19–29 (60) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1920 | 34 years, 179 days | Walthill, Nebraska, US | |
| 232 | Win | 124–19–29 (60) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Aug 14, 1920 | 34 years, 163 days | East Chicago, Indiana, US | |
| 231 | Win | 124–19–29 (59) | Pinky Lewis | KO | 7 (8), 1:30 | Jul 26, 1920 | 34 years, 144 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 230 | Win | 123–19–29 (59) | Jack Mitchell | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 2, 1920 | 34 years, 120 days | Springfield, Missouri, US | |
| 229 | Win | 122–19–29 (59) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Jun 7, 1920 | 34 years, 95 days | Tulane Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | |
| 228 | Win | 121–19–29 (59) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 15 | May 31, 1920 | 34 years, 88 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 227 | Win | 120–19–29 (59) | Marty Cutler | TKO | 3 (10) | May 18, 1920 | 34 years, 75 days | Armouries, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| 226 | Draw | 119–19–29 (59) | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1920 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
| 225 | Loss | 119–19–28 (59) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Apr 23, 1920 | 34 years, 50 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
| 224 | Win | 119–18–28 (59) | Silas Green | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 9, 1920 | 34 years, 36 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | |
| 223 | Win | 118–18–28 (59) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1920 | 34 years, 32 days | Convention Hall, Muskogee, Oklahoma, US | |
| 222 | Win | 117–18–28 (59) | Jamaica Kid | TKO | 7 (12) | Mar 29, 1920 | 34 years, 25 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 221 | Win | 116–18–28 (59) | Battling Gahee | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 23, 1920 | 33 years, 356 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 220 | Draw | 115–18–28 (59) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Feb 16, 1920 | 33 years, 349 days | K of C Hall, Terre Haute, Indiana, US | |
| 219 | Win | 115–18–28 (58) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Jan 16, 1920 | 33 years, 318 days | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US | |
| 218 | Win | 115–18–28 (57) | Dave McBride | KO | 1 (?), 1:00 | Dec 3, 1919 | 33 years, 274 days | Liberty Theater, Camp Grant, Illinois, US | |
| 217 | NC | 114–18–28 (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 | 114–18–28 (56) | Mexican Jim Johnson | KO | 9 (15) | Nov 17, 1919 | 33 years, 258 days | Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
| 215 | Loss | 113–18–28 (56) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1919 | 33 years, 246 days | Convention Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
| 214 | Draw | 113–17–28 (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 | 113–17–27 (56) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Sep 30, 1919 | 33 years, 210 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
| 212 | Win | 113–17–27 (55) | Rough House Wilson | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 18, 1919 | 33 years, 198 days | Battle Creek, Michigan, US | |
| 211 | Win | 112–17–27 (55) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Aug 23, 1919 | 33 years, 172 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | |
| 210 | Draw | 112–17–27 (54) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Aug 4, 1919 | 33 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 209 | Loss | 112–17–26 (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 | 112–17–26 (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 | 111–17–26 (53) | Billy Hooper | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 30, 1919 | 33 years, 57 days | Springer Opera House, Columbus, Georgia, US | |
| 206 | Loss | 110–17–26 (53) | Willie Meehan | PTS | 4 | Mar 4, 1919 | 33 years, 0 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 205 | Loss | 110–16–26 (53) | Fred Fulton | PTS | 4 | Dec 27, 1918 | 32 years, 298 days | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 204 | Win | 110–15–26 (53) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Dec 16, 1918 | 32 years, 287 days | Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
| 203 | Win | 109–15–26 (53) | Big Boy Butler | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 12, 1918 | 32 years, 283 days | Empire Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois, US | |
| 202 | Loss | 108–15–26 (53) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Nov 28, 1918 | 32 years, 269 days | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 201 | Draw | 108–15–26 (52) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1918 | 32 years, 256 days | Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 200 | Draw | 108–15–25 (52) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 12 | Oct 31, 1918 | 32 years, 241 days | Crescent Rink, Lowell, Massachusetts, US | |
| 199 | Win | 108–15–24 (52) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 22, 1918 | 32 years, 171 days | Lafayette A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
| 198 | Win | 108–15–24 (51) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Aug 19, 1918 | 32 years, 168 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 197 | Win | 107–15–24 (51) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 6 | Aug 8, 1918 | 32 years, 157 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 196 | Win | 107–15–24 (50) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 5, 1918 | 32 years, 154 days | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 195 | Win | 107–15–24 (49) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 19, 1918 | 32 years, 107 days | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 194 | Loss | 106–15–24 (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 | 106–14–24 (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 | 106–13–24 (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 | 105–13–24 (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 | 105–13–24 (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 | 105–13–24 (47) | Andy Johnson | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 17, 1917 | 31 years, 197 days | Maryland A.C., Ardmore, Maryland, US | |
| 188 | Win | 104–13–24 (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 | 104–13–24 (46) | Andre Anderson | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 17, 1917 | 31 years, 166 days | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, New York, US | |
| 186 | Loss | 103–13–24 (46) | Fred Fulton | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 19, 1917 | 31 years, 100 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 185 | Loss | 103–12–24 (46) | Harry Wills | NWS | 6 | May 11, 1917 | 31 years, 68 days | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 184 | Win | 103–12–24 (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 | 102–12–24 (45) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1917 | 31 years, 47 days | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 182 | Win | 102–12–24 (44) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1917 | 31 years, 37 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 181 | Loss | 102–12–24 (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 | 102–11–24 (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 | 101–11–24 (43) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1916 | 30 years, 300 days | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 178 | Win | 101–11–24 (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 | 100–11–24 (42) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1916 | 30 years, 271 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
| 176 | Draw | 100–11–24 (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 | 100–11–23 (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 | 99–11–23 (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 | 99–11–23 (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 | 99–11–23 (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 | 99–11–23 (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 | 98–11–23 (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 | 97–11–23 (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 | 97–11–23 (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 | 97–11–23 (36) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Feb 17, 1916 | 29 years, 350 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 166 | Win | 97–11–23 (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 | 96–11–23 (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 | 96–10–23 (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 | 96–10–23 (34) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Nov 23, 1915 | 29 years, 264 days | American A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 162 | Win | 96–10–23 (33) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 15 | Oct 18, 1915 | 29 years, 228 days | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
| 161 | Draw | 95–10–23 (33) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Sep 30, 1915 | 29 years, 210 days | Stockyards Stadium, Denver, Colorado, US | |
| 160 | Win | 95–10–22 (33) | Jack Thompson | TKO | 1 (15), 0:32 | Jul 16, 1915 | 29 years, 134 days | National A.C., Denver, Colorado, US | |
| 159 | Loss | 94–10–22 (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 | 94–9–22 (33) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 10 | Jun 8, 1915 | 29 years, 96 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 157 | NC | 94–9–22 (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 | 94–9–22 (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 | 94–8–22 (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 | 94–8–22 (30) | Harry Wills | KO | 14 (20) | Nov 26, 1914 | 28 years, 267 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
| 153 | Win | 93–8–22 (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 | 92–8–22 (30) | Tom McMahon | TKO | 6 (20) | Nov 10, 1914 | 28 years, 251 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
| 151 | Loss | 91–8–22 (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 | 91–8–22 (29) | Gunboat Smith | KO | 3 (12) | Oct 20, 1914 | 28 years, 230 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 149 | Win | 90–8–22 (29) | Colin Bell | TKO | 4 (12) | Oct 6, 1914 | 28 years, 216 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 148 | Draw | 89–8–22 (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 | 89–8–22 (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 | 89–8–21 (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 | 88–8–21 (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 | 88–8–21 (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 | 87–8–21 (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 | 87–8–21 (26) | Rough House Ware | TKO | 5 (8) | Apr 20, 1914 | 28 years, 47 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 141 | Win | 86–8–21 (26) | George 'Kid' Cotton | PTS | 8 | Apr 15, 1914 | 28 years, 42 days | Chattanooga, Tennessee, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
| 140 | Win | 85–8–21 (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 | 85–8–21 (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 | 84–8–21 (25) | Matthew Curran | KO | 1 (20), 0:30 | Jan 24, 1914 | 27 years, 326 days | Luna Park Arena, Paris, France | |
| 137 | Win | 83–8–21 (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 | 82–8–21 (25) | Gunboat Smith | PTS | 12 | Nov 17, 1913 | 27 years, 258 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 135 | Win | 82–7–21 (25) | Jack Lester | RTD | 5 (10) | Oct 27, 1913 | 27 years, 237 days | Taft, California, US | |
| 134 | Loss | 81–7–21 (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 | 81–7–21 (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 | 80–7–21 (24) | Porky Dan Flynn | KO | 4 (12) | Aug 26, 1913 | 27 years, 175 days | Atlas A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 131 | Draw | 79–7–21 (24) | Colin Bell | PTS | 15 | Jun 19, 1913 | 27 years, 107 days | Gymnasium Ground, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 130 | Draw | 79–7–20 (24) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Mar 24, 1913 | 27 years, 20 days | Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
| 129 | Win | 79–7–19 (24) | Jim Barry | KO | 1 (20) | Mar 15, 1913 | 27 years, 11 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 128 | Win | 78–7–19 (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 | 77–7–19 (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 | 76–7–19 (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 | 75–7–19 (24) | Porky Dan Flynn | TKO | 14 (20) | May 27, 1912 | 26 years, 84 days | Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 124 | Win | 74–7–19 (24) | Jim Barry | TKO | 11 (20) | May 13, 1912 | 26 years, 70 days | Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| 123 | Win | 73–7–19 (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 | 72–7–19 (24) | Jim Barry | PTS | 20 | Feb 12, 1912 | 25 years, 345 days | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 121 | Loss | 71–7–19 (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 | 71–6–19 (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 | 70–6–19 (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 | 70–6–19 (23) | Tony Ross | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 24, 1911 | 25 years, 173 days | National Sporting Club, New York City, New York, US | |
| 117 | Win | 69–6–19 (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 | 68–6–19 (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 | 67–6–19 (23) | Jack Driscoll | ND | 10 | Jul 29, 1911 | 25 years, 147 days | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 114 | Win | 67–6–19 (22) | Jack Fitzgerald | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 29, 1911 | 25 years, 117 days | National S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 113 | Win | 66–6–19 (22) | Tony Caponi | NWS | 10 | Jun 16, 1911 | 25 years, 104 days | Auditorium Rink, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| 112 | Win | 66–6–19 (21) | Ralph Calloway | TKO | 4 (10) | May 30, 1911 | 25 years, 87 days | Alhambra, Syracuse, New York, US | |
| 111 | Draw | 65–6–19 (21) | Sam McVea | PTS | 20 | Apr 1, 1911 | 25 years, 28 days | Cirque de Paris, Paris, France | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
| 110 | Win | 65–6–18 (21) | Bill Lang | DQ | 6 (20) | Feb 21, 1911 | 24 years, 354 days | Olympia Annexe, Kensington, London, England | |
| 109 | Win | 64–6–18 (21) | Fred Atwater | TKO | 3 (?) | Jan 16, 1911 | 24 years, 318 days | State Armory, Utica, New York, US | |
| 108 | Win | 63–6–18 (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 | 62–6–18 (21) | Morris Harris | KO | 2 (12) | Dec 6, 1910 | 24 years, 277 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained world colored heavyweight title |
| 106 | Win | 61–6–18 (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 | 60–6–18 (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 | 59–6–18 (21) | Al Kubiak | TKO | 2 (10) | May 17, 1910 | 24 years, 74 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 103 | Win | 58–6–18 (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 | 58–6–18 (20) | Stanley Ketchel | NWS | 6 | Apr 27, 1910 | 24 years, 54 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 101 | Win | 58–6–18 (19) | Jim Barry | KO | 16 (25) | Apr 14, 1910 | 24 years, 41 days | Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
| 100 | Win | 57–6–18 (19) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 8 (45) | Mar 17, 1910 | 24 years, 13 days | Jeffries' Arena, Vernon, California, US | |
| 99 | Win | 56–6–18 (19) | Nat Dewey | TKO | 1 (20), 1:50 | Feb 22, 1910 | 23 years, 355 days | Turner Hall, Cheyenne, Wyoming, US | |
| 98 | Loss | 55–6–18 (19) | Fireman Jim Flynn | NWS | 10 | Feb 8, 1910 | 23 years, 341 days | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 97 | Win | 55–6–18 (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 | 54–6–18 (18) | Mike Schreck | TKO | 1 (6) | Nov 23, 1909 | 23 years, 264 days | Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 95 | Win | 53–6–18 (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 | 52–6–18 (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 | 51–6–18 (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 | 51–6–18 (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 | 50–6–18 (17) | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Apr 27, 1909 | 23 years, 54 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 90 | Win | 50–6–17 (17) | Al Kubiak | NWS | 6 | Apr 17, 1909 | 23 years, 44 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 89 | Draw | 50–6–17 (16) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Apr 14, 1909 | 23 years, 41 days | Chadwick Park, Albany, US | |
| 88 | Win | 50–6–17 (15) | John Willie | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 3, 1909 | 23 years, 30 days | National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 87 | Win | 49–6–17 (15) | Morris Harris | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 29, 1909 | 23 years, 25 days | Marathon A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 86 | Win | 48–6–17 (15) | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1909 | 23 years, 13 days | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 85 | Win | 48–6–17 (14) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 1 (20), 2:14 | Dec 21, 1908 | 22 years, 292 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 84 | Win | 47–6–17 (14) | Joe Jennette | NWS | 6 | Sep 1, 1908 | 22 years, 181 days | National A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 83 | Win | 47–6–17 (13) | Tony Ross | TKO | 5 (6) | Aug 7, 1908 | 22 years, 156 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 82 | Win | 46–6–17 (13) | John Willie | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 21, 1908 | 22 years, 139 days | Navarre A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 81 | Win | 45–6–17 (13) | Jim Barry | KO | 3 (6) | Jun 19, 1908 | 22 years, 107 days | Fairmont A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 80 | Win | 44–6–17 (13) | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | May 19, 1908 | 22 years, 76 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 79 | Win | 43–6–17 (13) | Jim Barry | KO | 2 (12) | Apr 7, 1908 | 22 years, 34 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 78 | Win | 42–6–17 (13) | Larry Temple | PTS | 8 | Mar 11, 1908 | 22 years, 7 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 77 | Draw | 41–6–17 (13) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Mar 3, 1908 | 21 years, 365 days | Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 76 | Win | 41–6–16 (13) | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 4 (6) | Feb 10, 1908 | 21 years, 343 days | Roanoke A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 75 | Draw | 40–6–16 (13) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Jan 14, 1908 | 21 years, 316 days | Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 74 | Win | 40–6–16 (12) | Jim Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1907 | 21 years, 288 days | Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 73 | Win | 39–6–16 (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 | 38–6–16 (12) | Jim Barry | NWS | 10 | Oct 15, 1907 | 21 years, 225 days | Winnisimmet A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
| 71 | Win | 38–6–16 (11) | Jim Barry | NWS | 6 | Sep 25, 1907 | 21 years, 205 days | Sharkey A.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 70 | Win | 38–6–16 (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 | 38–6–16 (9) | Geoff Thorne | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 3, 1907 | 21 years, 91 days | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England | |
| 68 | Win | 37–6–16 (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 | 36–6–16 (9) | Kid Williams | KO | 6 (?) | Jan 31, 1907 | 20 years, 333 days | Rochester, New York, US | |
| 66 | Draw | 35–6–16 (9) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1907 | 20 years, 313 days | Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
| 65 | Win | 35–6–15 (9) | George Gunther | TKO | 3 (?) | Nov 29, 1906 | 20 years, 270 days | Haverhill, Massachusetts, US | |
| 64 | Win | 34–6–15 (9) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Nov 21, 1906 | 20 years, 262 days | Rochester, New York, US | |
| 63 | Win | 33–6–15 (9) | George Gunther | PTS | 12 | Nov 12, 1906 | 20 years, 253 days | Valley Falls A.C., Valley Falls, Rhode Island, US | |
| 62 | Loss | 32–6–15 (9) | Young Peter Jackson | TKO | 5 (?) | Jun 13, 1906 | 20 years, 101 days | Southbridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, US | |
| 61 | Loss | 32–5–15 (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 | 32–4–15 (9) | Joe Jennette | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1906 | 20 years, 32 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
| 59 | Win | 31–4–15 (9) | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 11 (?) | Mar 19, 1906 | 20 years, 15 days | Lakeside A.C., Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
| 58 | Win | 30–4–15 (9) | Larry Temple | KO | 15 (15), 2:20 | Mar 1, 1906 | 19 years, 362 days | Lincoln A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
| 57 | Loss | 29–4–15 (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 | 29–3–15 (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 | 29–3–15 (8) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1905 | 19 years, 209 days | Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
| 54 | Draw | 29–3–14 (8) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 10 | Sep 20, 1905 | 19 years, 200 days | Lyric A.C., Allentown, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 53 | Draw | 29–3–13 (8) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Sep 7, 1905 | 19 years, 187 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
| 52 | Win | 29–3–12 (8) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 15 | Aug 18, 1905 | 19 years, 167 days | Leiperville, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 51 | Loss | 28–3–12 (8) | Larry Temple | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1905 | 19 years, 122 days | Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
| 50 | Win | 28–2–12 (8) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | Jun 16, 1905 | 19 years, 104 days | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
| 49 | Win | 27–2–12 (8) | Young Peter Jackson | PTS | 15 | May 26, 1905 | 19 years, 83 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
| 48 | Win | 26–2–12 (8) | Bogardus Hyde | TKO | 3 (15) | May 16, 1905 | 19 years, 73 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
| 47 | Win | 25–2–12 (8) | George Gunther | PTS | 12 | Mar 13, 1905 | 19 years, 9 days | Auditorium, Portland, Maine, US | |
| 46 | NC | 24–2–12 (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 | 24–2–12 (7) | Dave Holly | NWS | 15 | Feb 13, 1905 | 18 years, 346 days | Apollo A.C., Salem, Massachusetts, US | |
| 44 | Win | 24–2–12 (6) | George Gunther | TKO | 11 (?) | Jan 20, 1905 | 18 years, 322 days | Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
| 43 | Win | 23–2–12 (6) | Joe Reed | KO | 5 (12) | Jan 16, 1905 | 18 years, 318 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
| 42 | Win | 22–2–12 (6) | Joe Reed | TKO | 9 (?) | Dec 22, 1904 | 18 years, 293 days | Paper City A.C., Berlin, New Hampshire, US | |
| 41 | Draw | 21–2–12 (6) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 15 | Dec 9, 1904 | 18 years, 280 days | Marlborough Theater, Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
| 40 | Win | 21–2–11 (6) | Tommy Sullivan | TKO | 3 (12) | Nov 25, 1904 | 18 years, 266 days | Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts, US | |
| 39 | Win | 20–2–11 (6) | Andy Watson | NWS | 12 | Nov 24, 1904 | 18 years, 265 days | Music Hall, Webster, Massachusetts, US | |
| 38 | Draw | 20–2–11 (5) | Dave Holly | NWS | 6 | Nov 4, 1904 | 18 years, 245 days | Manhattan A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 37 | Draw | 20–2–11 (4) | Dave Holly | PTS | 15 | Sep 30, 1904 | 18 years, 210 days | Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland, US | |
| 36 | Draw | 20–2–10 (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 | 20–2–9 (4) | George 'Elbows' McFadden | TKO | 2 (15) | Jul 29, 1904 | 18 years, 147 days | Manchester, New Hampshire, US | |
| 34 | Loss | 19–2–9 (4) | Dave Holly | PTS | 10 | Apr 11, 1904 | 18 years, 38 days | Cambridge A.A., Cambridge, Massachusetts, US | |
| 33 | Win | 19–1–9 (4) | Willie Lewis | KO | 2 (12) | Feb 22, 1904 | 17 years, 355 days | Warren A.C., New Bedford, Massachusetts, US | |
| 32 | Win | 18–1–9 (4) | Charles Johnson | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 13, 1904 | 17 years, 346 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 31 | Win | 17–1–9 (4) | Belfield Walcott | NWS | 6 | Jan 27, 1904 | 17 years, 329 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 30 | Draw | 17–1–9 (3) | Jack Blackburn | NWS | 6 | Jan 11, 1904 | 17 years, 313 days | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 29 | Draw | 17–1–9 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | Jan 6, 1904 | 17 years, 308 days | North Street Rink, Salem, Massachusetts, US | |
| 28 | Draw | 17–1–8 (2) | Jack Blackburn | PTS | 12 | Dec 23, 1903 | 17 years, 294 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 27 | Win | 17–1–7 (2) | Joe Gans | PTS | 15 | Dec 8, 1903 | 17 years, 279 days | Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 26 | Win | 16–1–7 (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 | 15–1–7 (2) | Patsy Sweeney | KO | 12 (12), 2:38 | Nov 20, 1903 | 17 years, 261 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 24 | Win | 14–1–7 (2) | Arthur Cote | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 5, 1903 | 17 years, 215 days | American A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 23 | Win | 13–1–7 (2) | Shadow Morris | PTS | 12 | Sep 15, 1903 | 17 years, 195 days | Central A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 22 | Win | 12–1–7 (2) | Kid Griffo | PTS | 12 | Aug 28, 1903 | 17 years, 177 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 21 | Win | 11–1–7 (2) | Belfield Walcott | PTS | 20 | Jul 16, 1903 | 17 years, 134 days | Saundersville Athletic Club, Scituate, Rhode Island, US | |
| 20 | Loss | 10–1–7 (2) | Danny Duane | PTS | 12 | Jun 26, 1903 | 17 years, 114 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 19 | Win | 10–0–7 (2) | Walter Burgo | TKO | 8 (?) | Jun 19, 1903 | 17 years, 107 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 18 | Draw | 9–0–7 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | Jun 15, 1903 | 17 years, 103 days | Gloucester A.C., Gloucester, Massachusetts, US | |
| 17 | Win | 9–0–6 (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 | 8–0–6 (2) | Andy Watson | PTS | 12 | May 29, 1903 | 17 years, 86 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 15 | Win | 8–0–5 (2) | Chick Monahan | KO | 1 (10) | May 26, 1903 | 17 years, 83 days | Criterion A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 14 | Win | 7–0–5 (2) | Billy Jordan | PTS | 6 | May 25, 1903 | 17 years, 82 days | Cambridge Athletic Club, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 13 | Draw | 6–0–5 (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 | 6–0–4 (2) | Andy Watson | ND | 12 | Apr 20, 1903 | 17 years, 47 days | West End A.C., Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
| 11 | Win | 6–0–4 (1) | Stonewall Allen | PTS | 6 | Apr 16, 1903 | 17 years, 43 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 10 | Draw | 5–0–4 (1) | Stonewall Allen | PTS | 6 | Apr 3, 1903 | 17 years, 30 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 9 | Win | 5–0–3 (1) | John E. Butler | PTS | 6 | Mar 26, 1903 | 17 years, 22 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 8 | Draw | 4–0–3 (1) | Johnny Johnson | PTS | 6 | Mar 5, 1903 | 17 years, 1 day | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 7 | Win | 4–0–2 (1) | Sadler Jennings | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 4, 1903 | 17 years, 0 days | Highland Athletic Club, Chelsea, Massachusetts, US | |
| 6 | Win | 3–0–2 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1903 | 16 years, 360 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 5 | Draw | 2–0–2 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1903 | 16 years, 339 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 4 | Draw | 2–0–1 (1) | Luther Manual | PTS | 4 | Jan 23, 1903 | 16 years, 325 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 3 | ND | 2–0 (1) | Billy Chisholm | ND | 6 | Jan 22, 1903 | 16 years, 324 days | Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Arthur Pratt | KO | 1 (6) | Jan 15, 1903 | 16 years, 317 days | Essex A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jack McVicker | KO | 5 (6) | Apr 11, 1902 | 16 years, 38 days | Lenox A.C., Boston, Massachusetts, US |
Unofficial Record
| 314 fights | 210 wins | 44 losses |
| By knockout | 126 | 8 |
| By decision | 81 | 36 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
| Draws | 52 | |
| No contests | 8 | |
This record includes newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 | Loss | 210–44–52 (8) | Brad Simmons | TKO | 1 (10) | Aug 2, 1925 | 39 years, 151 days | Drumright, Oklahoma, US | Langford retired completely blind |
| 313 | Win | 210–43–52 (8) | Young Jack Johnson | KO | 2 (?) | Jul 1, 1925 | 39 years, 119 days | Shawnee, Oklahoma, US | |
| 312 | Loss | 209–43–52 (8) | Battling Gahee | PTS | 8 | Sep 25, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
| 311 | Win | 209–42–52 (8) | Frolin Gonzales | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1925 | 39 years, 32 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 310 | Draw | 208–42–52 (8) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Mar 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
| 309 | Draw | 208–42–51 (8) | Tim Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Jan 1, 1925 | N/A | Location unknown | Exact date unknown |
| 308 | Win | 208–42–50 (8) | Smiling 'Kid' Nolan | KO | 2 (?) | Sep 10, 1924 | 38 years, 190 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 307 | Win | 207–42–50 (8) | Sydney Grant | KO | 4 (?) | Jul 7, 1924 | 38 years, 125 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 306 | Win | 206–42–50 (8) | Eddie Tremblay | KO | 3 (4) | May 4, 1924 | 38 years, 61 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
| 305 | Loss | 205–42–50 (8) | Eddie Tremblay | PTS | 4 | Apr 23, 1924 | 38 years, 50 days | Venice, California, US | |
| 304 | Win | 205–41–50 (8) | Sammy Olson | PTS | 4 | Apr 18, 1924 | 38 years, 45 days | Bakersfield Stadium, Bakersfield, California, US | |
| 303 | ND | 204–41–50 (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 | 204–41–50 (7) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 4 | Apr 4, 1924 | 38 years, 31 days | Huntington Beach, California, US | |
| 301 | Win | 203–41–50 (7) | Smiling 'Kid' Nolan | KO | 5 (?) | Mar 6, 1924 | 38 years, 2 days | Venice, California, US | Reported but not confirmed |
| 300 | Win | 202–41–50 (7) | Tom Riley | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 20, 1924 | 37 years, 322 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 299 | Win | 201–41–50 (7) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 8 | Jan 6, 1924 | 37 years, 308 days | Ford's Arena, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 298 | Loss | 200–41–50 (7) | Sonny Goodrich | PTS | 10 | Dec 18, 1923 | 37 years, 289 days | Community House, San Antonio, Texas, US | For Mexico heavyweight title |
| 297 | Win | 200–40–50 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 11, 1923 | 37 years, 282 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 296 | Win | 199–40–50 (7) | Andrés Balsa | TKO | 8 (15) | Nov 10, 1923 | 37 years, 251 days | Teatro Independencia, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 295 | Win | 198–40–50 (7) | Fireman Jim Flynn | KO | 3 (15) | Oct 19, 1923 | 37 years, 229 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 294 | Loss | 197–40–50 (7) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (?) | Aug 15, 1923 | 37 years, 164 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 293 | Win | 197–39–50 (7) | Fireman Jim Flynn | PTS | 10 | Aug 2, 1923 | 37 years, 151 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 292 | Loss | 196–39–50 (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 | 196–38–50 (7) | Jim Tracey | KO | 4 (20) | Jul 15, 1923 | 37 years, 133 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
| 290 | Win | 195–38–50 (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 | 194–38–50 (7) | Art Surans | KO | 3 (?) | May 16, 1923 | 37 years, 73 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
| 288 | Win | 193–38–50 (7) | Andrés Balsa | KO | 3 | May 6, 1923 | 37 years, 63 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Scheduled as a "finish fight" |
| 287 | Win | 192–38–50 (7) | Andrés Balsa | PTS | 10 | Apr 28, 1923 | 37 years, 55 days | Arena Cine Imperio, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 286 | Win | 191–38–50 (7) | Chihuahua 'Kid' Brown | PTS | 15 | Apr 15, 1923 | 37 years, 42 days | Plaza de Toros, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 285 | Win | 190–38–50 (7) | Andrés Balsa | TKO | 6 (15) | Apr 8, 1923 | 37 years, 35 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico heavyweight title |
| 284 | Win | 189–38–50 (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 | 188–38–50 (7) | Chihuahua 'Kid' Brown | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 17, 1923 | 37 years, 13 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 282 | Win | 187–38–50 (7) | Jim Tracey | KO | 6 (?) | Mar 2, 1923 | 36 years, 363 days | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 281 | Win | 186–38–50 (7) | Tom McCarty | KO | 2 (?) | Feb 15, 1923 | 36 years, 348 days | Albuquerque, New Mexico, US | |
| 280 | Win | 185–38–50 (7) | Sonny Goodrich | TKO | 7 (12) | Dec 25, 1922 | 36 years, 296 days | Market House Arena, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
| 279 | Win | 184–38–50 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 3 (?) | Dec 24, 1922 | 36 years, 295 days | Mexico | Reported but not confirmed |
| 278 | Win | 183–38–50 (7) | Jack Taylor | KO | 8 (?) | Dec 12, 1922 | 36 years, 283 days | Mexico | |
| 277 | Draw | 182–38–50 (7) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Nov 10, 1922 | 36 years, 251 days | Douglas, Arizona, US | |
| 276 | Draw | 182–38–49 (7) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1922 | 36 years, 246 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 275 | Win | 182–38–48 (7) | Jack Taylor | PTS | 15 | Oct 20, 1922 | 36 years, 230 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 274 | Win | 181–38–48 (7) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 6, 1922 | 36 years, 216 days | El Paso, Texas, US | |
| 273 | Win | 180–38–48 (7) | Battling Owens | KO | 7 (15) | Sep 22, 1922 | 36 years, 202 days | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 272 | Draw | 179–38–48 (7) | Jack Taylor | NWS | 10 | Aug 21, 1922 | 36 years, 170 days | Mizzou Park, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
| 271 | Draw | 179–38–47 (7) | Brad Simmons | NWS | 10 | Aug 11, 1922 | 36 years, 160 days | Wichita, Kansas, US | |
| 270 | Win | 179–38–46 (7) | Bill Tate | PTS | 12 | Aug 4, 1922 | 36 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 269 | Win | 178–38–46 (7) | Bearcat Wright | RTD | 5 (12) | Jul 17, 1922 | 36 years, 135 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 268 | Draw | 177–38–46 (7) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 12 | Jun 19, 1922 | 36 years, 107 days | City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas, US | |
| 267 | Win | 177–38–45 (7) | Tiger Flowers | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 5, 1922 | 36 years, 93 days | Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 266 | Draw | 176–38–45 (7) | Ted Jamieson | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1922 | 36 years, 79 days | Private club, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 265 | Win | 176–38–44 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 4 (8) | May 16, 1922 | 36 years, 73 days | Bijou Ring, Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
| 264 | Win | 175–38–44 (7) | Roscoe Hall | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 20, 1922 | 36 years, 47 days | Venice A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 263 | Win | 174–38–44 (7) | Jack Leslie | NWS | 10 | Apr 15, 1922 | 36 years, 42 days | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | |
| 262 | Loss | 173–38–44 (7) | Tut Jackson | DQ | 5 (12) | Apr 6, 1922 | 36 years, 33 days | Triangle Park, Dayton, Ohio, US | |
| 261 | Loss | 173–37–44 (7) | Bill Tate | PTS | 8 | Mar 27, 1922 | 36 years, 23 days | Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 260 | Win | 173–36–44 (7) | Cyclone Smith | KO | 2 (10) | Mar 17, 1922 | 36 years, 13 days | Clyffeside Park, Ashland, Kentucky, US | |
| 259 | Loss | 172–36–44 (7) | Harry Wills | PTS | 10 | Jan 17, 1922 | 35 years, 319 days | Arena, Milwaukie, Oregon, US | For world colored heavyweight title claim |
| 258 | Win | 172–35–44 (7) | Young Peter Jackson | NWS | 10 | Dec 9, 1921 | 35 years, 280 days | Illinois Theatre, Urbana, Illinois, US | |
| 257 | Win | 171–35–44 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Dec 7, 1921 | 35 years, 278 days | Tucson, Arizona, US | |
| 256 | Loss | 170–35–44 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1921 | 35 years, 265 days | Capital City Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
| 255 | Win | 170–34–44 (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 | 169–34–44 (7) | Bill Tate | NWS | 12 | Sep 21, 1921 | 35 years, 201 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
| 253 | Loss | 169–33–44 (7) | Lee Anderson | NWS | 12 | Sep 5, 1921 | 35 years, 185 days | Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, US | |
| 252 | Draw | 169–32–44 (7) | Topeka Jack Johnson | PTS | 6 | Aug 19, 1921 | 35 years, 168 days | State Fairgrounds, Topeka, Kansas, US | |
| 251 | Win | 169–32–43 (7) | George Godfrey | KO | 1 (12) | Aug 17, 1921 | 35 years, 166 days | Riverside Arena, Covington, Kentucky, US | |
| 250 | Win | 168–32–43 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1921 | 35 years, 161 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
| 249 | Win | 167–32–43 (7) | Bearcat Wright | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 20, 1921 | 35 years, 138 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
| 248 | Win | 166–32–43 (7) | Bill Watkins | KO | ? | Feb 7, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
| 247 | Win | 165–32–43 (7) | Alfred Johnson | KO | ? | Feb 6, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date, location and # of rounds unknown |
| 246 | Draw | 164–32–43 (7) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1921 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
| 245 | Win | 164–32–42 (7) | Bob Devere | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 14, 1921 | 34 years, 316 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 244 | Draw | 163–32–42 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 12 | Jan 7, 1921 | 34 years, 309 days | Omaha, Nebraska, US | |
| 243 | Win | 163–32–41 (7) | Jim Jam Barry | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1920 | 34 years, 300 days | Armory, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 242 | Win | 162–32–41 (7) | Clem Johnson | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1920 | 34 years, 294 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
| 241 | Win | 161–32–41 (7) | Terry Kellar | PTS | 6 | Dec 9, 1920 | 34 years, 280 days | Aberdeen, Washington, US | |
| 240 | Win | 160–32–41 (7) | Tiny Jim Herman | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 2, 1920 | 34 years, 273 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 239 | Win | 159–32–41 (7) | George Godfrey | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 17, 1920 | 34 years, 258 days | Hot Springs, Arkansas, US | |
| 238 | Win | 158–32–41 (7) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 8 | Nov 15, 1920 | 34 years, 256 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 237 | Loss | 157–32–41 (7) | Lee Anderson | PTS | 10 | Oct 20, 1920 | 34 years, 230 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 236 | Win | 157–31–41 (7) | Frank Farmer | PTS | 4 | Oct 13, 1920 | 34 years, 223 days | Arena, Seattle, Washington, US | |
| 235 | Win | 156–31–41 (7) | Tiny Jim Herman | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 6, 1920 | 34 years, 216 days | Heilig Theater, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 234 | Loss | 155–31–41 (7) | Bill Tate | NWS | 6 | Sep 6, 1920 | 34 years, 186 days | Floyd Fitzsimmons Arena, Benton Harbor, Michigan, US | |
| 233 | Win | 155–30–41 (7) | Bearcat Wright | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1920 | 34 years, 179 days | Walthill, Nebraska, US | |
| 232 | Win | 154–30–41 (7) | Sam McVea | NWS | 10 | Aug 14, 1920 | 34 years, 163 days | East Chicago, Indiana, US | |
| 231 | Win | 153–30–41 (7) | Pinky Lewis | KO | 7 (8), 1:30 | Jul 26, 1920 | 34 years, 144 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 230 | Win | 152–30–41 (7) | Jack Mitchell | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 2, 1920 | 34 years, 120 days | Springfield, Missouri, US | |
| 229 | Win | 151–30–41 (7) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Jun 7, 1920 | 34 years, 95 days | Tulane Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, US | |
| 228 | Win | 150–30–41 (7) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 15 | May 31, 1920 | 34 years, 88 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 227 | Win | 149–30–41 (7) | Marty Cutler | TKO | 3 (10) | May 18, 1920 | 34 years, 75 days | Armouries, Windsor, Ontario, Canada | |
| 226 | Draw | 148–30–41 (7) | George Godfrey | PTS | 10 | May 1, 1920 | N/A | Canada | Exact date unknown |
| 225 | Loss | 148–30–40 (7) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Apr 23, 1920 | 34 years, 50 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
| 224 | Win | 148–29–40 (7) | Silas Green | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 9, 1920 | 34 years, 36 days | Detroit, Michigan, US | |
| 223 | Win | 147–29–40 (7) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Apr 5, 1920 | 34 years, 32 days | Convention Hall, Muskogee, Oklahoma, US | |
| 222 | Win | 146–29–40 (7) | Jamaica Kid | TKO | 7 (12) | Mar 29, 1920 | 34 years, 25 days | Columbus, Ohio, US | |
| 221 | Win | 145–29–40 (7) | Battling Gahee | KO | 2 (8) | Feb 23, 1920 | 33 years, 356 days | Southern A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US | |
| 220 | Draw | 144–29–40 (7) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Feb 16, 1920 | 33 years, 349 days | K of C Hall, Terre Haute, Indiana, US | |
| 219 | Win | 144–29–39 (7) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 10 | Jan 16, 1920 | 33 years, 318 days | Kalamazoo, Michigan, US | |
| 218 | Win | 143–29–39 (7) | Dave McBride | KO | 1 (?), 1:00 | Dec 3, 1919 | 33 years, 274 days | Liberty Theater, Camp Grant, Illinois, US | |
| 217 | NC | 142–29–39 (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 | 142–29–39 (6) | Mexican Jim Johnson | KO | 9 (15) | Nov 17, 1919 | 33 years, 258 days | Auditorium, Sioux City, Iowa, US | |
| 215 | Loss | 141–29–39 (6) | Harry Wills | PTS | 15 | Nov 5, 1919 | 33 years, 246 days | Convention Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | For world colored heavyweight title |
| 214 | Draw | 141–28–39 (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 | 141–28–38 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 10 | Sep 30, 1919 | 33 years, 210 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
| 212 | Win | 141–27–38 (6) | Rough House Wilson | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 18, 1919 | 33 years, 198 days | Battle Creek, Michigan, US | |
| 211 | Win | 140–27–38 (6) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Aug 23, 1919 | 33 years, 172 days | Grand Rapids, Michigan, US | |
| 210 | Draw | 139–27–38 (6) | Jack Thompson | PTS | 15 | Aug 4, 1919 | 33 years, 153 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 209 | Loss | 139–27–37 (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 | 139–26–37 (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 | 138–26–37 (6) | Billy Hooper | KO | 4 (10) | Apr 30, 1919 | 33 years, 57 days | Springer Opera House, Columbus, Georgia, US | |
| 206 | Loss | 137–26–37 (6) | Willie Meehan | PTS | 4 | Mar 4, 1919 | 33 years, 0 days | Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 205 | Loss | 137–25–37 (6) | Fred Fulton | PTS | 4 | Dec 27, 1918 | 32 years, 298 days | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 204 | Win | 137–24–37 (6) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 8 | Dec 16, 1918 | 32 years, 287 days | Nashville, Tennessee, US | |
| 203 | Win | 136–24–37 (6) | Big Boy Butler | KO | 5 (10) | Dec 12, 1918 | 32 years, 283 days | Empire Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois, US | |
| 202 | Loss | 135–24–37 (6) | Jeff Clark | NWS | 6 | Nov 28, 1918 | 32 years, 269 days | Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 201 | Draw | 135–23–37 (6) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 10 | Nov 15, 1918 | 32 years, 256 days | Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 200 | Draw | 135–23–36 (6) | Jeff Clark | PTS | 12 | Oct 31, 1918 | 32 years, 241 days | Crescent Rink, Lowell, Massachusetts, US | |
| 199 | Win | 135–23–35 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 22, 1918 | 32 years, 171 days | Lafayette A.C., Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
| 198 | Win | 134–23–35 (6) | Rough House Ware | KO | 9 (15) | Aug 19, 1918 | 32 years, 168 days | Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | |
| 197 | Win | 133–23–35 (6) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 6 | Aug 8, 1918 | 32 years, 157 days | Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 196 | Win | 132–23–35 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | NWS | 8 | Aug 5, 1918 | 32 years, 154 days | Atlantic City S.C., Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 195 | Win | 131–23–35 (6) | Battling Jim Johnson | PTS | 10 | Jun 19, 1918 | 32 years, 107 days | Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 194 | Loss | 130–23–35 (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 | 130–22–35 (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 | 130–21–35 (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 | 129–21–35 (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 | 129–21–34 (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 | 129–20–34 (6) | Andy Johnson | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 17, 1917 | 31 years, 197 days | Maryland A.C., Ardmore, Maryland, US | |
| 188 | Win | 128–20–34 (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 | 127–20–34 (6) | Andre Anderson | TKO | 2 (?) | Aug 17, 1917 | 31 years, 166 days | Urban Liberty Park, Buffalo, New York, US | |
| 186 | Loss | 126–20–34 (6) | Fred Fulton | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 19, 1917 | 31 years, 100 days | Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 185 | Loss | 126–19–34 (6) | Harry Wills | NWS | 6 | May 11, 1917 | 31 years, 68 days | Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 184 | Win | 126–18–34 (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 | 125–18–34 (6) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Apr 20, 1917 | 31 years, 47 days | Harlem S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 182 | Win | 124–18–34 (6) | Jack Thompson | NWS | 10 | Apr 10, 1917 | 31 years, 37 days | Broadway S.C., New York City, New York, US | |
| 181 | Loss | 123–18–34 (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 | 123–17–34 (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 | 122–17–34 (6) | Bob Devere | NWS | 10 | Dec 29, 1916 | 30 years, 300 days | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 178 | Win | 121–17–34 (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 | 120–17–34 (6) | Bill Tate | NWS | 10 | Nov 30, 1916 | 30 years, 271 days | Arena, Syracuse, New York, US | |
| 176 | Draw | 120–17–33 (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 | 120–17–32 (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 | 119–17–32 (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 | 119–17–31 (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 | 119–16–31 (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 | 118–16–31 (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 | 117–16–31 (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 | 116–16–31 (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 | 116–15–31 (6) | Cleve Hawkins | N |
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