HEAVYWEIGHT division
JOHN L SULLIVAN
RetiredBorn 1858-10-15, ROXBURY, MA. (died aged 59)· Died 1918-02-02· USA
Residence: ROXBURY, MA.· Stance: orthodox· aka BOSTON STRONG BOY
IBHOF · Class of 1990(Pioneer)
Debut: 1881-03-31· Career: 1881–1892 (12 years)
Peak
4217
Current
2462
Wins
36
Losses
1
Draws
2
NC
0
Rated Fights
39
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Head-to-Head Comparison
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Complete Record — 39 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 07 SEP 1892 | LOSS | JAMES J CORBETT | 21 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1889 | DRAW | CHARLIE MITCHELL | 39 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JAN 1887 | DRAW | PATSY CARDIFF | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1886 | KO | PADDY RYAN | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 SEP 1886 | TD | FRANK HERALD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1885 | DEC | DOM MCCAFFREY | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 JUN 1885 | DEC | JACK BURKE | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1885 | KO | PADDY RYAN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1885 | DEC | ALF GREENFIELD | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 NOV 1884 | KO | ALF GREENFIELD | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 NOV 1884 | KO | JOHN LAFLIN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1884 | KO | ENOS PHILLIPS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAY 1884 | KO | WILLIAM FLEMING | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 APR 1884 | KO | DAN HENRY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 APR 1884 | KO | AL MARX | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1884 | DQ | GEORGE M ROBINSON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1884 | KO | JAMES LANG | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1884 | KO | SYLVESTER LE GOURIFF | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1884 | KO | FRED ROBINSON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1883 | TKO | MIKE SHEEHAN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1883 | KO | MORRIS HEFEY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1883 | TKO | JIM MILES | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 OCT 1883 | TKO | JAMES MCCOY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 AUG 1883 | KO | HERBERT SLADE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1883 | KO | CHARLIE MITCHELL | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JAN 1883 | KO | HARRY GILMAN | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 NOV 1882 | TKO | P J RENTZLER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 OCT 1882 | KO | CHARLEY O'DONNELL | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1882 | KO | S P STOCKTON | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1882 | TKO | HENRY HIGGINS | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUL 1882 | DEC | JOE COLLINS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1882 | KO | JIMMY ELLIOTT | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 APR 1882 | TKO | JOHN MCDERMONT | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 SEP 1881 | KO | JACK BURNS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1881 | KO | CAPTAIN JAMES DALTON | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JUL 1881 | KO | DAN MCCARTY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUL 1881 | KO | FRED CROSSLEY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAY 1881 | KO | JOHN FLOOD | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAR 1881 | TKO | STEVE TAYLOR | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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