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Alf Greenfield vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alf Greenfield

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John L. Sullivan

Alf Greenfield (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Greenfield

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Sullivan

47

Wins32 KO · 68%

1

Loss

2

Draws46 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Sullivan leads 1–0

Alf Greenfield and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

Alf Greenfield and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1885Jan 12Series
Alf GreenfieldFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John L. SullivanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Greenfield 1 · Sullivan 3 of 4 measurable rows
GreenfieldSullivan
Record†
0-147-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
96% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
0
32 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—86%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—3.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
1
46

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Alf Greenfield: No height on file
John L. Sullivan: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Alf Greenfield: No reach on file
John L. Sullivan: 74″
Agenot held
Alf Greenfield: No date of birth
John L. Sullivan: Died aged 59
Stance
Alf Greenfield: Not recorded
John L. Sullivan: Orthodox

Alf Greenfield left, John L. Sullivan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alf Greenfield0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Alf Greenfield: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Greenfield yet.

John L. Sullivan42 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

John L. Sullivan: 42 tracked wins — 36 by KO/TKO (86%), 4 on the cards (10%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 46 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

36 by KO/TKO 86%4 on the cards 10%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alf Greenfield 1, John L. Sullivan 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alf Greenfield last boxed on Jan 12, 1885 — 51,780 days ago. Greenfield had lost the most recent, to John L. Sullivan.L

Sullivan Jan 1885

John L. Sullivan had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to James John Corbett. Sullivan last boxed on Sep 7, 1892.DWDWL

Cardiff Jan 1887Samuells Jan 1888Mitchell Mar 1888Kilrain Jul 1889Corbett Sep 18923.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alf Greenfield and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Alf Greenfield and John L. Sullivan met once on January 12, 1885, and John L. Sullivan won by PTS.
The meeting

LJan 12, 1885 · Sullivan · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Greenfield or Sullivan?
Alf Greenfield is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and John L. Sullivan is 47-1-2. John L. Sullivan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Greenfield0–10%

Sullivan47–1–296%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Greenfield or Sullivan?
Alf Greenfield has 0 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 32. John L. Sullivan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Greenfield0

Sullivan3268.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Greenfield and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alf Greenfield and John L. Sullivan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Greenfield and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Alf Greenfield and 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Greenfield1bout

Sullivan46bouts

How They Win ↓

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