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.
Dan Dwyer (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) and John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Dan Dwyer vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John L. Sullivan leads 1–0- John L. Sullivan wonSullivan vs DwyerJun 28, 1879 · TKO
The Numbers
- 0-2
- Record
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 94.6% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 32 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 76.19%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 84%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- —
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 2
- Bouts tracked
- 51
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
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- Age
- 167
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- Stance
- Orthodox
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- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDan Dwyer · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
John L. Sullivan · 43 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (2 and 51 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Dan Dwyer
LL
L2 streak · last fought Jun 28, 1879
John L. Sullivan
LLWDL
L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974
Common Questions
- Have Dan Dwyer and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
- Yes. Dan Dwyer and John L. Sullivan met once on June 28, 1879, and John L. Sullivan won by TKO.
- Who has the better record, Dan Dwyer or John L. Sullivan?
- Dan Dwyer is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3. John L. Sullivan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Dan Dwyer or John L. Sullivan?
- Dan Dwyer has 0 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 32. John L. Sullivan has more.
- Do Dan Dwyer and John L. Sullivan have any common opponents?
- Dan Dwyer and John L. Sullivan share 1 common opponent: Jake Kilrain. John L. Sullivan fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dan Dwyer and John L. Sullivan?
- This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Dan Dwyer and 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.