Have Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer ever fought each other?

Yes. Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer met once on October 18, 1897, and Pedlar Palmer won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Sullivan or Palmer?

Dave Sullivan is 29-12-17 and Pedlar Palmer is 51-15-4. Pedlar Palmer has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Sullivan or Palmer?

Dave Sullivan has 18 knockout wins and Pedlar Palmer has 13. Dave Sullivan has more.

Do Sullivan and Palmer have any common opponents?

Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer share 2 common opponents: George Dixon and Terry McGovern. Pedlar Palmer fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Palmer?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Dave Sullivan and 70 bouts tracked for Pedlar Palmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Dave Sullivan vs Pedlar Palmer — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Pedlar Palmer

Dave Sullivan (29-12-17) and Pedlar Palmer (51-15-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Sullivan

Wins18 KO · 62%

Losses

Draws5 tracked bouts

Palmer

Wins13 KO · 25%

Losses

Draws70 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Palmer leads 1–0

Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer have met 1 time; Palmer leads 1–0.
Met	1897Oct 18	Series
Dave SullivanFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Pedlar PalmerFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	PTSPalmer vs Sullivan	1Meeting

Palmer vs Sullivan · Oct 18, 1897

The Numbers

Sullivan 4 · Palmer 3 of 7 measurable rows

SullivanEdge = longer wingPalmer

Record: 29-12-1751-15-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 64.7%
75.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 18: 18 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%: 62.07% (edge)
25.49%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 100% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^†max 9: 2 (edge)
9
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.5: 0.8
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 70: 5
70

† 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: Dave Sullivan: 5′5″; Pedlar Palmer: No height on file
Stance: Dave Sullivan: Orthodox; Pedlar Palmer: Not recorded

Dave Sullivan left, Pedlar Palmer right, as everywhere on this page. Stance is stated, not scored.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Dave Sullivan1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

Pedlar Palmer51 wins · from 70 tracked bouts

13 by KO/TKO 25%33 on the cards 65%5 by another method or unrecorded 10%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dave Sullivan 5, Pedlar Palmer 70 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Palmer better on 1 · even on 12 shared · Pedlar Palmer better on 1 · even on 1

SullivanDave Sullivan

Opponent

PalmerPedlar Palmer

Dave Sullivan
Loss, DQ 10
1898Nov 1898
DixonGeorge DixonCanada 75–32–61Palmer betterPedlar Palmer better — 2–1–1 to 0–1
Pedlar Palmer
2–1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1903Nov 1903
Win, PTS
1903Jun 1903
Win, PTS
1902Sep 1902
Draw, PTS
1896Jan 1896
Dave Sullivan
Loss, TKO 15
1902Feb 1902
McGovernTerry McGovernUnited States 65–6–8 · BantamweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Pedlar Palmer
Loss, KO 1
1899Sep 1899

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Dave Sullivan last boxed on Feb 29, 1904 — 44,794 days ago. Sullivan had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Palmer Oct 1897Smith Sep 1898Dixon Nov 1898McGovern Feb 1902II Feb 19040.8 tracked bouts per year

Pedlar Palmer last boxed on Mar 10, 1919 — 39,306 days ago. Palmer had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Moore Mar 1912Russell Jul 1912Lloyd Aug 1912Stanley Nov 1914Driscoll Mar 19192.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer ever fought each other?: Yes. Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer met once on October 18, 1897, and Pedlar Palmer won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Palmer?: Dave Sullivan is 29-12-17 and Pedlar Palmer is 51-15-4. Pedlar Palmer has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Sullivan or Palmer?: Dave Sullivan has 18 knockout wins and Pedlar Palmer has 13. Dave Sullivan has more.
Do Sullivan and Palmer have any common opponents?: Dave Sullivan and Pedlar Palmer share 2 common opponents: George Dixon and Terry McGovern. Pedlar Palmer fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Palmer?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Dave Sullivan and 70 bouts tracked for Pedlar Palmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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