Have Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?

Yes. Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan met once on June 21, 1973, and John L. Sullivan won by SD.

Who has the better record, Moyer or Sullivan?

Denny Moyer is 98-38-4 and John L. Sullivan is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Denny Moyer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Moyer or Sullivan?

Denny Moyer has 25 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 0. Denny Moyer has more.

Do Moyer and Sullivan have any common opponents?

Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan share 1 common opponent: Vito Antuofermo. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 141 bouts tracked for Denny Moyer and 3 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Denny Moyer vs John L. Sullivan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Denny Moyer

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John L. Sullivan

Denny Moyer (98-38-4) and John L. Sullivan (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Moyer

Wins25 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws141 tracked bouts

Sullivan

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met	1973Jun 21	Series
Denny MoyerFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
John L. SullivanFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	SDMoyer vs Sullivan	1Meeting

Moyer vs Sullivan · Jun 21, 1973

The Numbers

Moyer 5 · Sullivan 1 of 6 measurable rows

MoyerEdge = longer wingSullivan

Record^†: 98-38-4 (edge)1-2
Win %0–100%: 71.4% (edge)
33.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 25 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 25.51%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 26% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§not comparable: 8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 141: 141
3

† 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

Reachnot held: Denny Moyer: 72″; John L. Sullivan: No reach on file
Agenot held: Denny Moyer: Died aged 70; John L. Sullivan: No date of birth
Stance: Denny Moyer: Orthodox; John L. Sullivan: Not recorded

Denny Moyer 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

Denny Moyer98 wins · from 141 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 26%73 on the cards 74%

John L. Sullivan1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Denny Moyer 141, John L. Sullivan 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

MoyerDenny Moyer

Opponent

SullivanJohn L. Sullivan

Denny Moyer
Loss, UD
1974Sep 1974
AntuofermoVito AntuofermoItaly 50–7–2EvenEven — 0–1 both
John L. Sullivan
Loss, UD
1974Mar 1974

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

Denny Moyer has lost two straight, after one straight win. Moyer last boxed on Mar 18, 1975.WLWLL

Medina Oct 1974Knudsen Nov 1974DiFazio Dec 1974Rodriguez Feb 1975Csandl Mar 19758 tracked bouts per year

John L. Sullivan last boxed on Jun 8, 1974 — 19,128 days ago. Sullivan had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Moyer Jun 1973Antuofermo Mar 1974Seales Jun 1974

Common Questions

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Have Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?: Yes. Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan met once on June 21, 1973, and John L. Sullivan won by SD.
Who has the better record, Moyer or Sullivan?: Denny Moyer is 98-38-4 and John L. Sullivan is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Denny Moyer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Moyer or Sullivan?: Denny Moyer has 25 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 0. Denny Moyer has more.
Do Moyer and Sullivan have any common opponents?: Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan share 1 common opponent: Vito Antuofermo. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Moyer and Sullivan?: This comparison is drawn from 141 bouts tracked for Denny Moyer and 3 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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