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Dominick McCaffrey vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Dominick McCaffrey

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John L. Sullivan

Dominick McCaffrey (1-3 across 4 tracked bouts) 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 2 common opponents.

McCaffrey

Tracked record

1–3

counted from 4 bouts 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

Dominick McCaffrey and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

Dominick McCaffrey and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1885Aug 29Series
Dominick McCaffreyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John L. SullivanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

McCaffrey 0 · Sullivan 5 of 5 measurable rows
McCaffreySullivan
Record†
1-347-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
25%
96% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
0
32 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
86% (edge)
Times stopped‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
0.7
3.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
4
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
Dominick McCaffrey: No height on file
John L. Sullivan: 5′10″
Reachnot held
Dominick McCaffrey: No reach on file
John L. Sullivan: 74″
Agenot comparable
Dominick McCaffrey: Died aged 63
John L. Sullivan: Died aged 59
Stance
Dominick McCaffrey: Not recorded
John L. Sullivan: Orthodox

Dominick McCaffrey 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
Dominick McCaffrey1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Dominick McCaffrey: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Dominick McCaffrey 4, John L. Sullivan 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · even on 2

McCaffrey

Opponent

Sullivan

  • Dominick McCaffrey

    Loss, TKO

    1890

    CorbettEven

    John L. Sullivan

    Loss, KO

    1892

  • Dominick McCaffrey

    Win, PTS

    1884

    MitchellEven

    John L. Sullivan

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1888

    Win, TKO

    1883

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

Dominick McCaffrey has lost three straight, after one straight win. McCaffrey last boxed on Apr 14, 1890.WLLL

Mitchell Oct 1884Sullivan Aug 1885Dempsey Jan 1888Corbett Apr 18900.7 tracked bouts per year

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 Dominick McCaffrey and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Dominick McCaffrey and John L. Sullivan met once on August 29, 1885, and John L. Sullivan won by PTS.
The meeting

LAug 29, 1885 · Sullivan · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, McCaffrey or Sullivan?
Dominick McCaffrey is 1-3 across the 4 bouts 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 %

McCaffrey1–325%

Sullivan47–1–296%

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

McCaffrey0

Sullivan3268.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do McCaffrey and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Dominick McCaffrey and John L. Sullivan share 2 common opponents: James John Corbett and Charley Mitchell. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
2 shared opponents

James John CorbettLL

Charley MitchellW1–0–1

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on McCaffrey and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Dominick McCaffrey and 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

McCaffrey4bouts

Sullivan46bouts

How They Win ↓

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