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.
Dominick McCaffrey (1-3 across 4 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 2 common opponents.
Dominick McCaffrey vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John L. Sullivan leads 1–0- John L. Sullivan wonSullivan vs McCaffreyAug 29, 1885 · PTS · R7
The Numbers
- 1-3
- Record
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- 25%
- Win %
- 94.6% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 32 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 76.19%
- 0%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 84% (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 4
- 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
- —
- Height
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 74″ (188 cm)
- 162
- Age
- 167
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDominick McCaffrey · 1 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0
John L. Sullivan · 43 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (4 and 51 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedDominick McCaffrey
WPTS · Oct 1884John L. Sullivan
DPTS · Feb 1889DPTS · Mar 1888WTKO · May 1883
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Dominick McCaffrey
LLLW
L3 streak · last fought Apr 14, 1890
John L. Sullivan
LLWDL
L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974
Common Questions
- 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 in round 7.
- Who has the better record, Dominick McCaffrey or John L. Sullivan?
- Dominick McCaffrey is 1-3 across the 4 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, Dominick McCaffrey or John L. Sullivan?
- Dominick McCaffrey has 0 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 32. John L. Sullivan has more.
- Do Dominick McCaffrey and John L. 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dominick McCaffrey and John L. Sullivan?
- This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Dominick McCaffrey and 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.