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Frank Herald (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.

Frank Herald vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Frank Herald

Tracked record

0–2

2 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

John L. Sullivan

42–1–3

51 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

John L. Sullivan leads 1–0

The Numbers

0-2
Record
42-1-3 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

0%
Win %
94.6% (edge)
0
Wins by knockout
32 (edge)
KO rate
76.19%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
84%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
Bouts per year
0.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

2
Bouts tracked
51

Tale of the Tape

Height
5′10″ (179 cm)
Reach
74″ (188 cm)
Age
167
Stance
Orthodox
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Frank Herald · 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 shared
  • Frank Herald

    LTKO · Nov 1886

    Jake Kilrain

    John L. Sullivan

    WKO · Jul 1889

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Frank Herald

LL

L2 streak · last fought Nov 8, 1886

John L. Sullivan

LLWDL

L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974

Common Questions

Have Frank Herald and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Frank Herald and John L. Sullivan met once on September 18, 1886, and John L. Sullivan won by TD.
Who has the better record, Frank Herald or John L. Sullivan?
Frank Herald 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, Frank Herald or John L. Sullivan?
Frank Herald has 0 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 32. John L. Sullivan has more.
Do Frank Herald and John L. Sullivan have any common opponents?
Frank Herald 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 Frank Herald and John L. Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Frank Herald and 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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