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Gene Tunney vs K.O. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Tunney

K.O. Sullivan

Gene Tunney (80-1-3) and K.O. Sullivan (1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Tunney

80

Wins48 KO · 60%

1

Loss

3

Draws85 tracked bouts

Sullivan

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 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

Tunney leads 2–0

Gene Tunney and K.O. Sullivan have met 2 times; Tunney leads 2–0.

Gene Tunney and K.O. Sullivan have met 2 times; Tunney leads 2–0.
Met1919Apr 141920Apr 5Series
Gene TunneyFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
K.O. SullivanFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSKOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Tunney 7 · Sullivan 0 of 7 measurable rows
TunneySullivan
Record†
80-1-3 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%
97% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 48
48 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
60%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
60% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
6.5 (edge)
1.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 85
85
7

† 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
Gene Tunney: 6′0″
K.O. Sullivan: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Tunney: 76″
K.O. Sullivan: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Tunney: Died aged 81
K.O. Sullivan: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Tunney: Orthodox
K.O. Sullivan: Not recorded

Gene Tunney left, K.O. 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
Gene Tunney80 wins · from 85 tracked bouts

Gene Tunney: 80 tracked wins — 48 by KO/TKO (60%), 17 on the cards (21%) and 15 by another method or unrecorded (19%). Counted from 85 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

48 by KO/TKO 60%17 on the cards 21%15 by another method or unrecorded 19%

K.O. Sullivan1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

K.O. Sullivan: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Tunney 85, K.O. Sullivan 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Tunney better on 2

Tunney

Opponent

Sullivan

  • Gene Tunney

    Win, PTS

    1922

    LevinskyTunney better

    K.O. Sullivan

    Loss, NWS

    1915

  • Gene Tunney

    2–0 against

    Win, NWS

    1920

    Win, NWS

    1920

    HauckTunney better

    K.O. Sullivan

    0–3 against

    Loss, NWS

    1920

    Loss, NWS

    1920

    Loss, NWS

    1916

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

Gene Tunney has won 13 straight, the most recent against Tom Heeney. Tunney last boxed on Jul 26, 1928.WWWWW

Risko Nov 1925O'Dowd Dec 1925Dempsey Sep 1926Dempsey Sep 1927Heeney Jul 19286.5 tracked bouts per year

K.O. Sullivan last boxed on Nov 12, 1920 — 38,691 days ago. Sullivan had lost five straight.LLLLL

Hauck Mar 1916Tunney Apr 1919Tunney Apr 1920Hauck May 1920Hauck Nov 19201.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Tunney and K.O. Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Tunney and K.O. Sullivan have met 2 times and Gene Tunney leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WApr 5, 1920 · Tunney · KO R1

WApr 14, 1919 · Tunney · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Tunney or Sullivan?
Gene Tunney is 80-1-3 and K.O. Sullivan is 1-6 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gene Tunney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Tunney80–1–397%

Sullivan1–614.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Tunney or Sullivan?
Gene Tunney has 48 knockout wins and K.O. Sullivan has 0. Gene Tunney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Tunney4860%

Sullivan0

The Numbers ↓
Do Tunney and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Gene Tunney and K.O. Sullivan share 2 common opponents: Battling Levinsky and Leo Florian Hauck. Gene Tunney fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Battling LevinskyWL

Leo Florian HauckWL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Tunney and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 85 bouts tracked for Gene Tunney and 7 bouts tracked for K.O. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Tunney85bouts

Sullivan7bouts

How They Win ↓

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