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.
Jack Burke (0-1-6 across 7 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 3 common opponents.
Jack Burke vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John L. Sullivan leads 1–0- John L. Sullivan wonSullivan vs BurkeJun 13, 1885 · PTS
The Numbers
- 0-1-6
- Record
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- 42.9%
- Win %
- 94.6% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 32 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 76.19%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 84%
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.5 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.5
- 7
- 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)
- —
- Age
- 167
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJack Burke · 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 (7 and 51 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedJack Burke
DPTS R10 · May 1886DPTS · Jun 1885–NC R3 · Nov 1884DPTS · 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
Jack Burke
DDDDL
No active streak · last fought Aug 27, 1887
John L. Sullivan
LLWDL
L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974
Common Questions
- Have Jack Burke and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
- Yes. Jack Burke and John L. Sullivan met once on June 13, 1885, and John L. Sullivan won by PTS.
- Who has the better record, Jack Burke or John L. Sullivan?
- Jack Burke is 0-1-6 across the 7 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, Jack Burke or John L. Sullivan?
- Jack Burke has 0 knockout wins and John L. Sullivan has 32. John L. Sullivan has more.
- Do Jack Burke and John L. Sullivan have any common opponents?
- Jack Burke and John L. Sullivan share 3 common opponents: James John Corbett, Jake Kilrain and Charley Mitchell. John L. Sullivan fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Jack Burke and John L. Sullivan?
- This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Jack Burke and 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.