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James Dalton vs John L. Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

James Dalton

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John L. Sullivan

James Dalton (0-3 across 3 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Dalton

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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

James Dalton and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

James Dalton and John L. Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1881Aug 13Series
James DaltonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
John L. SullivanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Dalton 0 · Sullivan 5 of 5 measurable rows
DaltonSullivan
Record†
0-347-1-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
96% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
0
32 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—68.09%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—86%
Times stopped‡max 3
3
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
0.3
3.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
3
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
James Dalton: No height on file
John L. Sullivan: 5′10″
Reachnot held
James Dalton: No reach on file
John L. Sullivan: 74″
Agenot held
James Dalton: No date of birth
John L. Sullivan: Died aged 59
Stance
James Dalton: Not recorded
John L. Sullivan: Orthodox

James Dalton 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
James Dalton0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

James Dalton: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Dalton yet.

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 — James Dalton 3, John L. Sullivan 46 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

James Dalton last boxed on Jan 12, 1892 — 49,222 days ago. Dalton had lost three straight.LLL

Sullivan Aug 1881Killen Jun 1886Jackson Jan 18920.3 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 James Dalton and John L. Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. James Dalton and John L. Sullivan met once on August 13, 1881, and John L. Sullivan won by KO.
The meeting

LAug 13, 1881 · Sullivan · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Dalton or Sullivan?
James Dalton is 0-3 across the 3 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 %

Dalton0–30%

Sullivan47–1–296%

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

Dalton0

Sullivan3268.1%

The Numbers ↓
Do Dalton and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both James Dalton and John L. Sullivan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Dalton and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for James Dalton and 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Dalton3bouts

Sullivan46bouts

How They Win ↓

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