Have James Gaines and Obed Sullivan ever fought each other?

Yes. James Gaines and Obed Sullivan met once on July 18, 1996, and Obed Sullivan won by MD.

Who has the better record, Gaines or Sullivan?

James Gaines is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Obed Sullivan is 41-9-2. Obed Sullivan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Gaines or Sullivan?

James Gaines has 0 knockout wins and Obed Sullivan has 30. Obed Sullivan has more.

Do Gaines and Sullivan have any common opponents?

James Gaines and Obed Sullivan share 1 common opponent: Larry Donald. Obed Sullivan fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gaines and Sullivan?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for James Gaines and 54 bouts tracked for Obed Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

James Gaines vs Obed Sullivan — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

James Gaines

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Obed Sullivan

James Gaines (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Obed Sullivan (41-9-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Gaines

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Sullivan

Wins30 KO · 73%

Losses

Draws54 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 Gaines and Obed Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met	1996Jul 18	Series
James GainesFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Obed SullivanFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	MDSullivan vs Gaines	1Meeting

Sullivan vs Gaines · Jul 18, 1996

The Numbers

Gaines 1 · Sullivan 4 of 5 measurable rows

GainesEdge = longer wingSullivan

Record^†: 0-541-9-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
80.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30: 0
30 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —73.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —73%
Times stopped^‡max 4: 1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 3.8: 0.8
3.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54: 5
54

† 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 Gaines: No height on file; Obed Sullivan: 6′3″
Reachnot held: James Gaines: No reach on file; Obed Sullivan: 79″
Agenot held: James Gaines: No date of birth; Obed Sullivan: 58
Stance: James Gaines: Not recorded; Obed Sullivan: Orthodox

James Gaines left, Obed 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 Gaines0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Gaines yet.

Obed Sullivan41 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

30 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — James Gaines 5, Obed Sullivan 54 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Sullivan better on 11 shared · Obed Sullivan better on 1

GainesJames Gaines

Opponent

SullivanObed Sullivan

James Gaines
Loss, UD
1996Dec 1996
DonaldLarry DonaldUnited States 42–5–3 · HeavyweightSullivan betterObed Sullivan better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Obed Sullivan
Draw, MD
2000Nov 2000

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

James Gaines last boxed on Mar 7, 2003 — 8,627 days ago. Gaines had lost five straight.LLLLL

Sullivan Jul 1996Donald Dec 1996Sanders Feb 1998Valuev Jun 1998Thompson Mar 20030.8 tracked bouts per year

Obed Sullivan last boxed on Jan 20, 2007 — 7,212 days ago. Sullivan had won two in a row before losing a decision to James Porter.WLWWL

Williams May 2001Oquendo Sep 2001Murphy Jan 2004Francisco Apr 2004Porter Jan 20073.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have James Gaines and Obed Sullivan ever fought each other?: Yes. James Gaines and Obed Sullivan met once on July 18, 1996, and Obed Sullivan won by MD.
Who has the better record, Gaines or Sullivan?: James Gaines is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Obed Sullivan is 41-9-2. Obed Sullivan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Gaines or Sullivan?: James Gaines has 0 knockout wins and Obed Sullivan has 30. Obed Sullivan has more.
Do Gaines and Sullivan have any common opponents?: James Gaines and Obed Sullivan share 1 common opponent: Larry Donald. Obed Sullivan fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gaines and Sullivan?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for James Gaines and 54 bouts tracked for Obed Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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