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John L. Sullivan vs Sugar Ray Seales — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John L. Sullivan

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Sugar Ray Seales

John L. Sullivan (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Sugar Ray Seales (57-8-3) 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.

Sullivan

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Seales

57

Wins34 KO · 60%

8

Losses

3

Draws69 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

Seales leads 1–0

John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales have met 1 time; Seales leads 1–0.

John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales have met 1 time; Seales leads 1–0.
Met1974Jun 8Series
John L. SullivanFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Sugar Ray SealesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 1 · Seales 4 of 5 measurable rows
SullivanSeales
Record†
1-257-8-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
86% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 34
0
34 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—59.65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
60% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—6.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 69
3
69

† 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
John L. Sullivan: No height on file
Sugar Ray Seales: 6′1″
Agenot held
John L. Sullivan: No date of birth
Sugar Ray Seales: 74
Stance
John L. Sullivan: Not recorded
Sugar Ray Seales: Southpaw

John L. Sullivan left, Sugar Ray Seales right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
John L. Sullivan1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

John L. Sullivan: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Sugar Ray Seales57 wins · from 69 tracked bouts

Sugar Ray Seales: 57 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (60%) and 23 on the cards (40%). Counted from 69 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 60%23 on the cards 40%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Sullivan 3, Sugar Ray Seales 69 — 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

John L. Sullivan last boxed on Jun 8, 1974 — 19,130 days ago. Sullivan had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLL

Moyer Jun 1973Antuofermo Mar 1974Seales Jun 1974

Sugar Ray Seales last boxed on Jan 22, 1983 — 15,980 days ago. Seales had won once since losing a decision to James Shuler.WWWLW

Rodriguez Jan 1982LoCicero Mar 1982Lara Aug 1982Shuler Oct 1982Hord Jan 19836.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales met once on June 8, 1974, and Sugar Ray Seales won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LJun 8, 1974 · Seales · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Seales?
John L. Sullivan is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Sugar Ray Seales is 57-8-3. Sugar Ray Seales has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sullivan1–233.3%

Seales57–8–386%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sullivan or Seales?
John L. Sullivan has 0 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Seales has 34. Sugar Ray Seales has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sullivan0

Seales3459.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Seales have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Seales?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 69 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Seales. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan3bouts

Seales69bouts

How They Win ↓

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