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John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) and John Laflin (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.

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

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John L. Sullivan

42–1–3

51 tracked bouts

John Laflin

Tracked record

0–1

1 tracked bout

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

John L. Sullivan leads 1–0

The Numbers

42-1-3 (edge)
Record
0-1

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

94.6% (edge)
Win %
0%
32 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
76.19%
KO rate
84%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
0.5
Bouts per year

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

51
Bouts tracked
1

Tale of the Tape

5′10″ (179 cm)
Height
74″ (188 cm)
Reach
167
Age
Orthodox
Stance
United States
Nationality

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

John L. Sullivan · 43 wins

KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2

John Laflin · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (51 and 1 respectively), 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

John L. Sullivan

LLWDL

L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974

John Laflin

L

L1 streak · last fought Nov 10, 1884

Common Questions

Have John L. Sullivan and John Laflin ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Sullivan and John Laflin met once on November 10, 1884, and John L. Sullivan won by KO.
Who has the better record, John L. Sullivan or John Laflin?
John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3 and John Laflin is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, John L. Sullivan or John Laflin?
John L. Sullivan has 32 knockout wins and John Laflin has 0. John L. Sullivan has more.
Do John L. Sullivan and John Laflin have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and John Laflin have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John L. Sullivan and John Laflin?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 1 bout tracked for John Laflin. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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