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.
John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) and Patsy Cardiff (0-2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
John L. Sullivan vs Patsy Cardiff — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- DrawSullivan vs CardiffJan 18, 1887 · PTS
The Numbers
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2-3
- 94.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 30%
- 32 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 76.19%
- KO rate
- —
- 84%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.5
- Bouts per year
- 2.2 (edge)
- 51
- Bouts tracked
- 5
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
- 5′10″ (179 cm)
- Height
- —
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 167
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn L. Sullivan · 43 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2
Patsy Cardiff · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (51 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedJohn L. Sullivan
DPTS · Feb 1889DPTS · Mar 1888WTKO · May 1883Patsy Cardiff
DPTS · Jun 1887
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
John L. Sullivan
LLWDL
L2 streak · last fought Jun 8, 1974
Patsy Cardiff
LLDDD
L2 streak · last fought Apr 26, 1889
Common Questions
- Have John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff ever fought each other?
- Yes. John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff met once on January 18, 1887, and the bout was a draw by PTS.
- Who has the better record, John L. Sullivan or Patsy Cardiff?
- John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3 and Patsy Cardiff is 0-2-3 across the 5 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 Patsy Cardiff?
- John L. Sullivan has 32 knockout wins and Patsy Cardiff has 0. John L. Sullivan has more.
- Do John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff have any common opponents?
- John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff share 1 common opponent: Charley Mitchell. John L. Sullivan fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff?
- This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 5 bouts tracked for Patsy Cardiff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.