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

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John L. Sullivan

Patsy Cardiff

John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) 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.

Sullivan

47

Wins32 KO · 68%

1

Loss

2

Draws46 tracked bouts

Cardiff

Tracked record

0–2–3

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

John L. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1887Jan 18Series
John L. SullivanFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Patsy CardiffFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 5 · Cardiff 0 of 5 measurable rows
SullivanCardiff
Record†
47-1-2 (edge)0-2-3
Win %0–100%
96% (edge)
30%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
68.09%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
86%—
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.4
3.4 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
5

† 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: 5′10″
Patsy Cardiff: No height on file
Reachnot held
John L. Sullivan: 74″
Patsy Cardiff: No reach on file
Agenot held
John L. Sullivan: Died aged 59
Patsy Cardiff: No date of birth
Stance
John L. Sullivan: Orthodox
Patsy Cardiff: Not recorded

John L. Sullivan left, Patsy Cardiff 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. 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%

Patsy Cardiff0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Patsy Cardiff: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cardiff yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Sullivan 46, Patsy Cardiff 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Sullivan better on 1

Sullivan

Opponent

Cardiff

  • John L. Sullivan

    1–0–1 against

    Draw, PTS

    1888

    Win, TKO

    1883

    MitchellSullivan better

    Patsy Cardiff

    Draw, PTS

    1887

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

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

Patsy Cardiff last boxed on Apr 26, 1889 — 50,213 days ago. Cardiff had lost two straight.DDDLL

Sullivan Jan 1887Mitchell Jun 1887Killen Aug 1887Killen Jun 1888Jackson Apr 18892.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

DJan 18, 1887 · Draw · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Cardiff?
John L. Sullivan is 47-1-2 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.
Records · win %

Sullivan47–1–296%

Cardiff0–2–330%

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

Sullivan3268.1%

Cardiff0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and 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.
Shared opponent

Charley Mitchell1–0–1D

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Cardiff?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 5 bouts tracked for Patsy Cardiff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan46bouts

Cardiff5bouts

How They Win ↓

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