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

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John L. Sullivan

Professor John Donaldson

John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) and Professor John Donaldson (0-2-1 across 3 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.

Sullivan

47

Wins32 KO · 68%

1

Loss

2

Draws46 tracked bouts

Donaldson

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 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

Sullivan leads 1–0

John L. Sullivan and Professor John Donaldson have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

John L. Sullivan and Professor John Donaldson have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1880Dec 24Series
John L. SullivanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Professor John DonaldsonFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultRTD1Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 5 · Donaldson 0 of 5 measurable rows
SullivanDonaldson
Record†
47-1-2 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%
96% (edge)
16.7%
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)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
3

† 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″
Professor John Donaldson: No height on file
Reachnot held
John L. Sullivan: 74″
Professor John Donaldson: No reach on file
Agenot held
John L. Sullivan: Died aged 59
Professor John Donaldson: No date of birth
Stance
John L. Sullivan: Orthodox
Professor John Donaldson: Not recorded

John L. Sullivan left, Professor John Donaldson 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%

Professor John Donaldson0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Professor John Donaldson: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Donaldson yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Sullivan 46, Professor John Donaldson 3 — 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 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

Professor John Donaldson last boxed on Nov 14, 1882 — 52,572 days ago. Donaldson had drawn the most recent tracked bout with Charles C. Smith.LLD

Sullivan Dec 1880Smith Jun 1881Smith Nov 18821.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Sullivan and Professor John Donaldson ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Sullivan and Professor John Donaldson met once on December 24, 1880, and John L. Sullivan won by RTD.
The meeting

WDec 24, 1880 · Sullivan · RTD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Donaldson?
John L. Sullivan is 47-1-2 and Professor John Donaldson is 0-2-1 across the 3 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%

Donaldson0–2–116.7%

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

Sullivan3268.1%

Donaldson0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Donaldson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and Professor John Donaldson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Donaldson?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 3 bouts tracked for Professor John Donaldson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan46bouts

Donaldson3bouts

How They Win ↓

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