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John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) 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.

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

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John L. Sullivan

42–1–3

51 tracked bouts

Professor John Donaldson

Tracked record

0–2–1

3 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

John L. Sullivan leads 1–0

The Numbers

42-1-3 (edge)
Record
0-2-1

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

94.6% (edge)
Win %
16.7%
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
2

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

0
Title reigns
0
0.5
Bouts per year
1.6 (edge)

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

51
Bouts tracked
3

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

Professor John Donaldson · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (51 and 3 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

Professor John Donaldson

DLL

No active streak · last fought Nov 14, 1882

Common Questions

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.
Who has the better record, John L. Sullivan or Professor John Donaldson?
John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3 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.
Who has more knockouts, John L. Sullivan or Professor John Donaldson?
John L. Sullivan has 32 knockout wins and Professor John Donaldson has 0. John L. Sullivan has more.
Do John L. Sullivan and Professor John 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 John L. Sullivan and Professor John Donaldson?
This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 3 bouts tracked for Professor John Donaldson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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