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

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John L. Sullivan

Steve Taylor

John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) and Steve Taylor (0-2 across 2 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

Taylor

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 Steve Taylor have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

John L. Sullivan and Steve Taylor have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1881Mar 31Series
John L. SullivanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Steve TaylorFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 5 · Taylor 0 of 5 measurable rows
SullivanTaylor
Record†
47-1-2 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
96% (edge)
0%
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)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
2

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

John L. Sullivan left, Steve Taylor 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%

Steve Taylor0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Steve Taylor: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Taylor yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Sullivan 46, Steve Taylor 2 — 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

Steve Taylor last boxed on Mar 31, 1881 — 53,162 days ago. Taylor had lost two straight.LL

Smith Jun 1879Sullivan Mar 18811.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Sullivan and Steve Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Sullivan and Steve Taylor met once on March 31, 1881, and John L. Sullivan won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

WMar 31, 1881 · Sullivan · TKO R2

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

Taylor0–20%

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

Sullivan3268.1%

Taylor0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Taylor have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and Steve Taylor have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 2 bouts tracked for Steve Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan46bouts

Taylor2bouts

How They Win ↓

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