John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) and Sugar Ray Seales (57-8-3) 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 Sugar Ray Seales — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Sugar Ray Seales leads 1–0- Sugar Ray Seales wonSeales vs SullivanJun 8, 1974 · TKO · R2
The Numbers
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- Record
- 57-8-3
- 94.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 86%
- 32
- Wins by knockout
- 34 (edge)
- 76.19% (edge)
- KO rate
- 59.65%
- 84% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 60%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.5
- Bouts per year
- 6.8 (edge)
- 51
- Bouts tracked
- 68
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
- 6′1″ (185 cm) (edge)
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 167
- Age
- 74
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Southpaw
- —
- Division
- Middleweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn L. Sullivan · 43 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2
Sugar Ray Seales · 57 wins
KO/TKO
34
Decision
23
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (51 and 68 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
Sugar Ray Seales
WLWWW
W1 streak · last fought Jan 22, 1983
Common Questions
- Have John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales ever fought each other?
- Yes. John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales met once on June 8, 1974, and Sugar Ray Seales won by TKO in round 2.
- Who has the better record, John L. Sullivan or Sugar Ray Seales?
- John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3 and Sugar Ray Seales is 57-8-3. John L. Sullivan has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, John L. Sullivan or Sugar Ray Seales?
- John L. Sullivan has 32 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Seales has 34. Sugar Ray Seales has more.
- Do John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales have faced.
- Who is bigger, John L. Sullivan or Sugar Ray Seales?
- Sugar Ray Seales is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 6 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John L. Sullivan and Sugar Ray Seales?
- This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 68 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Seales. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.