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.
John L. Sullivan (42-1-3) and Sylvester Le Gouriff (0-1 across 1 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 Sylvester Le Gouriff — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
John L. Sullivan leads 1–0- John L. Sullivan wonSullivan vs GouriffFeb 1, 1884 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 42-1-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 94.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 32 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 76.19%
- KO rate
- —
- 84%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.5
- Bouts per year
- —
- 51
- Bouts tracked
- 1
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- 74″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 167
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyJohn L. Sullivan · 43 wins
KO/TKO
36
Decision
5
Other
2
Sylvester Le Gouriff · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (51 and 1 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
Sylvester Le Gouriff
L
L1 streak · last fought Feb 1, 1884
Common Questions
- Have John L. Sullivan and Sylvester Le Gouriff ever fought each other?
- Yes. John L. Sullivan and Sylvester Le Gouriff met once on February 1, 1884, and John L. Sullivan won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, John L. Sullivan or Sylvester Le Gouriff?
- John L. Sullivan is 42-1-3 and Sylvester Le Gouriff is 0-1 across the 1 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 Sylvester Le Gouriff?
- John L. Sullivan has 32 knockout wins and Sylvester Le Gouriff has 0. John L. Sullivan has more.
- Do John L. Sullivan and Sylvester Le Gouriff have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and Sylvester Le Gouriff have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on John L. Sullivan and Sylvester Le Gouriff?
- This comparison is drawn from 51 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 1 bout tracked for Sylvester Le Gouriff. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.