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John L. Sullivan vs William Fleming — record, stats and common opponents compared

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John L. Sullivan

William Fleming

John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) and William Fleming (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Fleming

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 William Fleming have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

John L. Sullivan and William Fleming have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1884May 1Series
John L. SullivanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William FlemingFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 3 · Fleming 0 of 3 measurable rows
SullivanFleming
Record†
47-1-2 (edge)0-1
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‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.4—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46
46
1

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

John L. Sullivan left, William Fleming 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%

William Fleming0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

William Fleming: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Fleming yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Sullivan 46, William Fleming 1 — 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

William Fleming last boxed on May 1, 1884 — 52,036 days ago. Fleming had lost the most recent, to John L. Sullivan.L

Sullivan May 1884

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Sullivan and William Fleming ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Sullivan and William Fleming met once on May 1, 1884, and John L. Sullivan won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

WMay 1, 1884 · Sullivan · KO R1

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

Fleming0–10%

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

Sullivan3268.1%

Fleming0

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Fleming have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both John L. Sullivan and William Fleming have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Fleming?
This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for John L. Sullivan and 1 bout tracked for William Fleming. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan46bouts

Fleming1bout

How They Win ↓

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