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

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John L. Sullivan

William Samuells

John L. Sullivan (47-1-2) and William Samuells (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

Samuells

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 Samuells have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

John L. Sullivan and William Samuells have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met1888Jan 5Series
John L. SullivanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
William SamuellsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Sullivan 3 · Samuells 0 of 3 measurable rows
SullivanSamuells
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 Samuells: No height on file
Reachnot held
John L. Sullivan: 74″
William Samuells: No reach on file
Agenot held
John L. Sullivan: Died aged 59
William Samuells: No date of birth
Stance
John L. Sullivan: Orthodox
William Samuells: Not recorded

John L. Sullivan left, William Samuells 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 Samuells0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

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

No tracked wins for Samuells yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — John L. Sullivan 46, William Samuells 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 Samuells last boxed on Jan 5, 1888 — 50,692 days ago. Samuells had lost the most recent, to John L. Sullivan.L

Sullivan Jan 1888

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have John L. Sullivan and William Samuells ever fought each other?
Yes. John L. Sullivan and William Samuells met once on January 5, 1888, and John L. Sullivan won by TKO.
The meeting

WJan 5, 1888 · Sullivan · TKO

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

Samuells0–10%

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

Sullivan3268.1%

Samuells0

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

Sullivan46bouts

Samuells1bout

How They Win ↓

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