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Johnny Sullivan vs Len Harvey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Sullivan

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Len Harvey

Johnny Sullivan (1-1 across 2 tracked bouts) and Len Harvey (122-14-10) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sullivan

Tracked record

1–1

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Harvey

122

Wins57 KO · 47%

14

Losses

10

Draws146 tracked bouts

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

Series level 1–1

Johnny Sullivan and Len Harvey have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Johnny Sullivan and Len Harvey have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1926Mar 11928Oct 29Series
Johnny SullivanFighter AWWonLLost1–1W–L
Len HarveyFighter BLLostWWon1–1W–L
ResultPTSRTDR62Meetings

The Numbers

Sullivan 1 · Harvey 5 of 6 measurable rows
SullivanHarvey
Record†
1-1122-14-10 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
87% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 57
0
57 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—46.72%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
48% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 6.5
0.8
6.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 146
2
146

† 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

Reachnot held
Johnny Sullivan: No reach on file
Len Harvey: 74″
Agenot held
Johnny Sullivan: No date of birth
Len Harvey: Died aged 69

Johnny Sullivan left, Len Harvey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored: younger is not better.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Johnny Sullivan1 win · from 2 tracked bouts

Johnny Sullivan: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Len Harvey122 wins · from 146 tracked bouts

Len Harvey: 122 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (48%), 58 on the cards (48%) and 6 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 146 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

58 by KO/TKO 48%58 on the cards 48%6 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Sullivan 2, Len Harvey 146 — 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

Johnny Sullivan last boxed on Oct 29, 1928 — 35,784 days ago. Sullivan had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Len Harvey.WL

Harvey Mar 1926Harvey Oct 19280.8 tracked bouts per year

Len Harvey had won four in a row before losing by stoppage to Freddie Mills. Harvey last boxed on Jun 20, 1942.WWWWL

McAvoy Apr 1938Phillips Dec 1938Gains Mar 1939McAvoy Jul 1939Mills Jun 19426.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Sullivan and Len Harvey ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Sullivan and Len Harvey have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

LOct 29, 1928 · Harvey · RTD R6

WMar 1, 1926 · Sullivan · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sullivan or Harvey?
Johnny Sullivan is 1-1 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Len Harvey is 122-14-10. Len Harvey has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sullivan1–150%

Harvey122–14–1087%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sullivan or Harvey?
Johnny Sullivan has 0 knockout wins and Len Harvey has 57. Len Harvey has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sullivan0

Harvey5746.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sullivan and Harvey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Sullivan and Len Harvey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sullivan and Harvey?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Johnny Sullivan and 146 bouts tracked for Len Harvey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sullivan2bouts

Harvey146bouts

How They Win ↓

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