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Ken Murphy vs Obed Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

Ken Murphy

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Obed Sullivan

Ken Murphy (0-18-1 across 19 tracked bouts) and Obed Sullivan (41-9-2) 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.

Murphy

Tracked record

0–18–1

counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Sullivan

41

Wins30 KO · 73%

9

Losses

2

Draws54 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

Sullivan leads 1–0

Ken Murphy and Obed Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.

Ken Murphy and Obed Sullivan have met 1 time; Sullivan leads 1–0.
Met2004Jan 9Series
Ken MurphyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Obed SullivanFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Murphy 0 · Sullivan 5 of 5 measurable rows
MurphySullivan
Record†
0-18-141-9-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
2.6%
80.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 30
0
30 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—73.17%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—73%
Times stopped‡max 10
10
4 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.8
2.1
3.8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 54
19
54

† 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
Ken Murphy: No height on file
Obed Sullivan: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Ken Murphy: No reach on file
Obed Sullivan: 79″
Agenot held
Ken Murphy: No date of birth
Obed Sullivan: 58
Stance
Ken Murphy: Not recorded
Obed Sullivan: Orthodox

Ken Murphy left, Obed Sullivan right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Ken Murphy0 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Ken Murphy: no tracked wins in the 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Murphy yet.

Obed Sullivan41 wins · from 54 tracked bouts

Obed Sullivan: 41 tracked wins — 30 by KO/TKO (73%) and 11 on the cards (27%). Counted from 54 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

30 by KO/TKO 73%11 on the cards 27%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ken Murphy 19, Obed Sullivan 54 — 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

Ken Murphy last boxed on Jan 16, 2009 — 6,483 days ago. Murphy had lost 11 straight.LLLLL

Norris Oct 2004Hayes Nov 2004Bean Feb 2005L'Heureux Apr 2008Kauffman Jan 20092.1 tracked bouts per year

Obed Sullivan last boxed on Jan 20, 2007 — 7,210 days ago. Sullivan had won two in a row before losing a decision to James Porter.WLWWL

Williams May 2001Oquendo Sep 2001Murphy Jan 2004Francisco Apr 2004Porter Jan 20073.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ken Murphy and Obed Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Ken Murphy and Obed Sullivan met once on January 9, 2004, and Obed Sullivan won by TKO.
The meeting

LJan 9, 2004 · Sullivan · TKO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Murphy or Sullivan?
Ken Murphy is 0-18-1 across the 19 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Obed Sullivan is 41-9-2. Obed Sullivan has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Murphy0–18–12.6%

Sullivan41–9–280.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Murphy or Sullivan?
Ken Murphy has 0 knockout wins and Obed Sullivan has 30. Obed Sullivan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Murphy0

Sullivan3073.2%

The Numbers ↓
Do Murphy and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ken Murphy and Obed Sullivan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murphy and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 19 bouts tracked for Ken Murphy and 54 bouts tracked for Obed Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Murphy19bouts

Sullivan54bouts

How They Win ↓

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