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Kid Kaplan vs Steve Sullivan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Kid Kaplan

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Steve Sullivan

Kid Kaplan (121-22-16) and Steve Sullivan (48-37-16) 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.

Kaplan

121

Wins27 KO · 22%

22

Losses

16

Draws160 tracked bouts

Sullivan

48

Wins7 KO · 15%

37

Losses

16

Draws9 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Kaplan leads 2–0

Kid Kaplan and Steve Sullivan have met 2 times; Kaplan leads 2–0.

Kid Kaplan and Steve Sullivan have met 2 times; Kaplan leads 2–0.
Met1922Nov 241925May 22Series
Kid KaplanFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Steve SullivanFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultUDTKOR52Meetings

The Numbers

Kaplan 5 · Sullivan 2 of 7 measurable rows
KaplanSullivan
Record
121-22-16 (edge)48-37-16
Win %0–100%
81.1% (edge)
55.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
7
KO rate0–100%
22.31% (edge)
14.58%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
22%
50% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 1
0
1 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 10.7
10.7 (edge)
1.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 160
160
9

† 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
Kid Kaplan: No height on file
Steve Sullivan: 5′5″
Reach+4″
Kid Kaplan: 63″
Steve Sullivan: 67″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
Kid Kaplan: Died aged 69
Steve Sullivan: Died aged 82
Stance
Kid Kaplan: Orthodox
Steve Sullivan: Orthodox

Kid Kaplan left, Steve 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
Kid Kaplan121 wins · from 160 tracked bouts

Kid Kaplan: 121 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (22%), 75 on the cards (62%) and 19 by another method or unrecorded (16%). Counted from 160 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 22%75 on the cards 62%19 by another method or unrecorded 16%

Steve Sullivan2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

Steve Sullivan: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 on the cards (50%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 on the cards 50%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Kid Kaplan 160, Steve Sullivan 9 — 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

Kid Kaplan had won one in a row before losing a decision to Herbert Lewis Hardwick. Kaplan last boxed on Feb 20, 1933.WWLWL

Rossi Jul 1932Petrolle Aug 1932Villa Sep 1932Holmes Oct 1932Hardwick Feb 193310.7 tracked bouts per year

Steve Sullivan has lost four straight, after one straight win. Sullivan last boxed on Jun 3, 1926.WLLLL

Ballerino Oct 1924Ballerino Dec 1924Ballerino Apr 1925Kaplan May 1925Morgan Jun 19261.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Kid Kaplan and Steve Sullivan ever fought each other?
Yes. Kid Kaplan and Steve Sullivan have met 2 times and Kid Kaplan leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WMay 22, 1925 · Kaplan · TKO R5

WNov 24, 1922 · Kaplan · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kaplan or Sullivan?
Kid Kaplan is 121-22-16 and Steve Sullivan is 48-37-16. Kid Kaplan has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Kaplan121–22–1681.1%

Sullivan48–37–1655.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kaplan or Sullivan?
Kid Kaplan has 27 knockout wins and Steve Sullivan has 7. Kid Kaplan has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kaplan2722.3%

Sullivan714.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kaplan and Sullivan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Kid Kaplan and Steve Sullivan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kaplan and Sullivan?
This comparison is drawn from 160 bouts tracked for Kid Kaplan and 9 bouts tracked for Steve Sullivan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kaplan160bouts

Sullivan9bouts

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