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John Sullivan

2313 KOs
42 KOs
0Draws
Last six: L-W-W-L-W-W
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
27
rounds
186
KO %
56.5%
KO wins
13
KO losses
2
career
1971–1978
debut
1971-02-13
last fight
1978-03-02
Profile
manager
Moe Smith
sex
M
stance
southpaw
nationality
United States
origin
United States
city / state / zip
Olympia, Washington
dob
0000-00-00

Latest news

John Lawrence Sullivan x Everlast Boxing Collection
2023-06-14 · HYPEBEAST
Bare-knuckle boxing legally held in United States for first time
2018-06-03 · USA TODAY
CHEYENNE, Wyo. ? Bare-knuckle boxing, last practiced with fanfare on American soil when legendary champion John L. Sullivan was knocking out men in the 1880s, made its official return Saturday night. Billed as the first legal, sanctioned and …
Bare-knuckle boxing from a bygone era looks for a comeback
2018-06-01 · ABC News
In 1889, the great John L. Sullivan, the Boston Strong Boy, beat Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds ? yes, 75 ? in what the International Boxing Hall of Fame has called the "last significant bare-knuckle bout in boxing." Since then, about the only gloves-off…
Sports|UFC vs. Boxing: Gloves-On, Gloves-Off-Again Rivalry Dates to 1800s
2016-07-07 · New York Times
On July 8, 1889, John L. Sullivan bettered Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds of what is widely accepted as a historic last: the final bare-knuckle heavyweight championship fight before gloved boxing became the preferred, and officially sanctioned, form of the…
Kevin Mitchell: The reformed party boy with eyes on a world title
2015-05-28 · BBC Sport
In the build-up to his world title fight against Venezuela's WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares on Saturday, Kevin Mitchell talks to BBC Sport about the dark side of boxing and battling demons, in and out of the ring. John L. Sullivan, boxing's…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Mar 2
Clarence Howard
8 6 2
W-UD
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jun 29
Mike Lankaster
18 3 0
W-KO
Seattle, Washington, United States
4
Event →
Feb 10
Joe Gonzalez
6 5 0
L-TKO
Seattle, Washington, United States
4 of 10 · 157 / 162 lbs
Event →
Sep 13
Roger Buckskin
19 19 0
W-UD
Lacey, Washington, United States
10 of 10 · 155 / 157 lbs
Event →
Feb 1
Roger Buckskin
18 13 0
W-PTS
Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 18
Paul Poirier
19 0 0
L-PTS
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
8 of 8 · 157 / 161 lbs
Event →
Nov 14
Jose Flores
10 12 4
W-UD
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States
10 of 10 · 158 lbs
Event →
Jun 8
Sugar Seales
16 0 0
L-KO
Lacey, Washington, United States
2 of 10
Event →
Mar 8
Vito Antuofermo
19 1 1
L-UD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
10 of 10 · 156 / 158 lbs
Event →
Jun 21
Denny Moyer
19 5 0
W-SD
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, United States
10 of 10 · 155 / 160 lbs
Event →
Apr 26
Eddie Mazon
36 9 8
W-UD
Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, United States
10 of 10 · 155 / 154 lbs
Event →
Jan 11
Eltefat Talebi
5 12 3
W-TKO
Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, United States
7 of 10 · 151 / 153 lbs
Event →
Dec 11
Dave Coventry
30 6 0
W-TKO
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, United States
6 of 10 · 153 / 147 lbs · 2:22
Referee: Phil Moyer
Event →
Dec 1
Tony Dowling
7 15 2
W-KO
Olympia, Washington, United States
2
Event →
Nov 6
Polo Corona
10 42 3
W-UD
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, USA
10 of 10
Judges: Skip Calhoun 88-100 | Harry Schrieber 89-100
Referee: Phil Moyer (89-100)
Event →
Oct 11
Efran Maldonado
5 2 1
W-KO
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
6
Event →
May 6
Al Bashir
12 35 7
W-KO
Olympia, Washington, United States
3
Event →
Apr 13
Frank Kolovrat
21 0 1
W-PTS
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
10 of 10 · 153 / 150 lbs
Event →
Apr 5
Frank Jimenez
10 5 4
W-TKO
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2 of 10 · 162 / 157 lbs
Event →
Feb 10
Johnny Rico
9 1 0
W-SD
Sahara Tahoe Hotel, Stateline, Nevada, United States
10 of 10 · 156 / 156 lbs
Event →
Jan 24
Leon Linscomb
10 15 3
W-TKO
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, United States
5 of 10 · 155 / 157 lbs · 0:50
Referee: Phil Moyer
Event →
Oct 18
Mike Seyler
26 9 2
W-TKO
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, United States
7 of 10 · 2:51
Referee: Phil Moyer
Event →
Aug 7
Kelman Santosa
4 5 0
W-KO
Priest River, Idaho, United States
6
Event →
Jul 31
Mike Seyler
26 8 2
W-TKO
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, United States
9 of 10 · 2:54
Event →
May 18
Bill Rogers
6 3 1
W-KO
Eugene, Oregon, United States
7
Event →
Mar 17
Artie Cox
7 14 1
W-KO
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, United States
2 of 6 · 151 / 150 lbs · 2:38
Event →
Feb 13
George Perez Jr
7 4 0
W-PTS
Seattle, Washington, United States
6 of 6
Event →