Boxers / John L. Sullivan / Boxerbook rating

John L. Sullivan: Boxerbook rating

John L. Sullivan is inactive since Mar 1894, rated from 53 counted bouts. The last computed value is 1820, but after so long without a bout its uncertainty has reached the cap of ± 350, so the number says little until the next bout. Not in a division list: inactive since Mar 1894 (no bout for 12 months).

Ratinginactive since Mar 1894
Placenot listed
Counted bouts53
Unknown opponents40 of 53
Schedule, career1218
Schedule, 36 monthsno bouts
Form, last 51.7 of 3.5
Data confidence6%
Statusinactive since Mar 1894

Rating over time

high 2053 · low 1609Mar 1879Aug 1894

μ at the end of each month with a bout, and of every month while active. Red dot: latest.

Bouts behind the rating

Every counted bout, newest first: the change in μ it caused (green up, red down), its weight and the rating after it. Unknown opponents: 40 of 53 bouts.

D
Frank Erne
Mar 6, 1894 · PTS 2/10 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1563
−29
→ 1820
L
James John Corbett
Lost world heavyweight title
Sep 7, 1892 · KO 21 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1730
−89
→ 1849
W
Jake Kilrain
For world bare-knuckle heavyweight title
Jul 8, 1889 · KO 75 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1660
+23
→ 1938
D
Charley Mitchell
For world bare-knuckle heavyweight boxing title
Feb 10, 1889 · PTS 39/39 · weight ×1.16 · opponent 1629
−46
→ 1914
D
Charley Mitchell
For world bare-knuckle heavyweight title claim
Mar 10, 1888 · PTS 39/39 · weight ×1.16 · opponent 1582
−56
→ 1961
W
William Samuells (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 5, 1888 · TKO 3/3 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 2017
D
Patsy Cardiff (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 18, 1887 · PTS 6/6 · weight ×0.90
−38
→ 2015
W
Paddy Ryan
Nov 13, 1886 · KO 3 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1424
+7
→ 2053
W
Frank Herald (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 18, 1886 · TD 2 · weight ×1.00
+2
→ 2046
W
Dominick McCaffrey
Won inaugural world heavyweight title
Aug 29, 1885 · PTS 7/6 · weight ×0.94 · opponent 1768
+23
→ 2044
W
Jack Burke (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 13, 1885 · PTS 5/5 · weight ×0.90
+2
→ 2021
W
Alf Greenfield (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 12, 1885 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 2019
W
Alf Greenfield (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 18, 1884 · TD 2 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 2017
W
John Laflin (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 10, 1884 · KO 4 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 2017
W
Enos Phillips (no page: counted as 1100)
May 2, 1884 · KO 4 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 2011
W
William Fleming (no page: counted as 1100)
May 1, 1884 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 2011
W
Dan Henry (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 29, 1884 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 2007
W
William Fleming (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 28, 1884 · 4 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 2007
W
Al Marx (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 10, 1884 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 2007
W
George M Robinson (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 6, 1884 · DQ 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 2000
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W
James Lang (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 6, 1884 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 1997
W
Sylvester Le Gouriff (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 1, 1884 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+2
→ 1997
W
Boiquet (no page: counted as 1100)
Feb 1884 · KO 1 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1997
W
Fred Robinson (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 12, 1884 · KO 2 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1990
W
Jeff Tomkins (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 1884 · KO 1 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1990
W
Mike Sheehan (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 4, 1883 · TKO 1 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1984
W
Morris Hefey (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 26, 1883 · KO 1 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1980
W
Jim Miles (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 3, 1883 · TKO 1 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1980
W
James McCoy (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 17, 1883 · TKO 1 · weight ×1.00
+3
→ 1974
W
Herbert Slade
Aug 6, 1883 · TKO 3/4 · weight ×0.80 · opponent 1500
+12
→ 1971
W
Charley Mitchell
May 14, 1883 · TKO 3 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1690
+31
→ 1959
W
Harry Gilman (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 25, 1883 · KO 3 · weight ×1.00
+5
→ 1928
W
P J Rentzler (no page: counted as 1100)
Nov 17, 1882 · TKO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+4
→ 1923
W
Charley O'Donnell (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 30, 1882 · KO 1 · weight ×1.00
+5
→ 1920
W
S P Stockton (no page: counted as 1100)
Oct 16, 1882 · KO 2 · weight ×1.00
+5
→ 1920
W
Henry Higgins (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 23, 1882 · TKO 3/4 · weight ×0.80
+4
→ 1910
W
Tug Wilson
Jul 17, 1882 · PTS 4/4 · weight ×0.80 · opponent 1500
+19
→ 1906
W
Jimmy Elliott
Jul 4, 1882 · KO 3 · weight ×1.00 · opponent 1500
+24
→ 1906
W
John McDermont (no page: counted as 1100)
Apr 20, 1882 · TKO 3 · weight ×1.00
+7
→ 1862
W
Paddy Ryan
Won American bare-knuckle heavyweight title
Feb 7, 1882 · RTD 9 · weight ×1.05 · opponent 1500
+33
→ 1855
W
Jack Burns (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 27, 1881 · weight ×1.00
+10
→ 1822
W
Jack Burns (no page: counted as 1100)
Sep 3, 1881 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+8
→ 1822
W
Captain James Dalton (no page: counted as 1100)
Aug 13, 1881 · KO 4/4 · weight ×0.80
+9
→ 1804
W
Dan McCarty (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 21, 1881 · KO 1 · weight ×1.00
+12
→ 1796
W
Fred Crossley (no page: counted as 1100)
Jul 11, 1881 · KO 1/4 · weight ×0.80
+9
→ 1796
W
John Flood (no page: counted as 1100)
May 16, 1881 · KO 8 · weight ×1.00
+13
→ 1774
W
John Mahan
Mar 31, 1881 · TKO 2/4 · weight ×0.80 · opponent 1500
+47
→ 1761
W
Jack Stewart (no page: counted as 1100)
Jan 3, 1881 · weight ×1.00
+20
→ 1714
W
Professor John Donaldson (no page: counted as 1100)
Dec 24, 1880 · RTD 10 · weight ×1.00
+23
→ 1694
W
George Ruki (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 28, 1880 · weight ×1.00
+28
→ 1671
W
George Rooke (no page: counted as 1100)
Jun 28, 1879 · KO 3 · weight ×1.00
+34
→ 1643
W
Johnny Cocky Woods (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 14, 1879 · KO 5 · weight ×1.00
+55
→ 1609
W
Jack Curley (no page: counted as 1100)
Mar 13, 1879 · KO · weight ×1.00
+55
→ 1609

Publishers and Boxerbook

Consensus: no publisher lists for the division (a list without them counts as 16).

WBC
not in top 15
WBA
not in top 15
IBF
not in top 15
WBO
not in top 15
Ring
not in top 15
TBRB
not in top 15
Boxerbook
not listed

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