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Charley Mitchell vs John L. Sullivan

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Charley Mitchell and John L. Sullivan met 2 times (1883, 1889). drawn in 1889 by decision; John L. Sullivan won in 1883 by ko.

Side by side

Charley MitchellJohn L. Sullivan
Reach74″ (188 cm)
Height70″ (177.8 cm)
Reach advantage+5.74%
25–3Record42–1
32%Finish rate76%
16Longest unbeaten run46
45Recorded bouts50
StanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentCharley MitchellJohn L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett L L
Jake Kilrain D W
Jack Burke ? W

Careers side by side

Charley Mitchell

1880 1890 win vs Chelsea Pride (1877)win vs Hutchinson (1877)win vs Andy Gray (1877)draw vs Young Bill Kennedy (1879)draw vs Tom Tully (1881)win vs W. Caradoff (1881)win vs Joe Stubbins (1882)win vs W. Heal (1882)win vs Dick Roberts (1882)win vs Bill Springhall (1882)win vs Bill England (1882)win vs George Cox (1882)win vs Roger Wallis (1882)win vs Bill Harnetty (1882)win vs Pat Condon (1882)win vs Tug Wilson (1883)draw vs William Sherriff (1883)draw vs Herbert Maori Slade (1883)? vs Billy Lynn (1883)? vs Denis Ike Hayes (1883)win vs Davis (1883)win vs Garrett (1883)loss vs John L. Sullivan (1883)win vs Mike Cleary (1883)win vs Jack Clarke (1883)win vs Jim Brady (1884)? vs Jack Burke (1884)loss vs Dominick McCaffrey (1884)win vs Billy Edwards (1884)draw vs Jake Kilrain (1884)win vs Joe Denning (1884)draw vs Jack Burke (1885)draw vs Mike Cleary (1885)win vs John Scholes (1885)draw vs Jack Burke (1886)win vs Reddy Gallagher (1887)draw vs Patsy Cardiff (1887)draw vs John L. Sullivan (1889)win vs Jem Mace (1890)? vs Frank Slavin (1891)? vs Frank Slavin (1892)win vs Arthur Upham (1892)? vs Jim Hall (1893)loss vs James J. Corbett (1894)? vs Steve O'Donnell (1896)
winlossdraw / NC1877–1896

John L. Sullivan

1880 1890 win vs George Rooke (1879)win vs John A. Hogan (1879)win vs Tommy Chandler (1879)win vs Dan Dwyer (1879)win vs Johnny Cocky Woods (1879)win vs Jack Curley (1879)win vs Professor John Donaldson (1880)win vs Jack Burns (1881)win vs Captain James Dalton (1881)win vs Dan McCarty (1881)win vs Fred Crossley (1881)win vs John Flood (1881)win vs Steve Taylor (1881)win vs P J Rentzler (1882)win vs Charley O'Donnell (1882)win vs S P Stockton (1882)win vs Henry Higgins (1882)win vs Joe Collins (1882)win vs Jimmy Elliott (1882)win vs John McDermont (1882)win vs Paddy Ryan (1882)win vs Mike Sheehan (1883)win vs Morris Hefey (1883)win vs Jim Miles (1883)win vs James McCoy (1883)win vs Herbert Slade (1883)win vs Charley Mitchell (1883)win vs Harry Gilman (1883)win vs John Laflin (1884)win vs Enos Phillips (1884)win vs William Fleming (1884)win vs Dan Henry (1884)win vs Al Marx (1884)win vs George M Robinson (1884)win vs Boiquet (1884)win vs James Lang (1884)win vs Sylvester Le Gouriff (1884)win vs Fred Robinson (1884)win vs Jeff Tomkins (1884)win vs Dominick McCaffrey (1885)win vs Jack Burke (1885)? vs Paddy Ryan (1885)win vs Alf Greenfield (1885)win vs Paddy Ryan (1886)win vs Frank Herald (1886)draw vs Patsy Cardiff (1887)draw vs Charley Mitchell (1888)win vs William Samuells (1888)win vs Jake Kilrain (1889)loss vs James J. Corbett (1892)
winlossdraw / NC1879–1892

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