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Light Middleweight Boxing

Denny Moyer vs John L. Sullivan

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Denny Moyer and John L. Sullivan met once (1973). John L. Sullivan won in 1973 by decision.

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Denny MoyerJohn L. Sullivan
72″ (182.9 cm)Reach74″ (188 cm)
68″ (172.7 cm)Height70″ (177.8 cm)
+5.91%Reach advantage+5.74%
98–38Record42–1
26%Finish rate76%
20Longest unbeaten run46
127Recorded bouts50
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

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Careers side by side

Denny Moyer

1960 1970 win vs Tommy Thomas (1957)win vs Marvin Marcus (1957)win vs Doug Garrett (1957)win vs Russell Davis (1957)win vs John Medlock (1957)win vs Buddy Ford (1957)win vs Jimmy McCoy (1957)win vs Tony Dupas (1958)win vs Johnny Saxton (1958)win vs Connie Citizen (1958)win vs Julian Valdez (1958)win vs Chico Cirini (1958)win vs Al Andrews (1958)win vs Jimmy Hays (1958)win vs Al Barbero (1958)win vs Howard Dixon (1958)win vs Jimmy McCoy (1958)win vs Buddy McDonald (1958)win vs Virgil Akins (1959)win vs Paddy DeMarco (1959)loss vs Don Jordan (1959)win vs Vince Martinez (1959)win vs Gaspar Ortega (1959)loss vs Jorge Fernandez (1960)win vs Benny Paret (1960)win vs Emile Griffith (1960)win vs Tony DeMarco (1960)win vs Pat Lowry (1960)loss vs Sugar Ray Robinson (1961)win vs Obdulio Nunez (1961)win vs Willie Jennings (1961)loss vs Jorge Fernandez (1961)win vs Charley Scott (1961)win vs Willie Morton (1961)win vs Gene Bryant (1962)win vs Joey Giambra (1962)loss vs Emile Griffith (1962)win vs Ted Wright (1962)win vs Sugar Ray Robinson (1962)loss vs Stan Harrington (1963)win vs Hurricane Kid (1963)draw vs Memo Ayon (1963)loss vs Luis Manuel Rodríguez (1963)loss vs Ralph Dupas (1963)loss vs Joey Archer (1963)win vs Memo Lopez (1964)win vs Hilario Morales (1964)loss vs Nino Benvenuti (1964)loss vs Manuel Gonzalez (1964)loss vs Joe DeNucci (1964)win vs Johnny Brooks (1965)draw vs Thell Torrence (1965)win vs Ferd Hernandez (1965)win vs Jimmy Lester (1965)win vs Hilario Morales (1965)win vs Fred Roots (1965)win vs Rocky Montalvo (1965)loss vs Gene Bryant (1965)loss vs Freddie Little (1966)win vs Tony Montano (1967)win vs Gene Bryant (1968)win vs Bob Harrington (1968)win vs Carl Moore (1968)win vs Jorge Rosales (1968)win vs Jesse Armenta (1968)win vs Lonnie Harris (1968)draw vs Rafael Gutierrez (1968)win vs Eddie Coffey (1968)win vs Doug Huntley (1968)win vs Danny Perez (1968)win vs Art Alderete (1969)win vs Gerhard Piaskowy (1969)win vs Nathaniel Macias (1969)win vs Henry Walker (1969)win vs Jose Luis Rodriguez (1969)win vs Rocky Hernandez (1969)loss vs Fraser Scott (1969)win vs Frank Niblett (1969)win vs Dave Reed (1969)win vs Orlando de la Fuentes (1970)draw vs Rafael Gutierrez (1970)win vs Jesse Armenta (1970)win vs Mike Seyler (1970)loss vs Fraser Scott (1970)loss vs Nate Williams (1970)win vs Eddie Pace (1970)win vs Mike Pusateri (1970)win vs Doug Huntley (1970)win vs Aristeo Chavarin (1971)? vs Eugene Hart (1971)win vs Gene Bryant (1971)win vs Mike Pusateri (1971)win vs José Roberto Chirino (1971)win vs Dave Oropeza (1971)win vs Jimmy Lester (1971)win vs Raul Soriano (1971)win vs Art Hernandez (1971)win vs Chucho Garcia (1972)loss vs Art Hernandez (1972)win vs Carlos Alberto Salinas (1972)win vs Art Davis (1972)loss vs Tony Mundine (1972)loss vs Carlos Monzón (1972)win vs Gene Bryant (1972)loss vs Fighting Mack (1973)loss vs Melvin Dennis (1973)loss vs Tony Licata (1973)win vs Pat O'Connor (1973)loss vs John L. Sullivan (1973)loss vs Manuel Fierro (1973)win vs Mario Marquez (1973)win vs George Davis (1973)win vs Walter Kelly (1973)loss vs Nojim Maiyegun (1973)win vs Rocky DiFazio (1974)loss vs Poul Knudsen (1974)win vs Vicente Medina (1974)loss vs Vito Antuofermo (1974)win vs Rudy Cruz (1974)win vs Mike Lankester (1974)loss vs Battling La'avasia (1974)win vs Jean Mateo (1974)loss vs Renato Garcia (1974)loss vs Eckhard Dagge (1974)loss vs Franz Csandl (1975)loss vs Rafael Rodriguez (1975)
winlossdraw / NC1957–1975

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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