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Al Sparks vs Bobo Olson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Al Sparks

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Bobo Olson

Al Sparks (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Bobo Olson (97-16-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Sparks

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Olson

97

Wins47 KO · 48%

16

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Olson leads 1–0

Al Sparks and Bobo Olson have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.

Al Sparks and Bobo Olson have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met1960May 5Series
Al SparksFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Bobo OlsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Sparks 1 · Olson 4 of 5 measurable rows
SparksOlson
Record†
0-197-16-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
85.2% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 47
0
47 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—48.45%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—47%
Times stopped‡max 7
1 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
1
115

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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
Al Sparks: No height on file
Bobo Olson: 5′10″
Agenot held
Al Sparks: No date of birth
Bobo Olson: Died aged 73
Stance
Al Sparks: Not recorded
Bobo Olson: Orthodox

Al Sparks left, Bobo Olson right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Al Sparks0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Al Sparks: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Sparks yet.

Bobo Olson97 wins · from 115 tracked bouts

Bobo Olson: 97 tracked wins — 46 by KO/TKO (47%) and 51 on the cards (53%). Counted from 115 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

46 by KO/TKO 47%51 on the cards 53%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Al Sparks 1, Bobo Olson 115 — 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

Al Sparks last boxed on May 5, 1960 — 24,274 days ago. Sparks had lost the most recent, to Bobo Olson.L

Olson May 1960

Bobo Olson had won three in a row before losing a decision to Don Fullmer. Olson last boxed on Nov 28, 1966.LWWWL

Torres Nov 1964Kendall Jun 1965Roots Sep 1965Papa Jul 1966Fullmer Nov 19665.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Al Sparks and Bobo Olson ever fought each other?
Yes. Al Sparks and Bobo Olson met once on May 5, 1960, and Bobo Olson won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

LMay 5, 1960 · Olson · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Sparks or Olson?
Al Sparks is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Bobo Olson is 97-16-2. Bobo Olson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Sparks0–10%

Olson97–16–285.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Sparks or Olson?
Al Sparks has 0 knockout wins and Bobo Olson has 47. Bobo Olson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Sparks0

Olson4748.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Sparks and Olson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Al Sparks and Bobo Olson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Sparks and Olson?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Al Sparks and 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Sparks1bout

Olson115bouts

How They Win ↓

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