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Art Hardy vs Bobo Olson — record, stats and common opponents compared

Art Hardy

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Bobo Olson

Art Hardy (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.

Hardy

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts 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

Art Hardy and Bobo Olson have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.

Art Hardy and Bobo Olson have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met1949Aug 23Series
Art HardyFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Bobo OlsonFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Hardy 1 · Olson 4 of 5 measurable rows
HardyOlson
Record†
0-297-16-2 (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
2 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
2
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
Art Hardy: No height on file
Bobo Olson: 5′10″
Agenot held
Art Hardy: No date of birth
Bobo Olson: Died aged 73
Stance
Art Hardy: Not recorded
Bobo Olson: Orthodox

Art Hardy 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
Art Hardy0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Art Hardy: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hardy 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 — Art Hardy 2, 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

Art Hardy last boxed on Aug 23, 1949 — 28,182 days ago. Hardy had lost two straight.LL

Azteca May 1949Olson Aug 1949

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 Art Hardy and Bobo Olson ever fought each other?
Yes. Art Hardy and Bobo Olson met once on August 23, 1949, and Bobo Olson won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LAug 23, 1949 · Olson · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Hardy or Olson?
Art Hardy is 0-2 across the 2 bouts 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 %

Hardy0–20%

Olson97–16–285.2%

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

Hardy0

Olson4748.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Hardy and Olson have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Art Hardy and Bobo Olson have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Hardy and Olson?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Art Hardy and 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Hardy2bouts

Olson115bouts

How They Win ↓

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