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Benny Paret vs Gene Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Benny Paret

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Gene Fullmer

Benny Paret (35-12-3) and Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) 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.

Paret

35

Wins10 KO · 29%

12

Losses

3

Draws50 tracked bouts

Fullmer

55

Wins24 KO · 44%

6

Losses

3

Draws64 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fullmer leads 1–0

Benny Paret and Gene Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Benny Paret and Gene Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1961Dec 9Series
Benny ParetFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gene FullmerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR101Meeting

The Numbers

Paret 2 · Fullmer 6 of 8 measurable rows
ParetFullmer
Record
35-12-355-6-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
73%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
10
24 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
28.57%
43.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
31%
44% (edge)
Times stopped†max 4
4
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 6.3
6.3 (edge)
5.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
50
64

† 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
Benny Paret: No height on file
Gene Fullmer: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Benny Paret: No reach on file
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Agenot comparable
Benny Paret: Died aged 25
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Stance
Benny Paret: Orthodox
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox

Benny Paret left, Gene Fullmer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Benny Paret35 wins · from 50 tracked bouts

Benny Paret: 35 tracked wins — 11 by KO/TKO (31%) and 24 on the cards (69%). Counted from 50 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

11 by KO/TKO 31%24 on the cards 69%

Gene Fullmer55 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Gene Fullmer: 55 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (44%) and 31 on the cards (56%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 44%31 on the cards 56%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Benny Paret 50, Gene Fullmer 64 — 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

Benny Paret has lost two straight, after one straight win. Paret last boxed on Mar 24, 1962.LLWLL

Ortega Feb 1961Griffith Apr 1961Griffith Sep 1961Fullmer Dec 1961Griffith Mar 19626.3 tracked bouts per year

Gene Fullmer has lost the most recent, to Dick Tiger. Fullmer last boxed on Aug 10, 1963.WWLDL

Fernández Aug 1961Paret Dec 1961Tiger Oct 1962Tiger Feb 1963Tiger Aug 19635.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Benny Paret and Gene Fullmer ever fought each other?
Yes. Benny Paret and Gene Fullmer met once on December 9, 1961, and Gene Fullmer won by KO in round 10.
The meeting

LDec 9, 1961 · Fullmer · KO R10

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Paret or Fullmer?
Benny Paret is 35-12-3 and Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3. Gene Fullmer has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Paret35–12–373%

Fullmer55–6–388.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Paret or Fullmer?
Benny Paret has 10 knockout wins and Gene Fullmer has 24. Gene Fullmer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Paret1028.6%

Fullmer2443.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Paret and Fullmer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Benny Paret and Gene Fullmer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Paret and Fullmer?
This comparison is drawn from 50 bouts tracked for Benny Paret and 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Paret50bouts

Fullmer64bouts

How They Win ↓

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