Have Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund met once on March 10, 1937, and Bob Olin won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Olin or Bärlund?

Bob Olin is 55-27-4 and Gunnar Bärlund is 56-30-1. Bob Olin has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Olin or Bärlund?

Bob Olin has 25 knockout wins and Gunnar Bärlund has 28. Gunnar Bärlund has more.

Do Olin and Bärlund have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund have faced.

Who is bigger, Olin or Bärlund?

Gunnar Bärlund is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 9 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olin and Bärlund?

This comparison is drawn from 86 bouts tracked for Bob Olin and 2 bouts tracked for Gunnar Bärlund. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Olin vs Gunnar Bärlund — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇺🇸LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Bob Olin (55-27-4) and Gunnar Bärlund (56-30-1) 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.

Olin

Wins25 KO · 45%

Losses

Draws86 tracked bouts

Bärlund

Wins28 KO · 50%

Losses

Draw2 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Olin leads 1–0

Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund have met 1 time; Olin leads 1–0.
Met	1937Mar 10	Series
Bob OlinFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Gunnar BärlundFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSOlin vs Bärlund	1Meeting

Olin vs Bärlund · Mar 10, 1937

The Numbers

Olin 4 · Bärlund 3 of 7 measurable rows

OlinEdge = longer wingBärlund

Record: 55-27-4 (edge)56-30-1
Win %0–100%: 66.3% (edge)
64.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 28: 25
28 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 45.45%
50% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: 45%—
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1: 1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 8.3: 8.3 (edge)
0.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 86: 86
2

† 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

Height+4″: Bob Olin: 5′10″; Gunnar Bärlund: 6′2″ (edge)
Reachnot held: Bob Olin: 72″; Gunnar Bärlund: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Bob Olin: Died aged 48; Gunnar Bärlund: Died aged 71
Stance: Bob Olin: Orthodox; Gunnar Bärlund: Orthodox

Bob Olin left, Gunnar Bärlund right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Light Heavyweight against Heavyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Olin55 wins · from 86 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 45%29 on the cards 53%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Gunnar Bärlund0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Bärlund yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Olin 86, Gunnar Bärlund 2 — 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

Bob Olin has won once since four straight losses. Olin last boxed on Feb 25, 1939.LLLLW

Dudas Jan 1938Knox Sep 1938McCoy Nov 1938Lesnevich Feb 1939Campbell Feb 19398.3 tracked bouts per year

Gunnar Bärlund has lost two straight. Bärlund last boxed on Apr 4, 1941.LL

Olin Mar 1937Conn Apr 19410.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund met once on March 10, 1937, and Bob Olin won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Olin or Bärlund?: Bob Olin is 55-27-4 and Gunnar Bärlund is 56-30-1. Bob Olin has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Olin or Bärlund?: Bob Olin has 25 knockout wins and Gunnar Bärlund has 28. Gunnar Bärlund has more.
Do Olin and Bärlund have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Olin and Gunnar Bärlund have faced.
Who is bigger, Olin or Bärlund?: Gunnar Bärlund is the taller fighter at 187 cm, 9 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olin and Bärlund?: This comparison is drawn from 86 bouts tracked for Bob Olin and 2 bouts tracked for Gunnar Bärlund. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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