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Bobo Olson vs Don Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Bobo Olson

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Don Fullmer

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Don Fullmer (54-20-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Olson

97

Wins47 KO · 48%

16

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Fullmer

54

Wins14 KO · 26%

20

Losses

5

Draws79 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fullmer leads 1–0

Bobo Olson and Don Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Bobo Olson and Don Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1966Nov 28Series
Bobo OlsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Don FullmerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Olson 6 · Fullmer 1 of 7 measurable rows
OlsonFullmer
Record
97-16-2 (edge)54-20-5
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
71.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 47
47 (edge)
14
KO rate0–100%
48.45% (edge)
25.93%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
47% (edge)
26%
Times stopped†max 7
7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡levelmax 5.2
5.2
5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
79

† 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+2″
Bobo Olson: 5′10″ (edge)
Don Fullmer: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Bobo Olson: No reach on file
Don Fullmer: 70″
Agenot comparable
Bobo Olson: Died aged 73
Don Fullmer: Died aged 72
Stance
Bobo Olson: Orthodox
Don Fullmer: Orthodox

Bobo Olson left, Don 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
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%

Don Fullmer54 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Don Fullmer: 54 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (26%) and 40 on the cards (74%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 26%40 on the cards 74%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Don Fullmer 79 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Olson better on 1 · even on 2

Olson

Opponent

Fullmer

  • Bobo Olson

    Win, UD

    1965

    KendallEven

    Don Fullmer

    1–0–1 against

    Win, SD

    1972

    Draw, SD

    1965

  • Bobo Olson

    Win, TKO 3

    1965

    RootsOlson better

    Don Fullmer

    Draw, TD 5

    1964

  • Bobo Olson

    Loss, KO 1

    1964

    TorresEven

    Don Fullmer

    Loss, PTS

    1963

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

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

Don Fullmer has won once since losing a decision to Richie Kates. Fullmer last boxed on Oct 14, 1972.LWWLW

Fourie Feb 1972Kendall Apr 1972Vasquez May 1972Kates Sep 1972Rendon Oct 19725.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Don Fullmer ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Don Fullmer met once on November 28, 1966, and Don Fullmer won by MD.
The meeting

LNov 28, 1966 · Fullmer · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or Fullmer?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Don Fullmer is 54-20-5. Bobo Olson has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Olson97–16–285.2%

Fullmer54–20–571.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Olson or Fullmer?
Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Don Fullmer has 14. Bobo Olson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Olson4748.5%

Fullmer1425.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Olson and Fullmer have any common opponents?
Bobo Olson and Don Fullmer share 3 common opponents: Andy Kendall, Fred Roots and José Torres. Bobo Olson fared better against 1 of them.
3 shared opponents

Andy KendallW1–0–1

Fred RootsWD

José TorresLL

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Olson or Fullmer?
Bobo Olson is the taller fighter at 179 cm, 6 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Olson179 cm

Fullmer173 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Fullmer?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Olson115bouts

Fullmer79bouts

How They Win ↓

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