Have Bobo Olson and Earl Turner ever fought each other?

Yes. Bobo Olson and Earl Turner met once on December 13, 1949, and Bobo Olson won by UD.

Who has the better record, Olson or Turner?

Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Earl Turner is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bobo Olson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Olson or Turner?

Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Earl Turner has 0. Bobo Olson has more.

Do Olson and Turner have any common opponents?

Bobo Olson and Earl Turner share 1 common opponent: Sugar Ray Robinson. Earl Turner fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Turner?

This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 5 bouts tracked for Earl Turner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bobo Olson vs Earl Turner — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bobo Olson

Earl Turner

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Earl Turner (2-3 across 5 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Olson

Wins47 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws115 tracked bouts

Turner

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Bobo Olson and Earl Turner have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met	1949Dec 13	Series
Bobo OlsonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Earl TurnerFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDOlson vs Turner	1Meeting

Olson vs Turner · Dec 13, 1949

The Numbers

Olson 6 · Turner 1 of 7 measurable rows

OlsonEdge = longer wingTurner

Record^†: 97-16-2 (edge)2-3
Win %0–100%: 85.2% (edge)
40%
Wins by knockoutmax 47: 47 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 48.45%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 47% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡max 7: 7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115: 115
5

† 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: Bobo Olson: 5′10″; Earl Turner: No height on file
Agenot held: Bobo Olson: Died aged 73; Earl Turner: No date of birth
Stance: Bobo Olson: Orthodox; Earl Turner: Not recorded

Bobo Olson left, Earl Turner 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

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

Earl Turner2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Earl Turner 5 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Turner better on 11 shared · Earl Turner better on 1

OlsonBobo Olson

Opponent

TurnerEarl Turner

Bobo Olson
0–4 against
Loss, KO 4
1956May 1956
Loss, KO 2
1955Dec 1955
Loss, UD
1952Mar 1952
Loss, KO 12
1950Oct 1950
RobinsonSugar Ray RobinsonUnited States 174–19–6Turner betterEarl Turner better — 0–1 to 0–4
Earl Turner
Loss, TKO 8
1949Apr 1949

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

Earl Turner last boxed on Dec 13, 1949 — 28,069 days ago. Turner had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Armstrong Sep 1942Hardwick Jan 1943Apostoli Dec 1948Robinson Apr 1949Olson Dec 19490.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bobo Olson and Earl Turner ever fought each other?: Yes. Bobo Olson and Earl Turner met once on December 13, 1949, and Bobo Olson won by UD.
Who has the better record, Olson or Turner?: Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Earl Turner is 2-3 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bobo Olson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Olson or Turner?: Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Earl Turner has 0. Bobo Olson has more.
Do Olson and Turner have any common opponents?: Bobo Olson and Earl Turner share 1 common opponent: Sugar Ray Robinson. Earl Turner fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Turner?: This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 5 bouts tracked for Earl Turner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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