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Bobo Olson vs Floyd Buchanan — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bobo Olson

Floyd Buchanan

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Floyd Buchanan (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.

Olson

97

Wins47 KO · 48%

16

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Buchanan

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 Floyd Buchanan have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.

Bobo Olson and Floyd Buchanan have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met1961Feb 16Series
Bobo OlsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Floyd BuchananFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Olson 4 · Buchanan 1 of 5 measurable rows
OlsonBuchanan
Record†
97-16-2 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 47
47 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
48.45%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
47%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.2—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
1

† 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″
Floyd Buchanan: No height on file
Agenot held
Bobo Olson: Died aged 73
Floyd Buchanan: No date of birth
Stance
Bobo Olson: Orthodox
Floyd Buchanan: Not recorded

Bobo Olson left, Floyd Buchanan 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%

Floyd Buchanan0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Floyd Buchanan: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Buchanan yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Floyd Buchanan 1 — 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

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

Floyd Buchanan last boxed on Feb 16, 1961 — 23,986 days ago. Buchanan had lost the most recent, to Bobo Olson.L

Olson Feb 1961

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Floyd Buchanan ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Floyd Buchanan met once on February 16, 1961, and Bobo Olson won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WFeb 16, 1961 · Olson · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or Buchanan?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Floyd Buchanan is 0-1 across the 1 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.
Records · win %

Olson97–16–285.2%

Buchanan0–10%

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

Olson4748.5%

Buchanan0

The Numbers ↓
Do Olson and Buchanan have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bobo Olson and Floyd Buchanan have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Buchanan?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 1 bout tracked for Floyd Buchanan. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Olson115bouts

Buchanan1bout

How They Win ↓

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