Have Bobo Olson and Fred Roots ever fought each other?

Yes. Bobo Olson and Fred Roots met once on September 23, 1965, and Bobo Olson won by TKO in round 3.

Who has the better record, Olson or Roots?

Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Fred Roots is 0-2-1 across the 3 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 Roots?

Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Fred Roots has 0. Bobo Olson has more.

Do Olson and Roots have any common opponents?

Bobo Olson and Fred Roots share 1 common opponent: Don Fullmer. Fred Roots fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 3 bouts tracked for Fred Roots. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bobo Olson vs Fred Roots — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bobo Olson

Fred Roots

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Fred Roots (0-2-1 across 3 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

Roots

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 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 Fred Roots have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met	1965Sep 23	Series
Bobo OlsonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Fred RootsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR3Olson vs Roots	1Meeting

Olson vs Roots · Sep 23, 1965

The Numbers

Olson 5 · Roots 1 of 6 measurable rows

OlsonEdge = longer wingRoots

Record^†: 97-16-2 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%: 85.2% (edge)
16.7%
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^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115: 115
3

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

Bobo Olson left, Fred Roots 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%

Fred Roots0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Roots yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Fred Roots 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Roots better on 11 shared · Fred Roots better on 1

OlsonBobo Olson

Opponent

RootsFred Roots

Bobo Olson
Loss, MD
1966Nov 1966
FullmerDon FullmerUnited States 54–20–5 · MiddleweightRoots betterFred Roots better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Fred Roots
Draw, TD 5
1964Apr 1964

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

Fred Roots last boxed on Sep 23, 1965 — 22,305 days ago. Roots had lost two straight.DLL

Fullmer Apr 1964Moyer Feb 1965Olson Sep 19652.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bobo Olson and Fred Roots ever fought each other?: Yes. Bobo Olson and Fred Roots met once on September 23, 1965, and Bobo Olson won by TKO in round 3.
Who has the better record, Olson or Roots?: Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Fred Roots is 0-2-1 across the 3 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 Roots?: Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Fred Roots has 0. Bobo Olson has more.
Do Olson and Roots have any common opponents?: Bobo Olson and Fred Roots share 1 common opponent: Don Fullmer. Fred Roots fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Roots?: This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 3 bouts tracked for Fred Roots. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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