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Bobo Olson vs Jesse Bowdry — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bobo Olson

Jesse Bowdry

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Jesse Bowdry (2-2 across 4 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

Bowdry

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 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 Jesse Bowdry have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.

Bobo Olson and Jesse Bowdry have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met1963May 14Series
Bobo OlsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Jesse BowdryFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Olson 6 · Bowdry 1 of 7 measurable rows
OlsonBowdry
Record†
97-16-2 (edge)2-2
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
50%
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
4

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

Bobo Olson left, Jesse Bowdry 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%

Jesse Bowdry2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Jesse Bowdry: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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, Jesse Bowdry 4 — 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

Jesse Bowdry last boxed on May 14, 1963 — 23,168 days ago. Bowdry had won one in a row before losing a decision to Bobo Olson.WLWL

Pastrano Dec 1960Johnson Feb 1961Mack Nov 1961Olson May 19631.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Jesse Bowdry ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Jesse Bowdry met once on May 14, 1963, and Bobo Olson won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 14, 1963 · Olson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or Bowdry?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Jesse Bowdry is 2-2 across the 4 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%

Bowdry2–250%

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

Olson4748.5%

Bowdry0

The Numbers ↓
Do Olson and Bowdry have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bobo Olson and Jesse Bowdry have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Bowdry?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 4 bouts tracked for Jesse Bowdry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Olson115bouts

Bowdry4bouts

How They Win ↓

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