Have Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim ever fought each other?

Yes. Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim have met 2 times and Bobo Olson leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Olson or Maxim?

Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Joey Maxim is 83-29-4. Bobo Olson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Olson or Maxim?

Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Joey Maxim has 22. Bobo Olson has more.

Do Olson and Maxim have any common opponents?

Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim share 3 common opponents: Sugar Ray Robinson, Archie Moore and Lloyd Marshall. Bobo Olson fared better against 2 of them.

Who is bigger, Olson or Maxim?

Joey Maxim is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 6 cm above the other.

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

This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 115 bouts tracked for Joey Maxim. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bobo Olson vs Joey Maxim — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Joey Maxim

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Joey Maxim (83-29-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Olson

Wins47 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws115 tracked bouts

Maxim

Wins22 KO · 27%

Losses

Draws115 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Olson leads 2–0

Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim have met 2 times; Olson leads 2–0.
Met	1955Apr 13	1957Jun 18	Series
Bobo OlsonFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Joey MaximFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	UDMaxim vs Olson	SDMaxim vs Olson	2Meetings

The Numbers

Olson 5 · Maxim 2 of 7 measurable rows

OlsonEdge = longer wingMaxim

Record: 97-16-2 (edge)83-29-4
Win %0–100%: 85.2% (edge)
73.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 47: 47 (edge)
22
KO rate0–100%: 48.45% (edge)
26.51%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 47% (edge)
26%
Times stopped^†max 7: 7
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 2: 2
2
Bouts per year^‡max 6.6: 5.2
6.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedlevelmax 115: 115
115

† 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+3″: Bobo Olson: 5′10″; Joey Maxim: 6′1″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Bobo Olson: Died aged 73; Joey Maxim: Died aged 79
Stance: Bobo Olson: Orthodox; Joey Maxim: Orthodox

Bobo Olson left, Joey Maxim 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%

Joey Maxim82 wins · from 115 tracked bouts

21 by KO/TKO 26%61 on the cards 74%

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

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Olson better on 2 · Maxim better on 13 shared · Bobo Olson better on 2 · Joey Maxim better on 1

OlsonBobo Olson

Opponent

MaximJoey Maxim

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 174–19–6Maxim betterJoey Maxim better — 1–0 to 0–4
Joey Maxim
Win, RTD 13
1952Jun 1952
Bobo Olson
Loss, KO 3
1955Jun 1955
MooreArchie MooreUnited States 186–23–10 · MiddleweightOlson betterBobo Olson better — 0–1 to 0–3
Joey Maxim
0–3 against
Loss, UD
1954Jan 1954
Loss, UD
1953Jun 1953
Loss, UD
1952Dec 1952
Bobo Olson
Win, KO 5
1951May 1951
MarshallLloyd MarshallUnited States 70–25–4Olson betterBobo Olson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Joey Maxim
Loss, UD
1944Jul 1944

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

Joey Maxim has lost six straight. Maxim last boxed on May 17, 1958.LLLLL

Machen May 1957Olson Jun 1957Neuhaus Apr 1958Bozzano Apr 1958Ritter May 19586.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim ever fought each other?: Yes. Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim have met 2 times and Bobo Olson leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Olson or Maxim?: Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Joey Maxim is 83-29-4. Bobo Olson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Olson or Maxim?: Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Joey Maxim has 22. Bobo Olson has more.
Do Olson and Maxim have any common opponents?: Bobo Olson and Joey Maxim share 3 common opponents: Sugar Ray Robinson, Archie Moore and Lloyd Marshall. Bobo Olson fared better against 2 of them.
Who is bigger, Olson or Maxim?: Joey Maxim is the taller fighter at 185 cm, 6 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Maxim?: This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 115 bouts tracked for Joey Maxim. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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