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Bobo Olson vs Johnny Duke — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bobo Olson

Johnny Duke

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Johnny Duke (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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

Duke

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 Johnny Duke have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.

Bobo Olson and Johnny Duke have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met1949Nov 22Series
Bobo OlsonFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Johnny DukeFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Olson 4 · Duke 1 of 5 measurable rows
OlsonDuke
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
0 (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″
Johnny Duke: No height on file
Agenot comparable
Bobo Olson: Died aged 73
Johnny Duke: Died aged 82
Stance
Bobo Olson: Orthodox
Johnny Duke: Not recorded

Bobo Olson left, Johnny Duke 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%

Johnny Duke0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Johnny Duke: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Duke yet.

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

Johnny Duke has lost the most recent, to Bobo Olson. Duke last boxed on Nov 22, 1949.L

Olson Nov 1949

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Johnny Duke ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Johnny Duke met once on November 22, 1949, and Bobo Olson won by UD.
The meeting

WNov 22, 1949 · Olson · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or Duke?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Johnny Duke is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Duke0–10%

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

Olson4748.5%

Duke0

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

Olson115bouts

Duke1bout

How They Win ↓

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