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

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Bobo Olson

Johnny Persol

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Johnny Persol (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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Olson

97

Wins47 KO · 48%

16

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Persol

Tracked record

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

Persol leads 1–0

Bobo Olson and Johnny Persol have met 1 time; Persol leads 1–0.

Bobo Olson and Johnny Persol have met 1 time; Persol leads 1–0.
Met1964Jun 19Series
Bobo OlsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Johnny PersolFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Olson 6 · Persol 1 of 7 measurable rows
OlsonPersol
Record†
97-16-2 (edge)2-1
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
66.7%
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)
1.1
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″
Johnny Persol: No height on file
Agenot held
Bobo Olson: Died aged 73
Johnny Persol: No date of birth
Stance
Bobo Olson: Orthodox
Johnny Persol: Not recorded

Bobo Olson left, Johnny Persol 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 Persol2 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Johnny Persol: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 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, Johnny Persol 3 — 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 Persol last boxed on Mar 22, 1967 — 21,760 days ago. Persol had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Jimmy Ellis.WWL

Olson Jun 1964Johnson Jan 1966Ellis Mar 19671.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Johnny Persol ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Johnny Persol met once on June 19, 1964, and Johnny Persol won by MD.
The meeting

LJun 19, 1964 · Persol · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or Persol?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Johnny Persol is 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.
Records · win %

Olson97–16–285.2%

Persol2–166.7%

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

Olson4748.5%

Persol0

The Numbers ↓
Do Olson and Persol have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bobo Olson and Johnny Persol have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Persol?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 3 bouts tracked for Johnny Persol. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Olson115bouts

Persol3bouts

How They Win ↓

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