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Bobo Olson vs Pat McMurtry — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bobo Olson

Pat McMurtry

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Pat McMurtry (3-4 across 7 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

McMurtry

Tracked record

3–4

counted from 7 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

McMurtry leads 1–0

Bobo Olson and Pat McMurtry have met 1 time; McMurtry leads 1–0.

Bobo Olson and Pat McMurtry have met 1 time; McMurtry leads 1–0.
Met1957Aug 17Series
Bobo OlsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Pat McMurtryFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Olson 6 · McMurtry 1 of 7 measurable rows
OlsonMcMurtry
Record†
97-16-2 (edge)3-4
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
42.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 47
47 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
48.45%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
47% (edge)
33%
Times stopped‡max 7
7
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
7

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

Bobo Olson left, Pat McMurtry 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%

Pat McMurtry3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Pat McMurtry: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Pat McMurtry 7 — 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

Pat McMurtry last boxed on Oct 27, 1959 — 24,466 days ago. McMurtry had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Olson Aug 1957Besmanoff Feb 1958Chuvalo Oct 1958Valdés Dec 1958Machen Oct 19592.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Pat McMurtry ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Pat McMurtry met once on August 17, 1957, and Pat McMurtry won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

LAug 17, 1957 · McMurtry · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or McMurtry?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Pat McMurtry is 3-4 across the 7 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%

McMurtry3–442.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Olson or McMurtry?
Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Pat McMurtry has 1. Bobo Olson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Olson4748.5%

McMurtry1

The Numbers ↓
Do Olson and McMurtry have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bobo Olson and Pat McMurtry have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and McMurtry?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 7 bouts tracked for Pat McMurtry. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Olson115bouts

McMurtry7bouts

How They Win ↓

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