Have Bobo Olson and Walter Cartier ever fought each other?

Yes. Bobo Olson and Walter Cartier met once on May 19, 1952, and Bobo Olson won by TKO in round 5.

Who has the better record, Olson or Cartier?

Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Walter Cartier is 0-6 across the 6 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.

Who has more knockouts, Olson or Cartier?

Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Walter Cartier has 0. Bobo Olson has more.

Do Olson and Cartier have any common opponents?

Bobo Olson and Walter Cartier share 3 common opponents: Rocky Castellani, Kid Gavilán and Randy Turpin. Bobo Olson fared better against 3 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 6 bouts tracked for Walter Cartier. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bobo Olson vs Walter Cartier — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Bobo Olson

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Walter Cartier

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Walter Cartier (0-6 across 6 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Olson

Wins47 KO · 48%

Losses

Draws115 tracked bouts

Cartier

Tracked record

0–6

counted from 6 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 Walter Cartier have met 1 time; Olson leads 1–0.
Met	1952May 19	Series
Bobo OlsonFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Walter CartierFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR5Olson vs Cartier	1Meeting

Olson vs Cartier · May 19, 1952

The Numbers

Olson 5 · Cartier 1 of 6 measurable rows

OlsonEdge = longer wingCartier

Record^†: 97-16-2 (edge)0-6
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
4 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
1.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115: 115
6

† 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″; Walter Cartier: No height on file
Agenot comparable: Bobo Olson: Died aged 73; Walter Cartier: Died aged 71
Stance: Bobo Olson: Orthodox; Walter Cartier: Not recorded

Bobo Olson left, Walter Cartier 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%

Walter Cartier0 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Cartier yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Walter Cartier 6 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Olson better on 33 shared · Bobo Olson better on 3

OlsonBobo Olson

Opponent

CartierWalter Cartier

Bobo Olson
Win, UD
1954Aug 1954
CastellaniRocky CastellaniUnited States 69–14–6Olson betterBobo Olson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Walter Cartier
Loss, TKO 7
1948Oct 1948
Bobo Olson
Win, MD
1954Apr 1954
GavilánKid GavilánCuba 108–30–5Olson betterBobo Olson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Walter Cartier
Loss, TKO
1951Dec 1951
Bobo Olson
Win, UD
1953Oct 1953
TurpinRandy TurpinUnited Kingdom 66–8–1Olson betterBobo Olson better — 1–0 to 0–1
Walter Cartier
Loss, DQ 2
1953Mar 1953

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

Walter Cartier has lost six straight. Cartier last boxed on Feb 5, 1954.LLLLL

Gavilán Dec 1951Olson May 1952Turpin Mar 1953Giardello Oct 1953Giardello Feb 19541.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bobo Olson and Walter Cartier ever fought each other?: Yes. Bobo Olson and Walter Cartier met once on May 19, 1952, and Bobo Olson won by TKO in round 5.
Who has the better record, Olson or Cartier?: Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Walter Cartier is 0-6 across the 6 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.
Who has more knockouts, Olson or Cartier?: Bobo Olson has 47 knockout wins and Walter Cartier has 0. Bobo Olson has more.
Do Olson and Cartier have any common opponents?: Bobo Olson and Walter Cartier share 3 common opponents: Rocky Castellani, Kid Gavilán and Randy Turpin. Bobo Olson fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Cartier?: This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 6 bouts tracked for Walter Cartier. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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