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Bobo Olson vs Wayne Thornton — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bobo Olson

Wayne Thornton

Bobo Olson (97-16-2) and Wayne Thornton (1-6-1 across 8 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Olson

97

Wins47 KO · 48%

16

Losses

2

Draws115 tracked bouts

Thornton

Tracked record

1–6–1

counted from 8 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 2–0

Bobo Olson and Wayne Thornton have met 2 times; Olson leads 2–0.

Bobo Olson and Wayne Thornton have met 2 times; Olson leads 2–0.
Met1964Mar 271964Aug 28Series
Bobo OlsonFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Wayne ThorntonFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultMDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Olson 6 · Thornton 1 of 7 measurable rows
OlsonThornton
Record†
97-16-2 (edge)1-6-1
Win %0–100%
85.2% (edge)
18.8%
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
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 115
115
8

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

Bobo Olson left, Wayne Thornton 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%

Wayne Thornton1 win · from 8 tracked bouts

Wayne Thornton: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 8 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bobo Olson 115, Wayne Thornton 8 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 1

Olson

Opponent

Thornton

  • Bobo Olson

    Loss, KO 1

    1964

    TorresEven

    Wayne Thornton

    Loss, UD

    1966

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

Wayne Thornton last boxed on May 21, 1966 — 22,065 days ago. Thornton had lost six straight.LLLLL

Peralta Nov 1963Peralta Jan 1964Olson Mar 1964Olson Aug 1964Torres May 19662.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bobo Olson and Wayne Thornton ever fought each other?
Yes. Bobo Olson and Wayne Thornton have met 2 times and Bobo Olson leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WAug 28, 1964 · Olson · UD

WMar 27, 1964 · Olson · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Olson or Thornton?
Bobo Olson is 97-16-2 and Wayne Thornton is 1-6-1 across the 8 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%

Thornton1–6–118.8%

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

Olson4748.5%

Thornton0

The Numbers ↓
Do Olson and Thornton have any common opponents?
Bobo Olson and Wayne Thornton share 1 common opponent: José Torres. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Shared opponent

José TorresLL

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Olson and Thornton?
This comparison is drawn from 115 bouts tracked for Bobo Olson and 8 bouts tracked for Wayne Thornton. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Olson115bouts

Thornton8bouts

How They Win ↓

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