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Carlos Martinez vs Gene Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

Carlos Martinez

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Gene Fullmer

Carlos Martinez (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) 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.

Martinez

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Fullmer

55

Wins24 KO · 44%

6

Losses

3

Draws64 tracked bouts

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

Fullmer leads 1–0

Carlos Martinez and Gene Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Carlos Martinez and Gene Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1951Aug 1Series
Carlos MartinezFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gene FullmerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Martinez 1 · Fullmer 4 of 5 measurable rows
MartinezFullmer
Record†
0-155-6-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
0
24 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—43.64%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—44%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
1
64

† 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
Carlos Martinez: No height on file
Gene Fullmer: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Carlos Martinez: No reach on file
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Agenot held
Carlos Martinez: No date of birth
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Stance
Carlos Martinez: Not recorded
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox

Carlos Martinez left, Gene Fullmer right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Carlos Martinez0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Carlos Martinez: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Martinez yet.

Gene Fullmer55 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

Gene Fullmer: 55 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (44%) and 31 on the cards (56%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 44%31 on the cards 56%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Carlos Martinez 1, Gene Fullmer 64 — 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

Carlos Martinez last boxed on Aug 1, 1951 — 27,484 days ago. Martinez had lost the most recent, to Gene Fullmer.L

Fullmer Aug 1951

Gene Fullmer has lost the most recent, to Dick Tiger. Fullmer last boxed on Aug 10, 1963.WWLDL

Fernández Aug 1961Paret Dec 1961Tiger Oct 1962Tiger Feb 1963Tiger Aug 19635.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Carlos Martinez and Gene Fullmer ever fought each other?
Yes. Carlos Martinez and Gene Fullmer met once on August 1, 1951, and Gene Fullmer won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LAug 1, 1951 · Fullmer · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Martinez or Fullmer?
Carlos Martinez is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3. Gene Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Martinez0–10%

Fullmer55–6–388.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Martinez or Fullmer?
Carlos Martinez has 0 knockout wins and Gene Fullmer has 24. Gene Fullmer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Martinez0

Fullmer2443.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Martinez and Fullmer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Carlos Martinez and Gene Fullmer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Martinez and Fullmer?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Carlos Martinez and 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Martinez1bout

Fullmer64bouts

How They Win ↓

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