Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 5 common opponents.
Carmen Basilio vs Gene Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gene Fullmer leads 2–0- Gene Fullmer wonFullmer vs BasilioJun 29, 1960 · TKO · R12
- Gene Fullmer wonFullmer vs BasilioAug 28, 1959 · TKO · R14
The Numbers
- 56-16-7
- Record
- 55-6-3 (edge)
- 75.3%
- Win %
- 88.3% (edge)
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 24
- 48.21% (edge)
- KO rate
- 43.64%
- 48% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 42%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 3
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 5.4
- 79
- Bouts tracked
- 66
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (169 cm)
- Height
- 5′7″ (170 cm) (edge)
- —
- Reach
- 69″ (175 cm)
- 99
- Age
- 95
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Middleweight
- United States
- Nationality
- American
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarmen Basilio · 56 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
29
Other
0
Gene Fullmer · 57 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
33
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (79 and 66 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedCarmen Basilio
LSD · Mar 1958WSD · Sep 1957Gene Fullmer
WUD · Mar 1961DSD · Dec 1960LKO R5 · May 1957WUD · Jan 1957
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Carmen Basilio
LWWLL
L1 streak · last fought Apr 22, 1961
Gene Fullmer
LDLWW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 10, 1963
Common Questions
- Have Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer ever fought each other?
- Yes. Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer have met 2 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Carmen Basilio or Gene Fullmer?
- Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3. Gene Fullmer has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Carmen Basilio or Gene Fullmer?
- Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Gene Fullmer has 24. Carmen Basilio has more.
- Do Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer have any common opponents?
- Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer share 5 common opponents: Paul Pender, Sugar Ray Robinson and Gil Turner (and 2 others). Gene Fullmer fared better against 2 of them.
- Who is bigger, Carmen Basilio or Gene Fullmer?
- Gene Fullmer is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 1 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer?
- This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 66 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.