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Carmen Basilio vs Gene Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Carmen Basilio

Carmen Basilio

Gene Fullmer

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Gene Fullmer

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.

Basilio

56

Wins27 KO · 48%

16

Losses

7

Draws79 tracked bouts

Fullmer

55

Wins24 KO · 44%

6

Losses

3

Draws64 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fullmer leads 2–0

Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.

Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.
Met1959Aug 281960Jun 29Series
Carmen BasilioFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Gene FullmerFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultTKOR14TKOR122Meetings

The Numbers

Basilio 5 · Fullmer 2 of 7 measurable rows
BasilioFullmer
Record
56-16-755-6-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
75.3%
88.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
27 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
48.21% (edge)
43.64%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
48% (edge)
44%
Times stopped†levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 6
6 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 6.4
6.4 (edge)
5.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
64

† 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

HeightLevel
Carmen Basilio: 5′7″
Gene Fullmer: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Carmen Basilio: No reach on file
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Agenot comparable
Carmen Basilio: Died aged 85
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Stance
Carmen Basilio: Orthodox
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox

Carmen Basilio 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
Carmen Basilio56 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Carmen Basilio: 56 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (48%) and 29 on the cards (52%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 48%29 on the cards 52%

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 — Carmen Basilio 79, Gene Fullmer 64 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Basilio better on 1 · Fullmer better on 2 · even on 2

Basilio

Opponent

Fullmer

  • Carmen Basilio

    Loss, UD

    1961

    PenderFullmer better

    Gene Fullmer

    Win, UD

    1955

  • Carmen Basilio

    1–1 against

    Loss, SD

    1958

    Win, SD

    1957

    RobinsonFullmer better

    Gene Fullmer

    2–1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1961

    Draw, SD

    1960

    Loss, KO 5

    1957

    Win, UD

    1957

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, MD

    1955

    TurnerBasilio better

    Gene Fullmer

    2–1 against

    Win, SD

    1956

    Win, PTS

    1955

    Loss, UD

    1955

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, UD

    1954

    AndrewsEven

    Gene Fullmer

    Win, UD

    1955

  • Carmen Basilio

    Win, UD

    1955

    MüllerEven

    Gene Fullmer

    Win, UD

    1954

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

Carmen Basilio had won two in a row before losing a decision to Paul Pender. Basilio last boxed on Apr 22, 1961.LLWWL

Fullmer Aug 1959Fullmer Jun 1960Ortega Jan 1961Jordan Mar 1961Pender Apr 19616.4 tracked bouts per year

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 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.
The 2 meetings

LJun 29, 1960 · Fullmer · TKO R12

LAug 28, 1959 · Fullmer · TKO R14

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Basilio or Fullmer?
Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3. Gene Fullmer has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Basilio56–16–775.3%

Fullmer55–6–388.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Basilio or Fullmer?
Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Gene Fullmer has 24. Carmen Basilio has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Basilio2748.2%

Fullmer2443.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Basilio and 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.
5 shared opponents

Paul PenderLW

Sugar Ray Robinson1–12–1–1

Gil TurnerW2–1

Al AndrewsWW

and 1 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Basilio or Fullmer?
Gene Fullmer is the taller fighter at 170 cm, 1 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Basilio169 cm

Fullmer170 cm175 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Basilio and Fullmer?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Basilio79bouts

Fullmer64bouts

How They Win ↓

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