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.
Carmen Basilio (56-16-7) and Gil Turner (6-8 across 14 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Carmen Basilio vs Gil Turner — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Carmen Basilio leads 1–0- Carmen Basilio wonBasilio vs TurnerSep 7, 1955 · MD
The Numbers
- 56-16-7 (edge)
- Record
- 6-8
- 75.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 42.9%
- 27 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 2
- 48.21%
- KO rate
- —
- 48% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 33%
- 2
- Times stopped
- 2
- 6 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 6.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.9
- 79
- Bouts tracked
- 14
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- 99
- Age
- 95
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCarmen Basilio · 56 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
29
Other
0
Gil Turner · 6 wins
KO/TKO
2
Decision
4
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (79 and 14 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedCarmen Basilio
LTKO R12 · Jun 1960LTKO R14 · Aug 1959Gil Turner
LSD · Feb 1956LPTS · Jun 1955WUD · Apr 1955Carmen Basilio
WTKO R2 · Feb 1957WTKO R9 · Sep 1956LUD · Mar 1956Gil Turner
LTKO · May 1956WSD · Jun 1953
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
Gil Turner
LWLLL
L1 streak · last fought Oct 15, 1958
Common Questions
- Have Carmen Basilio and Gil Turner ever fought each other?
- Yes. Carmen Basilio and Gil Turner met once on September 7, 1955, and Carmen Basilio won by MD.
- Who has the better record, Carmen Basilio or Gil Turner?
- Carmen Basilio is 56-16-7 and Gil Turner is 6-8 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Carmen Basilio has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Carmen Basilio or Gil Turner?
- Carmen Basilio has 27 knockout wins and Gil Turner has 2. Carmen Basilio has more.
- Do Carmen Basilio and Gil Turner have any common opponents?
- Carmen Basilio and Gil Turner share 4 common opponents: Gene Fullmer, Johnny Saxton and Kid Gavilán (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Carmen Basilio and Gil Turner?
- This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Carmen Basilio and 14 bouts tracked for Gil Turner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.