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Charley Cato vs Gene Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

Charley Cato

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Gene Fullmer

Charley Cato (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Cato

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 bouts 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 2–0

Charley Cato and Gene Fullmer have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.

Charley Cato and Gene Fullmer have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.
Met1951Sep 71954Apr 26Series
Charley CatoFighter ALLostLLost0–2W–L
Gene FullmerFighter BWWonWWon2–0W–L
ResultKOR4KOR12Meetings

The Numbers

Cato 0 · Fullmer 6 of 6 measurable rows
CatoFullmer
Record†
0-455-6-3 (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 3
3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.3
0.7
5.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
4
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
Charley Cato: No height on file
Gene Fullmer: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Charley Cato: No reach on file
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Agenot held
Charley Cato: No date of birth
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Stance
Charley Cato: Not recorded
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox

Charley Cato 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
Charley Cato0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Charley Cato: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cato 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 — Charley Cato 4, 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

Charley Cato last boxed on Apr 26, 1954 — 26,474 days ago. Cato had lost four straight.LLLL

Olson Jul 1948Olson Jul 1951Fullmer Sep 1951Fullmer Apr 19540.7 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 Charley Cato and Gene Fullmer ever fought each other?
Yes. Charley Cato and Gene Fullmer have met 2 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

LApr 26, 1954 · Fullmer · KO R1

LSep 7, 1951 · Fullmer · KO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cato or Fullmer?
Charley Cato is 0-4 across the 4 bouts 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 %

Cato0–40%

Fullmer55–6–388.3%

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

Cato0

Fullmer2443.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Cato and Fullmer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Charley Cato and Gene Fullmer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cato and Fullmer?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Charley Cato and 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cato4bouts

Fullmer64bouts

How They Win ↓

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