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Dick Bankhead vs Don Fullmer — record, stats and common opponents compared

Dick Bankhead

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Don Fullmer

Dick Bankhead (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Don Fullmer (54-20-5) 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.

Bankhead

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Fullmer

54

Wins14 KO · 26%

20

Losses

5

Draws79 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

Dick Bankhead and Don Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Dick Bankhead and Don Fullmer have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1958Nov 10Series
Dick BankheadFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Don FullmerFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Bankhead 1 · Fullmer 3 of 4 measurable rows
BankheadFullmer
Record†
0-154-20-5 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
71.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
0
14 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—25.93%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—26%
Times stopped‡max 2
1 (edge)
2
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—5.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
1
79

† 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
Dick Bankhead: No height on file
Don Fullmer: 5′8″
Reachnot held
Dick Bankhead: No reach on file
Don Fullmer: 70″
Agenot held
Dick Bankhead: No date of birth
Don Fullmer: Died aged 72
Stance
Dick Bankhead: Not recorded
Don Fullmer: Orthodox

Dick Bankhead left, Don 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
Dick Bankhead0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Dick Bankhead: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bankhead yet.

Don Fullmer54 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

Don Fullmer: 54 tracked wins — 14 by KO/TKO (26%) and 40 on the cards (74%). Counted from 79 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

14 by KO/TKO 26%40 on the cards 74%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Dick Bankhead 1, Don Fullmer 79 — 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

Dick Bankhead last boxed on Nov 10, 1958 — 24,825 days ago. Bankhead had lost the most recent, to Don Fullmer.L

Fullmer Nov 1958

Don Fullmer has won once since losing a decision to Richie Kates. Fullmer last boxed on Oct 14, 1972.LWWLW

Fourie Feb 1972Kendall Apr 1972Vasquez May 1972Kates Sep 1972Rendon Oct 19725.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Dick Bankhead and Don Fullmer ever fought each other?
Yes. Dick Bankhead and Don Fullmer met once on November 10, 1958, and Don Fullmer won by KO in round 1.
The meeting

LNov 10, 1958 · Fullmer · KO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bankhead or Fullmer?
Dick Bankhead is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Don Fullmer is 54-20-5. Don Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bankhead0–10%

Fullmer54–20–571.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bankhead or Fullmer?
Dick Bankhead has 0 knockout wins and Don Fullmer has 14. Don Fullmer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bankhead0

Fullmer1425.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bankhead and Fullmer have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Dick Bankhead and Don Fullmer have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bankhead and Fullmer?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Dick Bankhead and 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bankhead1bout

Fullmer79bouts

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