Have Don Fullmer and Fred Roots ever fought each other?

Yes. Don Fullmer and Fred Roots met once on April 14, 1964, and the bout was a draw by TD in round 5.

Who has the better record, Fullmer or Roots?

Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Fred Roots is 0-2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Don Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Roots?

Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Fred Roots has 0. Don Fullmer has more.

Do Fullmer and Roots have any common opponents?

Don Fullmer and Fred Roots share 1 common opponent: Bobo Olson. Don Fullmer fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Roots?

This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 3 bouts tracked for Fred Roots. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Don Fullmer vs Fred Roots — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Don Fullmer

Fred Roots

Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and Fred Roots (0-2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Fullmer

Wins14 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws79 tracked bouts

Roots

Tracked record

0–2–1

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Don Fullmer and Fred Roots have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met	1964Apr 14	Series
Don FullmerFighter A	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Fred RootsFighter B	DDraw	0–0–1W–L–D
Result	TDR5Fullmer vs Roots	1Meeting

Fullmer vs Roots · Apr 14, 1964

The Numbers

Fullmer 4 · Roots 1 of 5 measurable rows

FullmerEdge = longer wingRoots

Record^†: 54-20-5 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%: 71.5% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 14: 14 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 25.93%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: 26%—
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79: 79
3

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

Don Fullmer left, Fred Roots right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Don Fullmer54 wins · from 79 tracked bouts

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

Fred Roots0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Roots yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Fullmer 79, Fred Roots 3 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Fullmer better on 11 shared · Don Fullmer better on 1

FullmerDon Fullmer

Opponent

RootsFred Roots

Don Fullmer
Win, MD
1966Nov 1966
OlsonBobo OlsonUnited States 97–16–2 · MiddleweightFullmer betterDon Fullmer better — 1–0 to 0–1
Fred Roots
Loss, TKO 3
1965Sep 1965

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

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

Fred Roots last boxed on Sep 23, 1965 — 22,305 days ago. Roots had lost two straight.DLL

Fullmer Apr 1964Moyer Feb 1965Olson Sep 19652.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Don Fullmer and Fred Roots ever fought each other?: Yes. Don Fullmer and Fred Roots met once on April 14, 1964, and the bout was a draw by TD in round 5.
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Roots?: Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Fred Roots is 0-2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Don Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Roots?: Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Fred Roots has 0. Don Fullmer has more.
Do Fullmer and Roots have any common opponents?: Don Fullmer and Fred Roots share 1 common opponent: Bobo Olson. Don Fullmer fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Roots?: This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 3 bouts tracked for Fred Roots. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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