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.
Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and James Shorty (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) 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.
Don Fullmer vs James Shorty — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Don Fullmer leads 1–0- Don Fullmer wonFullmer vs ShortyFeb 20, 1960 · TKO · R5
The Numbers
- 54-20-5 (edge)
- Record
- 0-1
- 71.5% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 14 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 25.93%
- KO rate
- —
- 26%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.3
- Bouts per year
- —
- 80
- Bouts tracked
- 1
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′8″ (173 cm)
- Height
- —
- 70″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 87
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyDon Fullmer · 54 wins
KO/TKO
14
Decision
40
Other
0
James Shorty · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (80 and 1 respectively), 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
Don Fullmer
WLWWL
W1 streak · last fought Oct 14, 1972
James Shorty
L
L1 streak · last fought Feb 20, 1960
Common Questions
- Have Don Fullmer and James Shorty ever fought each other?
- Yes. Don Fullmer and James Shorty met once on February 20, 1960, and Don Fullmer won by TKO in round 5.
- Who has the better record, Don Fullmer or James Shorty?
- Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and James Shorty is 0-1 across the 1 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, Don Fullmer or James Shorty?
- Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and James Shorty has 0. Don Fullmer has more.
- Do Don Fullmer and James Shorty have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Don Fullmer and James Shorty have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Don Fullmer and James Shorty?
- This comparison is drawn from 80 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 1 bout tracked for James Shorty. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.