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Don Fullmer vs Joey Archer — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Don Fullmer

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Joey Archer

Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and Joey Archer (45-4) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Fullmer

54

Wins14 KO · 26%

20

Losses

5

Draws79 tracked bouts

Archer

45

Wins8 KO · 18%

4

Losses

0

Draws49 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Don Fullmer and Joey Archer have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Don Fullmer and Joey Archer have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1961Feb 41965Dec 13Series
Don FullmerFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Joey ArcherFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultMDSD2Meetings

The Numbers

Fullmer 4 · Archer 3 of 7 measurable rows
FullmerArcher
Record
54-20-545-4 (edge)
Win %0–100%
71.5%
91.8% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
8
KO rate0–100%
25.93% (edge)
17.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
26% (edge)
18%
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
4.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
49

† 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

Height+2″
Don Fullmer: 5′8″
Joey Archer: 5′10″ (edge)
Reachnot held
Don Fullmer: 70″
Joey Archer: No reach on file
Agenot comparable
Don Fullmer: Died aged 72
Joey Archer: Died aged 87
Stance
Don Fullmer: Orthodox
Joey Archer: Orthodox

Don Fullmer left, Joey Archer 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

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%

Joey Archer45 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Joey Archer: 45 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (18%), 36 on the cards (80%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 18%36 on the cards 80%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Fullmer 79, Joey Archer 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Fullmer better on 1 · Archer better on 2

Fullmer

Opponent

Archer

  • Don Fullmer

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1965

    Loss, UD

    1962

    GriffithFullmer better

    Joey Archer

    0–2 against

    Loss, UD

    1967

    Loss, MD

    1966

  • Don Fullmer

    Loss, UD

    1966

    GonzalezArcher better

    Joey Archer

    1–1 against

    Win, UD

    1961

    Loss, SD

    1961

  • Don Fullmer

    Loss, UD

    1964

    TigerArcher better

    Joey Archer

    Win, SD

    1964

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

Joey Archer has lost three straight, after two straight wins. Archer last boxed on Jan 23, 1967.WWLLL

Torres Feb 1965Robinson Nov 1965Fullmer Dec 1965Griffith Jul 1966Griffith Jan 19674.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Don Fullmer and Joey Archer ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Fullmer and Joey Archer have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WDec 13, 1965 · Fullmer · SD

LFeb 4, 1961 · Archer · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Archer?
Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Joey Archer is 45-4. Joey Archer has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Fullmer54–20–571.5%

Archer45–491.8%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Archer?
Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Joey Archer has 8. Don Fullmer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fullmer1425.9%

Archer817.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and Archer have any common opponents?
Don Fullmer and Joey Archer share 3 common opponents: Emile Griffith, Jose Gonzalez and Dick Tiger. Joey Archer fared better against 2 of them.
3 shared opponents

Emile Griffith1–1L

Jose GonzalezL1–1

Dick TigerLW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Fullmer or Archer?
Joey Archer is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 5 cm above the other.
Height · reach

Fullmer173 cm178 cm reach

Archer178 cm

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Archer?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 49 bouts tracked for Joey Archer. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer79bouts

Archer49bouts

How They Win ↓

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