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Don Fullmer vs Richie Kates — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Don Fullmer

Richie Kates

Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and Richie Kates (3-4 across 7 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.

Fullmer

54

Wins14 KO · 26%

20

Losses

5

Draws79 tracked bouts

Kates

Tracked record

3–4

counted from 7 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

Kates leads 1–0

Don Fullmer and Richie Kates have met 1 time; Kates leads 1–0.

Don Fullmer and Richie Kates have met 1 time; Kates leads 1–0.
Met1972Sep 24Series
Don FullmerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Richie KatesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Fullmer 6 · Kates 0 of 6 measurable rows
FullmerKates
Record†
54-20-5 (edge)3-4
Win %0–100%
71.5% (edge)
42.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 14
14 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
25.93%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
26% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
2 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 5.2
5.2 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79
79
7

† 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″
Richie Kates: No height on file
Reachnot held
Don Fullmer: 70″
Richie Kates: No reach on file
Agenot held
Don Fullmer: Died aged 72
Richie Kates: No date of birth
Stance
Don Fullmer: Orthodox
Richie Kates: Not recorded

Don Fullmer left, Richie Kates 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%

Richie Kates3 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Richie Kates: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Fullmer 79, Richie Kates 7 — 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

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

Richie Kates last boxed on Apr 13, 1983 — 15,895 days ago. Kates had won two straight since three straight losses.LLLWW

Galíndez May 1976Muhammad Feb 1978Scott Mar 1979Sutherland Jul 1979Lampkin Apr 19830.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Don Fullmer and Richie Kates ever fought each other?
Yes. Don Fullmer and Richie Kates met once on September 24, 1972, and Richie Kates won by UD.
The meeting

LSep 24, 1972 · Kates · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Kates?
Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Richie Kates is 3-4 across the 7 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.
Records · win %

Fullmer54–20–571.5%

Kates3–442.9%

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

Fullmer1425.9%

Kates0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and Kates have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Don Fullmer and Richie Kates have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Kates?
This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 7 bouts tracked for Richie Kates. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer79bouts

Kates7bouts

How They Win ↓

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