Have Don Fullmer and Ted Wright ever fought each other?

Yes. Don Fullmer and Ted Wright have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.

Who has the better record, Fullmer or Wright?

Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Ted Wright is 4-5 across the 9 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 Wright?

Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Ted Wright has 1. Don Fullmer has more.

Do Fullmer and Wright have any common opponents?

Don Fullmer and Ted Wright share 2 common opponents: Nino Benvenuti and Emile Griffith. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 9 bouts tracked for Ted Wright. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Don Fullmer vs Ted Wright — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Don Fullmer

Ted Wright

Don Fullmer (54-20-5) and Ted Wright (4-5 across 9 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 2 common opponents.

Fullmer

Wins14 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws79 tracked bouts

Wright

Tracked record

4–5

counted from 9 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 1–1

Don Fullmer and Ted Wright have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met	1961Aug 12	1967Sep 22	Series
Don FullmerFighter A	LLost	WWon	1–1W–L
Ted WrightFighter B	WWon	LLost	1–1W–L
Result	TKOR7Fullmer vs Wright	UDFullmer vs Wright	2Meetings

The Numbers

Fullmer 5 · Wright 1 of 6 measurable rows

FullmerEdge = longer wingWright

Record^†: 54-20-5 (edge)4-5
Win %0–100%: 71.5% (edge)
44.4%
Wins by knockoutmax 14: 14 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 25.93%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 26% (edge)
25%
Times stopped^‡max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.2: 5.2 (edge)
0.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 79: 79
9

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

Don Fullmer left, Ted Wright 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%

Ted Wright4 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 25%3 on the cards 75%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Don Fullmer 79, Ted Wright 9 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Fullmer better on 1 · Wright better on 12 shared · Don Fullmer better on 1 · Ted Wright better on 1

FullmerDon Fullmer

Opponent

WrightTed Wright

Don Fullmer
0–2 against
Loss, UD
1968Dec 1968
Loss, UD
1966Feb 1966
BenvenutiNino BenvenutiItaly 82–7–1Wright betterTed Wright better — 0–1 to 0–2
Ted Wright
Loss, PTS
1963Dec 1963
Don Fullmer
1–1 against
Win, UD
1965Aug 1965
Loss, UD
1962Oct 1962
GriffithEmile GriffithUnited States 85–24–2Fullmer betterDon Fullmer better — 1–1 to 0–1
Ted Wright
Loss, PTS
1962Oct 1962

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

Ted Wright last boxed on May 5, 1968 — 21,350 days ago. Wright had lost five straight.LLLLL

Moyer Jul 1962Griffith Oct 1962Benvenuti Dec 1963Fullmer Sep 1967Rodríguez May 19680.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Don Fullmer and Ted Wright ever fought each other?: Yes. Don Fullmer and Ted Wright have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Wright?: Don Fullmer is 54-20-5 and Ted Wright is 4-5 across the 9 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 Wright?: Don Fullmer has 14 knockout wins and Ted Wright has 1. Don Fullmer has more.
Do Fullmer and Wright have any common opponents?: Don Fullmer and Ted Wright share 2 common opponents: Nino Benvenuti and Emile Griffith. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Wright?: This comparison is drawn from 79 bouts tracked for Don Fullmer and 9 bouts tracked for Ted Wright. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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