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Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Gil Turner (6-8 across 14 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 3 common opponents.

Gene Fullmer vs Gil Turner — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸MIDDLEWEIGHT

Gene Fullmer

55–6–3

66 tracked bouts

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Gil Turner

Tracked record

6–8

14 tracked bouts

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

Gene Fullmer leads 2–1

The Numbers

55-6-3 (edge)
Record
6-8

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

88.3% (edge)
Win %
42.9%
24 (edge)
Wins by knockout
2
43.64%
KO rate
42% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
33%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2
Times stopped
2

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Title reigns
0
5.4 (edge)
Bouts per year
1.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

66
Bouts tracked
14

Tale of the Tape

5′7″ (170 cm)
Height
69″ (175 cm)
Reach
95
Age
95
Orthodox
Stance
Middleweight
Division
American
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gene Fullmer · 57 wins

KO/TKO
24
Decision
33
Other
0

Gil Turner · 6 wins

KO/TKO
2
Decision
4
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (66 and 14 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Gene Fullmer

    WTKO R12 · Jun 1960WTKO R14 · Aug 1959

    Carmen Basilio

    Gil Turner

    LMD · Sep 1955
  • Gene Fullmer

    DSD · Apr 1960

    Joey Giardello

    Gil Turner

    LUD · Apr 1953
  • Gene Fullmer

    WSD · Jan 1956

    Rocky Castellani

    Gil Turner

    LUD · Dec 1953

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Gene Fullmer

LDLWW

L1 streak · last fought Aug 10, 1963

Gil Turner

LWLLL

L1 streak · last fought Oct 15, 1958

Common Questions

Have Gene Fullmer and Gil Turner ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Fullmer and Gil Turner have met 3 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Gene Fullmer or Gil Turner?
Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Gil Turner is 6-8 across the 14 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gene Fullmer has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Gene Fullmer or Gil Turner?
Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Gil Turner has 2. Gene Fullmer has more.
Do Gene Fullmer and Gil Turner have any common opponents?
Gene Fullmer and Gil Turner share 3 common opponents: Carmen Basilio, Joey Giardello and Rocky Castellani. Gene Fullmer fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gene Fullmer and Gil Turner?
This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 14 bouts tracked for Gil Turner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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