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, Fullmer or 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, Fullmer or Turner?

Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Gil Turner has 2. Gene Fullmer has more.

Do Fullmer and 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 Fullmer and Turner?

This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 14 bouts tracked for Gil Turner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Fullmer vs Gil Turner — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gene Fullmer

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Gil Turner

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.

Fullmer

Wins24 KO · 44%

Losses

Draws64 tracked bouts

Turner

Tracked record

6–8

counted from 14 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

Fullmer leads 2–1

Gene Fullmer and Gil Turner have met 3 times; Fullmer leads 2–1.
Met	1955Apr 4	1955Jun 20	1956Feb 17	Series
Gene FullmerFighter A	LLost	WWon	WWon	2–1W–L
Gil TurnerFighter B	WWon	LLost	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	UDFullmer vs Turner	PTSFullmer vs Turner	SDFullmer vs Turner	3Meetings

The Numbers

Fullmer 6 · Turner 0 of 6 measurable rows

FullmerEdge = longer wingTurner

Record^†: 55-6-3 (edge)6-8
Win %0–100%: 88.3% (edge)
42.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 24: 24 (edge)
2
KO ratenot comparable: 43.64%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 44% (edge)
33%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 2: 2
2
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 5.3: 5.3 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64: 64
14

† 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: Gene Fullmer: 5′7″; Gil Turner: No height on file
Reachnot held: Gene Fullmer: 69″; Gil Turner: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83; Gil Turner: Died aged 65
Stance: Gene Fullmer: Orthodox; Gil Turner: Not recorded

Gene Fullmer left, Gil Turner right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Gene Fullmer55 wins · from 64 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 44%31 on the cards 56%

Gil Turner6 wins · from 14 tracked bouts

2 by KO/TKO 33%4 on the cards 67%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Fullmer 64, Gil Turner 14 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Fullmer better on 33 shared · Gene Fullmer better on 3

FullmerGene Fullmer

Opponent

TurnerGil Turner

Gene Fullmer
2–0 against
Win, TKO 12
1960Jun 1960
Win, TKO 14
1959Aug 1959
BasilioCarmen BasilioUnited States 56–16–7Fullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 2–0 to 0–1
Gil Turner
Loss, MD
1955Sep 1955
Gene Fullmer
Draw, SD
1960Apr 1960
GiardelloJoey GiardelloUnited States 97–26–8 · MiddleweightFullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Gil Turner
Loss, UD
1953Apr 1953
Gene Fullmer
Win, SD
1956Jan 1956
CastellaniRocky CastellaniUnited States 69–14–6Fullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 1–0 to 0–1
Gil Turner
Loss, UD
1953Dec 1953

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

Gene Fullmer has lost the most recent, to Dick Tiger. Fullmer last boxed on Aug 10, 1963.WWLDL

Fernández Aug 1961Paret Dec 1961Tiger Oct 1962Tiger Feb 1963Tiger Aug 19635.3 tracked bouts per year

Gil Turner had won one in a row before losing a decision to Ralph Dupas. Turner last boxed on Oct 15, 1958.LLLWL

Basilio Sep 1955Fullmer Feb 1956Saxton May 1956Akins Sep 1957Dupas Oct 19581.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

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, Fullmer or 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, Fullmer or Turner?: Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Gil Turner has 2. Gene Fullmer has more.
Do Fullmer and 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 Fullmer and Turner?: This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 14 bouts tracked for Gil Turner. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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