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.
Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Govan Small (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.
Gene Fullmer vs Govan Small — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gene Fullmer leads 2–0- Gene Fullmer wonFullmer vs SmallMar 21, 1955 · UD
- Gene Fullmer wonFullmer vs SmallJul 12, 1954 · PTS
The Numbers
- 55-6-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 88.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 24 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 43.64%
- KO rate
- —
- 42%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 2
- Times stopped
- 0 (edge)
- 3 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 5.4
- Bouts per year
- —
- 66
- Bouts tracked
- 2
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′7″ (170 cm)
- Height
- —
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 95
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGene Fullmer · 57 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
33
Other
0
Govan Small · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (66 and 2 respectively), 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
Gene Fullmer
LDLWW
L1 streak · last fought Aug 10, 1963
Govan Small
LL
L2 streak · last fought Mar 21, 1955
Common Questions
- Have Gene Fullmer and Govan Small ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gene Fullmer and Govan Small have met 2 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-0.
- Who has the better record, Gene Fullmer or Govan Small?
- Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Govan Small is 0-2 across the 2 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 Govan Small?
- Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Govan Small has 0. Gene Fullmer has more.
- Do Gene Fullmer and Govan Small have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Fullmer and Govan Small have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gene Fullmer and Govan Small?
- This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 2 bouts tracked for Govan Small. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.