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Gene Fullmer vs Govan Small — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Fullmer

Govan Small

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.

Fullmer

55

Wins24 KO · 44%

6

Losses

3

Draws64 tracked bouts

Small

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 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 2–0

Gene Fullmer and Govan Small have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.

Gene Fullmer and Govan Small have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.
Met1954Jul 121955Mar 21Series
Gene FullmerFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Govan SmallFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultPTSUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Fullmer 4 · Small 1 of 5 measurable rows
FullmerSmall
Record†
55-6-3 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
88.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 24
24 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
43.64%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
44%—
Times stopped‡max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
64
2

† 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″
Govan Small: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Govan Small: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Govan Small: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox
Govan Small: Not recorded

Gene Fullmer left, Govan Small 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

Gene Fullmer: 55 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (44%) and 31 on the cards (56%). Counted from 64 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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

Govan Small0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Govan Small: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Small yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Fullmer 64, Govan Small 2 — 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

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

Govan Small last boxed on Mar 21, 1955 — 26,146 days ago. Small had lost two straight.LL

Fullmer Jul 1954Fullmer Mar 1955

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The 2 meetings

WMar 21, 1955 · Fullmer · UD

WJul 12, 1954 · Fullmer · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or 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.
Records · win %

Fullmer55–6–388.3%

Small0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Small?
Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Govan Small has 0. Gene Fullmer has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fullmer2443.6%

Small0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and 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 Fullmer and Small?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 2 bouts tracked for Govan Small. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer64bouts

Small2bouts

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