Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Joey Giardello (97-26-8) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 14 common opponents.
Gene Fullmer vs Joey Giardello — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Series level 0–0- DrawGiardello vs FullmerApr 20, 1960 · SD
The Numbers
- 55-6-3 (edge)
- Record
- 97-26-8
- 88.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 77.1%
- 24
- Wins by knockout
- 31 (edge)
- 43.64% (edge)
- KO rate
- 31.96%
- 42% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 31%
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 4
- 3
- Title reigns
- 3
- 5.4
- Bouts per year
- 7.1 (edge)
- 66
- Bouts tracked
- 135
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
- 5′10″ (178 cm) (edge)
- 69″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 70″ (178 cm) (edge)
- 95
- Age
- 96
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Middleweight
- Division
- Middleweight
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGene Fullmer · 57 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
33
Other
0
Joey Giardello · 100 wins
KO/TKO
31
Decision
69
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (66 and 135 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
14 sharedGene Fullmer
LRTD R7 · Aug 1963DSD · Feb 1963LUD · Oct 1962Joey Giardello
LUD · Oct 1965WPTS · Dec 1963WUD · Nov 1959LUD · Sep 1959Gene Fullmer
WUD · Mar 1961DSD · Dec 1960LKO R5 · May 1957WUD · Jan 1957Joey Giardello
WUD · Jun 1963Gene Fullmer
WMD · Feb 1959WUD · Feb 1957WUD · Jan 1957Joey Giardello
WSD · Feb 1963WTKO R9 · May 1961WUD · Nov 1957Gene Fullmer
WUD · Jun 1957WUD · Apr 1956Joey Giardello
LSD · Jan 1959WUD · Dec 1957WUD · Sep 1954Gene Fullmer
WUD · Jun 1957WUD · Apr 1956Joey Giardello
LSD · Jan 1959WUD · Dec 1957WUD · Sep 1954
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
Joey Giardello
WLLWL
W1 streak · last fought Nov 6, 1967
Common Questions
- Have Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello met once on April 20, 1960, and the bout was a draw by SD.
- Who has the better record, Gene Fullmer or Joey Giardello?
- Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Joey Giardello is 97-26-8. Gene Fullmer has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gene Fullmer or Joey Giardello?
- Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Joey Giardello has 31. Joey Giardello has more.
- Do Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello have any common opponents?
- Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello share 14 common opponents: Dick Tiger, Sugar Ray Robinson and Wilf Greaves (and 11 others). Gene Fullmer fared better against 6 of them.
- Who is bigger, Gene Fullmer or Joey Giardello?
- Joey Giardello is the taller fighter at 178 cm, 8 cm above the other. Joey Giardello also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello?
- This comparison is drawn from 66 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 135 bouts tracked for Joey Giardello. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.