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Gene Fullmer vs Mickey Rhodes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Fullmer

Mickey Rhodes

Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Mickey Rhodes (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Fullmer

55

Wins24 KO · 44%

6

Losses

3

Draws64 tracked bouts

Rhodes

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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 1–0

Gene Fullmer and Mickey Rhodes have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Gene Fullmer and Mickey Rhodes have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1952Aug 8Series
Gene FullmerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Mickey RhodesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Fullmer 4 · Rhodes 1 of 5 measurable rows
FullmerRhodes
Record†
55-6-3 (edge)0-1
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
5.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
64
1

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

Gene Fullmer left, Mickey Rhodes 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%

Mickey Rhodes0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Mickey Rhodes: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rhodes yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Fullmer 64, Mickey Rhodes 1 — 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

Mickey Rhodes last boxed on Aug 8, 1952 — 27,101 days ago. Rhodes had lost the most recent, to Gene Fullmer.L

Fullmer Aug 1952

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Fullmer and Mickey Rhodes ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Fullmer and Mickey Rhodes met once on August 8, 1952, and Gene Fullmer won by KO.
The meeting

WAug 8, 1952 · Fullmer · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Rhodes?
Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Mickey Rhodes is 0-1 across the 1 bout 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%

Rhodes0–10%

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

Fullmer2443.6%

Rhodes0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and Rhodes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Fullmer and Mickey Rhodes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Rhodes?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 1 bout tracked for Mickey Rhodes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer64bouts

Rhodes1bout

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