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Gene Fullmer vs Milo Savage — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Fullmer

Milo Savage

Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Milo Savage (0-3 across 3 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

Savage

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 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 Milo Savage have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.

Gene Fullmer and Milo Savage have met 2 times; Fullmer leads 2–0.
Met1958Mar 31959Jan 9Series
Gene FullmerFighter AWWonWWon2–0W–L
Milo SavageFighter BLLostLLost0–2W–L
ResultUDUD2Meetings

The Numbers

Fullmer 5 · Savage 1 of 6 measurable rows
FullmerSavage
Record†
55-6-3 (edge)0-3
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§max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
0.3
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 64
64
3

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

Gene Fullmer left, Milo Savage 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%

Milo Savage0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Milo Savage: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Savage yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Fullmer 64, Milo Savage 3 — 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

Milo Savage last boxed on Jan 9, 1959 — 24,755 days ago. Savage had lost three straight.LLL

Olson Jul 1949Fullmer Mar 1958Fullmer Jan 19590.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Fullmer and Milo Savage ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Fullmer and Milo Savage have met 2 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-0.
The 2 meetings

WJan 9, 1959 · Fullmer · UD

WMar 3, 1958 · Fullmer · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Savage?
Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Milo Savage is 0-3 across the 3 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%

Savage0–30%

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

Fullmer2443.6%

Savage0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and Savage have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Fullmer and Milo Savage have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Savage?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 3 bouts tracked for Milo Savage. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer64bouts

Savage3bouts

How They Win ↓

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