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Gene Fullmer vs Rio Rico — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Fullmer

Rio Rico

Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Rio Rico (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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

Rico

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 1–0

Gene Fullmer and Rio Rico have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Gene Fullmer and Rio Rico have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1954Jun 5Series
Gene FullmerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rio RicoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Fullmer 5 · Rico 0 of 5 measurable rows
FullmerRico
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‡levelmax 2
2
2
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
0.1
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″
Rio Rico: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Rio Rico: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Rio Rico: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox
Rio Rico: Not recorded

Gene Fullmer left, Rio Rico 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%

Rio Rico0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Rio Rico: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Rico yet.

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

Rio Rico last boxed on Jun 5, 1954 — 26,435 days ago. Rico had lost two straight.LL

Dado Oct 1940Fullmer Jun 19540.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Fullmer and Rio Rico ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Fullmer and Rio Rico met once on June 5, 1954, and Gene Fullmer won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

WJun 5, 1954 · Fullmer · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Rico?
Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Rio Rico 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%

Rico0–20%

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

Fullmer2443.6%

Rico0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fullmer and Rico have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gene Fullmer and Rio Rico have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Rico?
This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 2 bouts tracked for Rio Rico. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fullmer64bouts

Rico2bouts

How They Win ↓

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