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Gene Fullmer vs Rudy Zadell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gene Fullmer

Rudy Zadell

Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Rudy Zadell (0-3 across 3 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

Zadell

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 1–0

Gene Fullmer and Rudy Zadell have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.

Gene Fullmer and Rudy Zadell have met 1 time; Fullmer leads 1–0.
Met1951Oct 10Series
Gene FullmerFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Rudy ZadellFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Fullmer 5 · Zadell 1 of 6 measurable rows
FullmerZadell
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
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.3
5.3 (edge)
0.8
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″
Rudy Zadell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Gene Fullmer: 69″
Rudy Zadell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83
Rudy Zadell: No date of birth
Stance
Gene Fullmer: Orthodox
Rudy Zadell: Not recorded

Gene Fullmer left, Rudy Zadell 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%

Rudy Zadell0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Rudy Zadell: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Zadell yet.

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

Rudy Zadell last boxed on Oct 10, 1951 — 27,406 days ago. Zadell had lost three straight.LLL

Angott Mar 1948Akins Nov 1950Fullmer Oct 19510.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gene Fullmer and Rudy Zadell ever fought each other?
Yes. Gene Fullmer and Rudy Zadell met once on October 10, 1951, and Gene Fullmer won by PTS.
The meeting

WOct 10, 1951 · Fullmer · PTS

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

Zadell0–30%

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

Fullmer2443.6%

Zadell0

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

Fullmer64bouts

Zadell3bouts

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