Have Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson ever fought each other?

Yes. Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 4 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.

Who has the better record, Fullmer or Robinson?

Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Sugar Ray Robinson is 174-19-6. Sugar Ray Robinson has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Robinson?

Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Robinson has 109. Sugar Ray Robinson has more.

Do Fullmer and Robinson have any common opponents?

Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson share 6 common opponents: Joey Giardello, Wilf Greaves and Carmen Basilio (and 3 others). Gene Fullmer fared better against 5 of them.

Who is bigger, Fullmer or Robinson?

Sugar Ray Robinson is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 10 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Robinson also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Robinson?

This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 202 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Robinson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Gene Fullmer vs Sugar Ray Robinson — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Gene Fullmer (55-6-3) and Sugar Ray Robinson (174-19-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 6 common opponents.

Fullmer

Wins24 KO · 44%

Losses

Draws64 tracked bouts

Robinson

174

Wins109 KO · 63%

Losses

Draws202 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Fullmer leads 2–1 with 1 draw

Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 4 times; Fullmer leads 2–1 with 1 draw.
Met	1957Jan 2	1957May 1	1960Dec 3	1961Mar 4	Series
Gene FullmerFighter A	WWon	LLost	DDraw	WWon	2–1–1W–L–D
Sugar Ray RobinsonFighter B	LLost	WWon	DDraw	LLost	1–2–1W–L–D
Result	UDRobinson vs Fullmer	KOR5Robinson vs Fullmer	SDRobinson vs Fullmer	UDRobinson vs Fullmer	4Meetings

The Numbers

Fullmer 0 · Robinson 8 of 8 measurable rows

FullmerEdge = longer wingRobinson

Record: 55-6-3174-19-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 88.3%
88.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 109: 24
109 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 43.64%
62.64% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 44%
63% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 12: 3
12 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 8: 5.3
8 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 202: 64
202

† 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

Height+4″: Gene Fullmer: 5′7″; Sugar Ray Robinson: 5′11″ (edge)
Reach+3″: Gene Fullmer: 69″; Sugar Ray Robinson: 72″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Gene Fullmer: Died aged 83; Sugar Ray Robinson: Died aged 67
Stance: Gene Fullmer: Orthodox; Sugar Ray Robinson: Orthodox

Gene Fullmer left, Sugar Ray Robinson 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

24 by KO/TKO 44%31 on the cards 56%

Sugar Ray Robinson175 wins · from 202 tracked bouts

110 by KO/TKO 63%65 on the cards 37%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gene Fullmer 64, Sugar Ray Robinson 202 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

6 shared

6 shared · Fullmer better on 5 · even on 16 shared · Gene Fullmer better on 5 · even on 1

FullmerGene Fullmer

Opponent

RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson

Gene Fullmer
Draw, SD
1960Apr 1960
GiardelloJoey GiardelloUnited States 97–26–8 · MiddleweightFullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 0–0–1 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
Loss, UD
1963Jun 1963
Gene Fullmer
3–0 against
Win, MD
1959Feb 1959
Win, UD
1957Feb 1957
Win, UD
1957Jan 1957
GreavesWilf GreavesCanada 36–27–2Fullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 3–0 to 2–0
Sugar Ray Robinson
2–0 against
Win, KO 8
1961Dec 1961
Win, SD
1961Sep 1961
Gene Fullmer
2–0 against
Win, TKO 12
1960Jun 1960
Win, TKO 14
1959Aug 1959
BasilioCarmen BasilioUnited States 56–16–7Fullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 2–0 to 1–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
1–1 against
Win, SD
1958Mar 1958
Loss, SD
1957Sep 1957
Gene Fullmer
Win, UD
1955Feb 1955
PenderPaul PenderUnited States 40–6–2Fullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 1–0 to 0–2
Sugar Ray Robinson
0–2 against
Loss, SD
1960Jun 1960
Loss, SD
1960Jan 1960
Gene Fullmer
2–0 against
Win, UD
1957Jun 1957
Win, UD
1956Apr 1956
JonesTiger JonesUnited States 52–32–5Fullmer betterGene Fullmer better — 2–0 to 0–1
Sugar Ray Robinson
Loss, UD
1955Jan 1955
Gene Fullmer
Win, SD
1956Jan 1956
CastellaniRocky CastellaniUnited States 69–14–6EvenEven — 1–0 both
Sugar Ray Robinson
Win, SD
1955Jul 1955

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

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

Sugar Ray Robinson had won three in a row before losing a decision to Joey Archer. Robinson last boxed on Nov 10, 1965.NCWWWL

Morrison Sep 1965McCullough Sep 1965Schmidt Oct 1965Bent Oct 1965Archer Nov 19658 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson ever fought each other?: Yes. Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson have met 4 times and Gene Fullmer leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Fullmer or Robinson?: Gene Fullmer is 55-6-3 and Sugar Ray Robinson is 174-19-6. Sugar Ray Robinson has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Fullmer or Robinson?: Gene Fullmer has 24 knockout wins and Sugar Ray Robinson has 109. Sugar Ray Robinson has more.
Do Fullmer and Robinson have any common opponents?: Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson share 6 common opponents: Joey Giardello, Wilf Greaves and Carmen Basilio (and 3 others). Gene Fullmer fared better against 5 of them.
Who is bigger, Fullmer or Robinson?: Sugar Ray Robinson is the taller fighter at 180 cm, 10 cm above the other. Sugar Ray Robinson also has the longer reach, by 9 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fullmer and Robinson?: This comparison is drawn from 64 bouts tracked for Gene Fullmer and 202 bouts tracked for Sugar Ray Robinson. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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