Gene Fullmer boxer
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- bouts
- 64
- won
- 55
- lost
- 6
- draw
- 3
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- middleweight
- Debut
- 1951-06-09
- Height
- 5′ 8″/173cm
- Reach
- 69″/175cm
- Age
- 83
- Born
- 1931-07-21
- Death
- 2015-04-27
- Nationality
- USA
Lawrence Gene Fullmer (July 21, 1931 – April 27, 2015) was an American professional boxer and World Middleweight champion.Fullmer began his professional career in 1951 and won his first 29 fights, 19 by knockout. His manager during many years of his career was his mentor, Marv Jenson, who encouraged many youth in West Jordan, Utah, to enter boxing as amateurs.Fullmer won the world middleweight championship on January 2, 1957, when he upset the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson by soundly winning a unanimous 15-round decision. On May 1, 1957 they fought a rematch. The fight began as expected, with Fullmer using his strength and awkwardness to bull into Robinson and really force him onto his heels. In the fifth round Robinson, while backing up, lashed out with what has been called the perfect left hook. It caught Fullmer flush on the chin and knocked him out.In 1959, the National Boxing Association withdrew its recognition of Robinson as middleweight champion. Fullmer and fellow former middleweight champion Carmen Basilio fought for the vacant NBA title on August 28, 1959, and Fullmer won the crown when he TKOed Basilio in the 14th round. Meanwhile, Robinson was to lose his version of the middleweight championship to Paul Pender.Fullmer and Pender never met to settle their claims to the middleweight title, and Pender eventually retired. Meanwhile, Fullmer fought and turned back the challenges of many top contenders, such as Basilio, Ellsworth "Spider" Webb, Florentino Fernández, and welterweight champion Benny "Kid" Paret. He narrowly escaped being dethroned when he was held to 15-round draws by Robinson and future titleholder Joey Giardello. The draw against Robinson was widely criticised by almost every ringside observer, who had Robinson winning 11-4 or 10-5 in rounds. In their final meeting, a title bout in 1961, Fullmer beat Robinson by unanimous decision.Fullmer finally lost the middleweight title to Dick Tiger on October 23, 1962 in a unanimous decision. They fought a rematch on February 23, 1963, which resulted in a draw. Fullmer's attempts to regain the middleweight crown finally ended when he was TKOed in seven rounds by Tiger on August 10, 1963.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1963-08-10 | Dick Tiger | WWWWWD | Liberty Stadium, Ibadan | LOST Corner retirement |
1963-02-23 | Dick Tiger | WWWWWW | Convention Center, Las Vegas | DRAW Points |
1962-10-23 | Dick Tiger | WWWWWW | Candlestick Park, San Francisco | LOST Unanimous decision |
1961-12-09 | Benny Kid Paret | WLWLLW | Convention Center, Las Vegas | WIN KO |
1961-08-05 | Florentino Fernandez | WWLWWW | Ogden Stadium, Ogden | WIN Split-decision |
1961-03-04 | Sugar Ray Robinson | WWLWLD | Convention Center, Las Vegas | WIN Unanimous decision |
1960-12-03 | Sugar Ray Robinson | LWWLWL | Sports Arena, Los Angeles | DRAW Points |
1960-06-29 | Carmen Basilio | WWLWWL | Derks Field, Salt Lake City | WIN Technical knockout |
1960-04-20 | Joey Giardello | LWWWLW | Montana St. College Fieldhouse, Bozeman | DRAW Points |
1959-12-04 | Spider Webb | WLWWWW | George Nelson Field House, Logan | WIN Unanimous decision |
1959-08-28 | Carmen Basilio | WWWLWW | Cow Palace, Daly City | WIN Technical knockout |
1959-02-20 | Wilf Greaves | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Majority decision |
1959-01-09 | Milo Savage | WLLLLL | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio | WIN Unanimous decision |
1958-11-10 | Joe Miceli | LWWLLW | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN KO |
1958-09-11 | Spider Webb | WWLWWW | Derks Field, Salt Lake City | WIN Unanimous decision |
1958-07-07 | Jim Hegerle | LWWLWL | Arena, West Jordan | WIN Unanimous decision |
1958-03-03 | Milo Savage | WDLLWL | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN Unanimous decision |
1957-11-15 | Neal Rivers | LWWWDW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Majority decision |
1957-09-04 | Chico Vejar | WLLWLW | Arena, West Jordan | WIN Unanimous decision |
1957-06-07 | Ralph Jones | WLWWWD | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | WIN Unanimous decision |
1957-05-01 | Sugar Ray Robinson | WWWWWL | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | LOST KO |
1957-02-18 | Ernie Durando | LLLWWL | City Auditorium, Denver | WIN Unanimous decision |
1957-01-28 | Wilf Greaves | WWLWWL | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN Unanimous decision |
1957-01-02 | Sugar Ray Robinson | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
1956-09-22 | Moses Ward | LLLLLL | Arena, West Jordan | WIN KO |
1956-05-25 | Charles Humez | WWWWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
1956-04-20 | Ralph Jones | WWWLWW | Public Hall, Cleveland | WIN Unanimous decision |
1956-02-17 | Gil Turner | DLLLWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Split-decision |
1956-01-04 | Rocky Castellani | LWWWLW | Arena, Cleveland | WIN Split-decision |
1955-11-25 | Eduardo Lausse | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
1955-09-28 | Bobby Boyd | WDLWWW | Chicago Stadium, Chicago | LOST Unanimous decision |
1955-09-12 | Al Andrews | LLWWLW | Ogden Stadium, Ogden | WIN Unanimous decision |
1955-07-26 | Del Flanagan | LWWWWW | Civic Center, Butte | WIN Unanimous decision |
1955-06-20 | Gil Turner | WWWWWD | West Jordan Park, West Jordan | WIN Points |
1955-04-04 | Gil Turner | WLWWWW | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn | LOST Unanimous decision |
1955-03-21 | Govan Small | WDWLLW | Salt Lake City | WIN Unanimous decision |
1955-02-14 | Paul Pender | LWLWWW | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN Unanimous decision |
1955-01-31 | Marcel Assire | WWWWWW | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN Unanimous decision |
1954-11-15 | Peter Mueller | WWWDWW | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN Unanimous decision |
1954-11-08 | Jackie LaBua | WWWLWL | Eastern Parkway Arena, Brooklyn | WIN Unanimous decision |
1954-08-16 | Dick Wolfe | LLLLLL | West Jordan Park, West Jordan | WIN KO |
1954-07-29 | Reno Abellira | LWWWWW | Arena, West Jordan | WIN Unanimous decision |
1954-07-12 | Govan Small | WDWWDW | West Jordan | WIN Points |
1954-06-05 | Rio Rico | WLLWDL | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN Technical knockout |
1954-05-17 | Andy Anderson | LLLLWL | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN Corner retirement |
1954-04-26 | Charley Cato | WLLWLL | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN KO |
1954-02-06 | Kid Leon | LLWLLL | West Jordan Junior High, West Jordan | WIN KO |
1952-09-20 | Armando Cotero | LWWWWW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN Unanimous decision |
1952-08-08 | Mickey Rhodes | WWDLWW | Ogden Stadium, Ogden | WIN KO |
1951-10-17 | Baby Ray | debut | Vernal | WIN KO |
1951-10-10 | Rudy Zadell | LLLLLW | Forbes Field, Pittsburgh | WIN Points |
1951-10-03 | Gary Hanley | debut | West Jordan | WIN KO |
1951-09-25 | Garth Panter | WWLWWL | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN Majority decision |
1951-09-14 | Sam Healy | LDLLL | Uintah High School Gym, Vernal | WIN Technical knockout |
1951-09-07 | Charley Cato | WWLLLW | West Jordan | WIN KO |
1951-08-25 | Buddy Sloan | LDWWWL | Hurricane | WIN KO |
1951-08-24 | Sam Healy | LLDLL | Hurricane | WIN KO |
1951-08-01 | Carlos Martinez | WDWDLW | Cow Palace, Daly City | WIN Technical knockout |
1951-07-16 | Lamar Peterson | debut | West Jordan | WIN KO |
1951-07-09 | Eddie Duffy | L | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City | WIN KO |
1951-07-02 | Eddie Duffy | debut | Vernal | WIN KO |
1951-06-23 | Gary Carr | debut | Midvale | WIN KO |
1951-06-16 | Andy Jackson | debut | West Jordan | WIN KO |
1951-06-09 | Glen Peck | LDDLL | George Nelson Field House, Logan | WIN KO |