Gene Fullmer (Cyclone) was an American professional boxer. He was a middleweight world champion. In a career spanning 11 years, 11 months, and 16 days, Fullmer amassed a record of 47-6-3, which includes 15 wins via KO. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Gene Fullmer was born in West Jordan, Utah, U.S. on July 21, 1931. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on August 25, 1951 against Buddy Sloan. Fullmer defeated Sloan via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Fullmer became a world champion at the age of 25 after 32 professional fights. He challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the The Ring middleweight title and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA middleweight world title as well.
Fullmer's last fight was a 7th-round RTD loss to Dick Tiger at age 32, on August 10, 1963, in which he was fighting for the WBA and The Ring middleweight titles.
Some of Gene Fullmer's best fights were against Dick Tiger (HOFer), Sugar Ray Robinson (HOFer), Carmen Basilio (HOFer), Benny Paret, and Joey Giardello (HOFer). For a complete list of Fullmer's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gene Fullmer".
Fullmer has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gene Fullmer Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Aug 10, 1963 | 32 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
55 | Feb 23, 1963 | 31 | ![]() | draw | PTS 15 |
54 | Oct 23, 1962 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
53 | Dec 09, 1961 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
52 | Aug 05, 1961 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
51 | Mar 04, 1961 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
50 | Dec 03, 1960 | 29 | ![]() | draw | PTS 15 |
49 | Jun 29, 1960 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 12 |
48 | Apr 20, 1960 | 28 | ![]() | draw | PTS 15 |
47 | Dec 04, 1959 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
46 | Aug 28, 1959 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 14 |
45 | Feb 20, 1959 | 27 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
44 | Jan 09, 1959 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
43 | Nov 10, 1958 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
42 | Sep 11, 1958 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
41 | Jul 07, 1958 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Mar 03, 1958 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
39 | Nov 15, 1957 | 26 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
38 | Sep 04, 1957 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Jun 07, 1957 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
36 | May 01, 1957 | 25 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
35 | Feb 18, 1957 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
34 | Jan 28, 1957 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
33 | Jan 02, 1957 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
32 | Sep 22, 1956 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
31 | May 25, 1956 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
30 | Apr 20, 1956 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
29 | Feb 17, 1956 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
28 | Jan 04, 1956 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
27 | Nov 25, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 25, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
25 | Sep 12, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
24 | Jul 26, 1955 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jun 20, 1955 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Apr 04, 1955 | 23 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
21 | Mar 21, 1955 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Feb 14, 1955 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 31, 1955 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
18 | Nov 15, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Nov 15, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Aug 16, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
15 | Jul 29, 1954 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jul 12, 1954 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
13 | Jul 12, 1954 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
12 | May 17, 1954 | 22 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
11 | Apr 26, 1954 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
10 | Feb 06, 1954 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
9 | Sep 20, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
8 | Aug 08, 1952 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
7 | Oct 17, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 10, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Oct 03, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Sep 25, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
3 | Sep 14, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
2 | Sep 07, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
1 | Aug 25, 1951 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |