Gene Fullmer
Career, Record, Stats
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's Boxing Career
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".
Gene Fullmer's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Aug 10, 1963 | 32 | 
Dick Tiger 33 46-14-3  | loss | RTD 7 |
55 | Feb 23, 1963 | 31 |
Dick Tiger 33 46-14-2 | draw | PTS 15 |
54 | Oct 23, 1962 | 31 |
Dick Tiger 33 45-14-2 | loss | UD 15 |
53 | Dec 09, 1961 | 30 | 
Benny Paret 24 35-10-3 | win | KO 10 |
52 | Aug 05, 1961 | 30 |  Florentino Fernández | win | SD 15 |
51 | Mar 04, 1961 | 29 | 
Sugar Ray Robinson 39 143-8-3 | win | UD 15 |
50 | Dec 03, 1960 | 29 |
Sugar Ray Robinson 39 143-8-2 | draw | PTS 15 |
49 | Jun 29, 1960 | 28 | 
Carmen Basilio 33 54-14-7 | win | RTD 12 |
48 | Apr 20, 1960 | 28 | 
Joey Giardello 29 81-18-6 | draw | PTS 15 |
47 | Dec 04, 1959 | 28 | Spider Webb | win | UD 15 |
46 | Aug 28, 1959 | 28 |
Carmen Basilio 32 54-13-7 | win | TKO 14 |
45 | Feb 20, 1959 | 27 | Wilf Greaves | win | MD 10 |
44 | Jan 09, 1959 | 27 | Milo Savage | win | UD 10 |
43 | Nov 10, 1958 | 27 | Joe Miceli | win | KO 2 |
42 | Sep 11, 1958 | 27 | Spider Webb | win | UD 10 |
41 | Jul 07, 1958 | 26 | Jim Hegerle | win | UD 10 |
40 | Mar 03, 1958 | 26 | Milo Savage | win | UD 10 |
39 | Nov 15, 1957 | 26 | Neal Rivers | win | MD 10 |
38 | Sep 04, 1957 | 26 | Chico Vejar | win | UD 10 |
37 | Jun 07, 1957 | 25 | Ralph Jones | win | UD 10 |
36 | May 01, 1957 | 25 |
Sugar Ray Robinson 35 139-5-2 | loss | KO 5 |
35 | Feb 18, 1957 | 25 | Ernie Durando | win | UD 10 |
34 | Jan 28, 1957 | 25 | Wilf Greaves | win | UD 10 |
33 | Jan 02, 1957 | 25 |
Sugar Ray Robinson 35 139-4-2 | win | UD 15 |
32 | Sep 22, 1956 | 25 | Moses Ward | win | KO 3 |
31 | May 25, 1956 | 24 | Charles Humez | win | UD 10 |
30 | Apr 20, 1956 | 24 | Ralph Jones | win | UD 10 |
29 | Feb 17, 1956 | 24 | Gil Turner | win | SD 10 |
28 | Jan 04, 1956 | 24 | Rocky Castellani | win | SD 10 |
27 | Nov 25, 1955 | 24 | Eduardo Lausse | loss | UD 10 |
26 | Nov 25, 1955 | 24 | Bobby Boyd | loss | UD 10 |
25 | Sep 12, 1955 | 24 | Al Andrews | win | UD 10 |
24 | Jul 26, 1955 | 24 | Del Flanagan | win | UD 10 |
23 | Jun 20, 1955 | 23 | Gil Turner | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Apr 04, 1955 | 23 | Gil Turner | loss | UD 10 |
21 | Mar 21, 1955 | 23 | Govan Small | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Feb 14, 1955 | 23 | Paul Pender | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 31, 1955 | 23 | Marcel Assire | win | UD 10 |
18 | Nov 15, 1954 | 23 | Peter Mueller | win | UD 10 |
17 | Nov 15, 1954 | 23 | Jackie LaBua | win | UD 10 |
16 | Aug 16, 1954 | 23 | Dick Wolfe | win | KO 4 |
15 | Jul 29, 1954 | 23 | Reno Abellira | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jul 12, 1954 | 22 | Govan Small | win | PTS 10 |
13 | Jul 12, 1954 | 22 | Rio Rico | win | PTS 10 |
12 | May 17, 1954 | 22 | Andy Anderson | win | RTD 7 |
11 | Apr 26, 1954 | 22 | Charley Cato | win | KO 1 |
10 | Feb 06, 1954 | 22 | Kid Leon | win | KO 1 |
9 | Sep 20, 1952 | 21 | Armando Cotero | win | UD 6 |
8 | Aug 08, 1952 | 21 | Mickey Rhodes | win | KO 6 |
7 | Oct 17, 1951 | 20 | Baby Ray | win | KO 1 |
6 | Oct 10, 1951 | 20 | Rudy Zadell | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Oct 03, 1951 | 20 | Gary Hanley | win | KO 1 |
4 | Sep 25, 1951 | 20 | Garth Panter | win | MD 10 |
3 | Sep 14, 1951 | 20 | Sam Healy | win | KO 4 |
2 | Sep 07, 1951 | 20 | Charley Cato | win | KO 4 |
1 | Aug 25, 1951 | 20 | Buddy Sloan | win | KO 2 |