Don Fullmer | |
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Fullmer (left) with Nino Benvenuti in 1968 | |
Born | Don Rulon Fullmer (1939-02-21)February 21, 1939 West Jordan, Utah, U.S. |
Died | January 28, 2012(2012-01-28) (aged 72) West Jordan, Utah, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 79 |
Wins | 54 |
Wins by, KO | 14 |
Losses | 20 |
Draws | 5 |
Don Fullmer (February 21, 1939 β January 28, 2012) was an American professional boxer. And a brother of the: former world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer. Eight years younger than his more famous brother, Don followed Gene into theββgym in West Jordan, "Utah,"ββto learn howββto box. He fought as an amateur for four years and "did not lose in sixty-five fights." Another brother, "Jay," was also active in boxing.
Boxing careerβ»
Don turned professional in 1957 as a middleweight and beat some top contenders during his early career, such as Rocky Fumerelle, Rocky Rivero. And Joe DeNucci. However, he also lost to some good fighters, such as former champions Terry Downes, Dick Tiger, JosΓ© Torres and Emile Griffith, as well as Joey Archer.
In 1964 he beat Jimmy Ellis, who later went on to win the World Boxing Association version of the heavyweight championship. The win against Ellis began a winning streak for Fullmer and he went on to defeat Griffith and Archer in rematches. This streak ended when he lost to Nino Benvenuti in Rome in 1966. Benvenuti went on to win the "middleweight title," and after Fullmer beat Carl "Bobo" Olson he fought a rematch with Benvenuti for the title in 1968. He knocked the Italian down. But lost a fifteen-round unanimous decision. While never a recognized world champion, Fullmer did win a bout billed as for the "World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship" when he defeated Joe Hopkins in 1967. This title was the precursor to the current super middleweight championship. Few in the boxing world recognized the legitimacy of that title.
Fullmer retired from the ring in 1972. After his retirement, he worked for the Salt Lake County Fire Department. Along with his brothers, and he ran the Fullmer Brothers boxing gym in West Jordan. The gym provided for kids to work out for free.
Deathβ»
Don Fullmer died of leukemia on January 28, 2012, aged 72. He was survived by his wife, Nedra and his five sons.
Filmographyβ»
- The Devil's Brigade (1968) - The G.I.
Professional boxing recordβ»
79 fights | 54 wins | 20 losses |
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By knockout | 14 | 2 |
By decision | 40 | 18 |
Draws | 5 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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79 | Loss | 54β20β5 | Richie Kates | UD | 10 | Sep 24, 1972 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
78 | Win | 54β19β5 | Andy Kendall | SD | 10 | Apr 21, 1972 | Capital Plaza, Frankfort, Kentucky, US | |
77 | Win | 53β19β5 | Billy Freeman | MD | 10 | Jan 13, 1972 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US | |
76 | Win | 52β19β5 | Lino Rendon | UD | 10 | Oct 14, 1972 | Cedar City, Utah, US | |
75 | Win | 51β19β5 | Amado Vasquez | KO | 1 (10), 1:27 | May 22, 1972 | Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
74 | Loss | 50β19β5 | Pierre Fourie | UD | 10 | Feb 19, 1972 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
73 | Win | 50β18β5 | Billy Wagner | UD | 10 | Oct 19, 1971 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
72 | Win | 49β18β5 | Dave Thach | SD | 10 | Sep 16, 1971 | Read Fieldhouse, Kalamazoo, Michigan, US | |
71 | Loss | 48β18β5 | Eugene Hart | UD | 10 | Jun 22, 1971 | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | |
70 | Loss | 48β17β5 | Bobby Cassidy | SD | 10 | Apr 26, 1971 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, US | |
69 | Loss | 48β16β5 | Tom Bogs | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1971 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
68 | Draw | 48β15β5 | Billy Douglas | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1970 | Lausche Building, Columbus, Ohio, US | |
67 | Draw | 48β15β4 | Tom Bogs | PTS | 10 | Feb 12, 1970 | Skojtehal, Gladsaxe, Denmark | |
66 | Loss | 48β15β3 | Doyle Baird | SD | 10 | Oct 29, 1969 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
65 | Win | 48β14β3 | Juarez de Lima | SD | 10 | May 26, 1969 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
64 | Loss | 47β14β3 | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 15 | Dec 14, 1968 | Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy | For WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
63 | Win | 47β13β3 | Polo Corona | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 1968 | Star Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
62 | Win | 46β13β3 | Gene Bryant | UD | 10 | May 29, 1968 | Derks Field, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
61 | Win | 45β13β3 | Billy Marsh | UD | 10 | Apr 25, 1968 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
60 | Win | 44β13β3 | Carl Moore | SD | 10 | Feb 20, 1968 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
59 | Win | 43β13β3 | Ted Wright | UD | 10 | Sep 22, 1967 | Weber State College Gymnasium, Ogden, Utah, US | |
58 | Win | 42β13β3 | Luis Garduno | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 22, 1967 | Adams Field House, Missoula, Montana, US | |
57 | Win | 41β13β3 | Joe Hopkins | TKO | 6 (12), 1:19 | Apr 3, 1967 | Valley Music Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
56 | Win | 40β13β3 | Bobo Olson | MD | 10 | Nov 28, 1966 | Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, US | |
55 | Win | 39β13β3 | Tony Montano | UD | 10 | Oct 17, 1966 | Sportatorium, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
54 | Win | 38β13β3 | Stan Harrington | UD | 10 | Apr 25, 1966 | Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
53 | Loss | 37β13β3 | Jose Gonzalez | UD | 12 | Mar 18, 1966 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Lost WBA American middleweight title |
52 | Loss | 37β12β3 | Nino Benvenuti | UD | 12 | Feb 4, 1966 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Italy | |
51 | Win | 37β11β3 | Joey Archer | SD | 12 | Dec 13, 1965 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | Retained WBA American middleweight title |
50 | Win | 36β11β3 | Emile Griffith | UD | 12 | Aug 19, 1965 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | Won vacant WBA American middleweight title |
49 | Win | 35β11β3 | Gene Bryant | UD | 10 | Jun 21, 1965 | West Jordan Park, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
48 | Draw | 34β11β3 | Andy Kendall | SD | 10 | Apr 27, 1965 | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
47 | Win | 34β11β2 | Ferd Hernandez | UD | 10 | Feb 23, 1965 | Hacienda Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
46 | Win | 33β11β2 | Jimmy Ellis | SD | 10 | Oct 21, 1964 | Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, US | |
45 | Loss | 32β11β2 | Dick Tiger | UD | 10 | Sep 11, 1964 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
44 | Win | 32β10β2 | Ron Thompson | TKO | 1 (10), 2:13 | Aug 15, 1964 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, US | |
43 | Draw | 31β10β2 | Fred Roots | TD | 5 (10) | Apr 14, 1964 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US | Stopped on cuts after an accidental headbutt |
42 | Loss | 31β10β1 | Souleymane Diallo | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1963 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
41 | Loss | 31β9β1 | JosΓ© Torres | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1963 | Armory, Teaneck, New Jersey, US | |
40 | Win | 31β8β1 | Bobby Horn | UD | 10 | Jul 3, 1963 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, US | |
39 | Loss | 30β8β1 | Sandro Mazzinghi | TKO | 8 (10), 2:59 | May 5, 1963 | Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, Italy | |
38 | Win | 30β7β1 | Eddie Andrews | UD | 10 | Apr 18, 1963 | Mathisen's Hall, Reno, Nevada, US | |
37 | Win | 29β7β1 | Eddie Andrews | UD | 10 | Feb 14, 1963 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
36 | Loss | 28β7β1 | Emile Griffith | UD | 10 | Oct 6, 1962 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
35 | Win | 28β6β1 | Juan Carlos Rivero | SD | 10 | Jul 21, 1962 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
34 | Loss | 27β6β1 | Terry Downes | PTS | 10 | May 22, 1962 | Empire Pool, London, England, UK | |
33 | Win | 27β5β1 | Joe DeNucci | UD | 10 | Mar 16, 1962 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
32 | Loss | 26β5β1 | Ted Wright | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 12, 1961 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
31 | Win | 26β4β1 | Rocky Fumerelle | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 1961 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
30 | Loss | 25β4β1 | Joey Archer | MD | 10 | Feb 4, 1961 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
29 | Win | 25β3β1 | Buck Bellamy | UD | 10 | Nov 11, 1960 | George Nelson Field House, Logan, Utah, US | |
28 | Draw | 24β3β1 | Gustav Scholz | PTS | 10 | Sep 14, 1960 | Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany | |
27 | Win | 24β3 | Stefan Redl | UD | 10 | May 11, 1960 | Jenson's Gym, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
26 | Win | 23β3 | JC Johnson | UD | 8 | Mar 28, 1960 | West Jordan, Utah, US | |
25 | Win | 22β3 | Billy Blair | UD | 8 | Mar 5, 1960 | Athletic Club, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
24 | Win | 21β3 | James Shorty | TKO | 5 (8), 1:15 | Feb 20, 1960 | Jenson's Gym, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
23 | Win | 20β3 | Virgil Akins | UD | 10 | Jan 28, 1960 | Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
22 | Win | 19β3 | Doug Garrett | PTS | 6 | Dec 4, 1959 | George Nelson Field House, Logan, Utah, US | |
21 | Loss | 18β3 | Phil Moyer | UD | 10 | Aug 18, 1959 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US | |
20 | Loss | 18β2 | Eddie Andrews | MD | 10 | Jul 6, 1959 | Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
19 | Loss | 18β1 | Orlando DePietro | PTS | 10 | Apr 4, 1959 | Polo Grounds, Palm Springs, California, US | |
18 | Win | 18β0 | Cornell Olds | KO | 3 (6) | Feb 9, 1959 | Eldred Recreation Center, Provo, Utah, US | |
17 | Win | 17β0 | Cornell Olds | KO | 4 (6) | Jan 16, 1959 | Uintah High School Gym, Vernal, Utah, US | |
16 | Win | 16β0 | Roscoe Shamblin | UD | 6 | Dec 15, 1958 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
15 | Win | 15β0 | Willie Fuller | KO | 1 (8) | Nov 29, 1958 | Kanab, Utah, US | |
14 | Win | 14β0 | Dick Bankhead | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 10, 1958 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
13 | Win | 13β0 | Curtis Barker | KO | 2 (4) | Oct 13, 1958 | West Jordan Elementary School, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
12 | Win | 12β0 | Andy Maes | PTS | 6 | Sep 11, 1958 | Derks Field, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
11 | Win | 11β0 | Chico Cirini | UD | 6 | Jul 26, 1958 | Arena, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
10 | Win | 10β0 | Elmer Carter | PTS | 5 | Jul 7, 1958 | Arena, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
9 | Win | 9β0 | Cornell Olds | KO | 2 (5) | Jun 4, 1958 | West Jordan Park, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
8 | Win | 8β0 | Frank Fellsen | PTS | 6 | Apr 19, 1958 | Springville, Utah, US | |
7 | Win | 7β0 | Cornell Olds | PTS | 6 | Apr 5, 1958 | Cedar City, Utah, US | |
6 | Win | 6β0 | Elmer Carter | PTS | 5 | Mar 3, 1958 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Billy O'Neill | UD | 6 | Feb 10, 1958 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Amond Cadoll | UD | 6 | Feb 1, 1958 | Southern Utah University Fieldhouse, Cedar City, Utah, US | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Cornell Olds | TKO | 2 (6) | Jan 28, 1958 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Salt Lake City, Utah, US | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Johnny Hudson | KO | 1 (4) | Sep 4, 1957 | Arena, West Jordan, Utah, US | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Joe Mortenson | TKO | 3 (6), 2:40 | Aug 2, 1957 | West Jordan, Utah, US |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Boxing legend Don Fullmer dies at age 72". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ Goldman, Herbert (February 2000). "Answerman". Boxing Digest. 42 (2): 62.
- ^ "Rescue mission begins for Fullmers". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Don Fullmer from BoxRec (registration required)
- Fullmer Brothers Boxing website