Gene Fullmer

World title reigns and bouts

NYSAC
WBA
WBC
RING
Middleweight
1958
(26 years old)
1959
(27 years old)
1960
(28 years old)
1961
(29 years old)
1962
(30 years old)
1963
(31 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    2 Jan 1957

    Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Gene Fullmer becomes the NYSAC, RING and WBA Middleweight world champion

    1 May 1957

    Sugar Ray Robinson beats Gene Fullmer via knockout 5/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    28 Aug 1959

    Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 14/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Gene Fullmer becomes the WBA Middleweight world champion

    4 Dec 1959

    Gene Fullmer beats Spider Webb via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    20 Apr 1960

    Gene Fullmer and Joey Giardello share a draw 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    29 Jun 1960

    Gene Fullmer beats Carmen Basilio via knockout 12/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    3 Dec 1960

    Gene Fullmer and Sugar Ray Robinson share a draw 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    4 Mar 1961

    Gene Fullmer beats Sugar Ray Robinson via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    5 Aug 1961

    Gene Fullmer beats Florentino Fernandez via split decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    9 Dec 1961

    Gene Fullmer beats Benny Paret via knockout 10/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    23 Oct 1962

    Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via unanimous decision 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    23 Feb 1963

    Gene Fullmer and Dick Tiger share a draw 15/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    10 Aug 1963

    Dick Tiger beats Gene Fullmer via corner retirement 7/15

    Middleweight (160 lb)