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Bobo Olson

9747 KOs
167 KOs
2Draws
Last six: W-L-W-W-W-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
115
rounds
870
KO %
48.5%
KO wins
47
KO losses
7
career
1944–1966
debut
1944-08-19
last fight
1966-11-28
Profile
birth name
Carl Elmer Olson
alias
Carl Olson
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 11″ / 180cm
nationality
USA
origin
Honolulu Hawaii USA
city / state / zip
Honolulu, Hawaii
dob
1928-07-11
age
98

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Nov 28
Don Fullmer
39 13 3
L-MD
Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 175 / 168 lbs
Judges: Vern Bybee 4-4 | Elmer Costa 2-6
Referee: Frankie Carter (2-5)
Event →
Jul 11
Piero Del Papa
30 2 3
W-SD
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 177 / 177 lbs
Judges: Vern Bybee 2-5 | Johnny Lotsey 3-6
Referee: Jack Downey (6-4)
Event →
Sep 23
Fred Roots
24 18 6
W-TKO
Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, USA
3 of 10 · 175 / 173 lbs · 2:35
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
Jun 24
Andy Kendall
15 1 2
W-UD
Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 174 lbs
Judges: Anthony Smercina 49-46 | Sam Macias 50-41 | Bill Stremmell 49-45
Referee: Mills Lane
Event →
Nov 27
Jose Torres
33 1 1
L-KO
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
1 of 10 · 176 / 171 lbs · 2:51
Referee: Johnny LoBianco
Event →
Aug 28
Wayne Thornton
31 6 1
W-UD
Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 178 / 178 lbs
Judges: Elmer Costa 5-4 | Jack Downey 6-3
Referee: Frankie Carter (6-3)
Event →
Jun 19
Johnny Persol
11 1 0
L-MD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 174 lbs
Judges: Nick Gamboli 4-6 | Artie Aidala 1-9
Referee: Mark Conn (5-5)
Event →
Mar 27
Wayne Thornton
29 5 1
W-MD
Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 176 lbs
Judges: Jack Downey 6-3 | Bob Mitchell 5-5
Referee: Vern Bybee (7-2)
Event →
Dec 9
Hank Casey
29 5 5
D-PTS
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 174 lbs
Judges: Rudy Ortega 3-4 | Tony Bosnich 4-2
Referee: Elmer Costa (4-4)
Event →
Oct 21
Jose Humberto Menno
14 2 1
W-UD
Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 175 lbs
Judges: Tony Bosnich 1-6 | Bob Mitchell 0-7
Referee: Frankie Carter (2-7)
Event →
May 14
Jesse Bowdry
30 13 0
W-UD
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 of 10 · 178 / 178 lbs
Event →
Apr 30
Sonny Ray
22 16 7
W-TKO
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
8 of 10 · 178 / 175 lbs
Event →
Jan 25
Tiger Williams
38 31 2
W-TKO
Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, USA
5 of 10 · 175 / 174 lbs
Event →
Dec 14
Giulio Rinaldi
33 6 0
D-PTS
Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, Lazio, Italy
10 of 10 · 179 / 178 lbs
Event →
Jun 3
Lennart Risberg
12 1 3
W-KO
Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
6 of 10 · 178 / 181 lbs · 1:44
Referee: Tommy Little
Event →
Apr 3
Pete Rademacher
14 7 1
L-UD
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 of 10 · 181 / 207 lbs
Referee: Walter Cho
Event →
Jan 19
Artie Dixon
14 17 2
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 of 10 · 177 / 175 lbs
Event →
Jan 12
Tiger Williams
37 26 2
W-PTS
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 167 lbs
Event →
Nov 14
Roy Smith
20 21 6
W-TKO
Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
8 of 10 · 178 / 180 lbs
Event →
Oct 23
Sixto Rodriguez
26 6 2
W-UD
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 178 / 178 lbs
Event →
Sep 11
Sixto Rodriguez
25 6 2
L-UD
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA
10 of 10 · 178 / 178 lbs
Judges: Jack Downey 4-6 | Fred Apostoli 3-6
Referee: Vern Bybee (2-6)
Event →
Aug 14
Roque Maravilla
34 7 1
W-UD
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
10 of 10 · 178 / 178 lbs
Judges: Bob Mitchell 10-0 | Elmer Costa 6-2
Referee: Frankie Carter (7-1)
Event →
Feb 16
Floyd Buchanan
7 3 4
W-TKO
Memorial Arena, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 of 10
Event →
Jan 19
Bobby Daniels
17 2 4
W-UD
Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, USA
10 of 10 · 176 / 172 lbs
Judges: Don Fraser 99-92 | James Reilly 99-93
Referee: Joey August (97-90)
Event →
Aug 31
Doug Jones
15 0 0
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 of 10 · 179 / 176 lbs · 1:30
Judges: Jim McManus 23-24
Referee: Bernie Weismann (23-25)
Event →
Jun 6
Mike Holt
39 8 4
W-PTS
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
10 of 10 · 177 / 175 lbs
Referee: Wilf Lubbe
Event →
May 5
Al Sparks
9 2 1
W-TKO
Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
5 of 10 · 178 / 173 lbs
Referee: Ab Keyes
Event →
Apr 7
Roque Maravilla
32 6 1
W-TKO
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA
7 of 10 · 173 / 170 lbs · 3:00
Referee: Andy Crabtree
Event →
Aug 25
George Kartalian
20 8 2
W-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
5 of 10 · 176 / 175 lbs
Referee: Frank Manfredo
Event →
Mar 30
Rory Calhoun
39 6 1
W-UD
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
10 of 10 · 174 / 168 lbs
Judges: Eddie James 98-93 | Matt Zidich 96-93
Referee: Pete Morelli (95-93)
Event →
Dec 16
Tommy Villa
10 9 2
W-TKO
Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, USA
5 of 10 · 175 / 172 lbs · 1:28
Judges: Art Williams | Pete Morelli
Referee: Johnny Reno
Event →
Nov 25
Paddy Young
49 12 4
W-TKO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
6 of 10 · 170 / 166 lbs
Referee: Jack Downey
Event →
Oct 28
Don Grant
17 5 0
W-TKO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
7 of 10 · 173 / 168 lbs · 2:32
Referee: Frankie Carter
Event →
Aug 17
Pat McMurtry
25 1 1
L-KO
Meadows Race Track, Portland, Oregon, USA
2 of 10 · 185 / 187 lbs · 2:34
Referee: Eddie Volk
Event →
Jun 18
Joey Maxim
82 25 4
W-SD
Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA
10 of 10 · 187 / 189 lbs
Judges: Eddie Volk 52½-57½ | Dick Wagner 54-56
Referee: Ralph Gruman (56-54)
Event →
May 18
Sugar Ray Robinson
137 4 2
L-KO
Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, USA
World Middleweight Title
4 of 15 · 160 / 160 lbs · 2:51
Judges: Frankie Van | Tommy Hart
Referee: Mushy Callahan
Event →
Dec 9
Sugar Ray Robinson
136 4 2
L-KO
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
World Middleweight Title
2 of 15 · 159 / 160 lbs · 2:51
Referee: Frank Sikora
Event →
Aug 26
Joey Giambra
41 3 1
W-UD
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
10 of 10 · 166 / 161 lbs
Judges: Vern Bybee 56½-53½ | Ray Flores 57½-52½
Referee: Jack Downey (58-52)
Event →
Aug 13
Jimmy Martinez
66 19 7
W-UD
Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Oregon, USA
10 of 10 · 165 / 163 lbs
Judges: Eddie Volk 61-49 | George Robinson 66-44
Referee: Ralph Gruman (62-48)
Event →
Jun 22
Archie Moore
147 19 9
L-KO
Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA
Ruby Goldstein World Light Heavyweight Title
3 of 15 · 170 / 175 lbs · 1:19
Referee: Ruby Goldstein
Event →
Apr 13
Joey Maxim
81 21 4
W-UD
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
10 of 10 · 169 / 175 lbs
Judges: Jack Downey 50-60 | Johnny Bassanelli 48-62
Referee: Ray Flores 50½-59½
Event →
Mar 12
Willie Vaughn
26 10 8
W-UD
Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA
10 of 10 · 169 / 168 lbs
Judges: Dynamite Jackson 59½-50½ | Jimmy Wilson 59-51
Referee: Mushy Callahan (60-50)
Event →
Feb 16
Ralph Jones
33 12 3
W-UD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 of 10 · 168 / 161 lbs
Judges: Franklin Spike McAdams 100-78 | John Bray 99-87
Referee: Frank Gilmer (100-86)
Event →
Dec 15
Pierre Langlois
65 16 5
W-TKO
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
World Middleweight Title
11 of 15 · 160 / 158 lbs · 0:58
Judges: Jack Downey 59½-50½ | Vern Bybee 59-51
Referee: Ray Flores 59½-50½
Event →
Nov 3
Garth Panter
55 17 3
W-TKO
Auditorium, Richmond, California, USA
8 of 10 · 166 / 162 lbs · 0:41
Judges: Toby Irwin | Eddie James
Referee: Joe Louis
Event →
Aug 20
Rocky Castellani
57 7 4
W-UD
Cow Palace, Daly City, California, USA
World Middleweight Title
15 of 15 · 160 / 160 lbs
Judges: Jack Downey 87½-77½ | Fred Apostoli 85-80
Referee: Ray Flores (89-76)
Event →
Jul 7
Pedro Gonzales
12 7 0
W-KO
Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA
4 of 10 · 167 / 163 lbs
Referee: Max Baer
Event →
Jun 15
Jesse Turner
36 15 5
W-TKO
Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
8 of 10 · 166 / 161 lbs · 1:09
Referee: Louis Freitas
Event →
Apr 2
Kid Gavilan
98 13 4
W-MD
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
World Middleweight Title
15 of 15 · 160 / 155 lbs
Judges: William O'Connell 147-139 | Ed Hintz 144-144
Referee: Bernie Weismann (147-141)
Event →
Jan 23
Joe Rindone
35 10 3
W-KO
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, USA
5 of 10 · 165 / 164 lbs · 2:04
Event →