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Gene Fullmer

Gene Fullmer

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Born July 21, 1931 in West Jordan, Utah, USA

Died April 27, 2015

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Fullmer began his professional career in 1951, winning his first 29 fights, 19 of which were by knockout. His mentor, Marv Jenson, inspired numerous Utah youngsters to start boxing as amateurs and served as his manager for many years of his career.

Fullmer won the world middleweight championship in January 1957, defeating the famous Sugar Ray Robinson by a unanimous 15-round decision. In May 1957, they battled again. The fight started as expected, with Fullmer utilizing his strength and clumsiness to bully Robinson and push him onto his heels. In the fifth round, Robinson, while backing up, delivered what has been dubbed the "perfect left hook." It hit Fullmer squarely on the chin and knocked him unconscious.

The National Boxing Association stripped Robinson of his middleweight championship in 1959. On August 28, 1959, Fullmer and fellow former middleweight champion Carmen Basilio fought for the vacant NBA title, which Fullmer won with a TKO in the fourteenth round. Meanwhile, Robinson was set to lose his version of the middleweight title to Paul Pender.

Fullmer and Pender never met to resolve their claims to the middleweight championship, and Pender later retired. Meanwhile, Fullmer battled and defeated other notable competitors, including Basilio, Spider Webb, Florentino Fernández, and welterweight champion Benny "Kid" Paret. He almost avoided dethronement when he was held to 15-round draws by Robinson and future titleholder Joey Giardello. Fullmer won their final meeting, a title match in 1961, by unanimous decision.Fullmer lost his title against Dick Tiger in 1963 and retired from boxing shortly thereafter.

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Dick Tiger Short Film2022Self

Iggy Pop: American Valhalla Poster

Iggy Pop: American Valhalla Short Film2016Self

Turning Point Poster

Turning Point TV Series2011Self

Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story Poster

Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story Documentary2005Self

ESPN 25: Who's #1? Poster

ESPN 25: Who's #1? TV Series2004Self

ESPN SportsCentury Poster

ESPN SportsCentury TV Series1999Self

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion Poster

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion Documentary1998Self

Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound Poster

Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound Documentary1970Self

The Devil's Brigade Poster

The Devil's Brigade Feature Film1968The bartender

Heavyweight Championship of the World: Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson TV Special1965Self - Guest

Fight of the Week TV Series1960Self

Wednesday Night Fights TV Series1955Self

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950Self - Contestant

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

Gillette Cavalcade of Sports TV Series1944Self

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