MIDDLEWEIGHT division
BOBO OLSON
RetiredBorn CARL ELMER OLSON
Born 1928-07-11, HONOLULU, HAWAII (died aged 73)· Died 2002-01-16· USA
Residence: HONOLULU, HAWAII· Stance: orthodox· Height: 179 cm (5'10.5")· Reach: 178 cm (5'10")· aka THE HAWAIIAN SWEDE, THE KALIHI KID
Debut: 1944-08-19· Career: 1944–1966 (23 years)
Wins
97
Losses
16
Draws
2
NC
0
Rated Fights
115
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare BOBO OLSON's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 3
1954-04-02 → 1955-06-10 · 1y 2m · 2 defences
Lost to CARMEN BASILIO · TKO
1954-04-02 → 1955-06-10 · 1y 2m · 2 defences
Lost to CARMEN BASILIO · TKO
1953-10-21 → 1983-11-10 · 30y · 0 defences
Lost to MARVIN HAGLER · Wu
Honours & Awards
The Ring — Fighter of the Year×1
- 1953
BWAA Fighter of the Year×1
- 1954
Complete Record — 115 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 28 NOV 1966 | LOSS | DON FULLMER | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUL 1966 | DEC | PIERO DEL PAPA | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 SEP 1965 | TKO | FRED ROOTS | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1965 | DEC | ANDY KENDALL | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 NOV 1964 | LOSS | JOSÉ TORRES | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1964 | DEC | WAYNE THORNTON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1964 | LOSS | JOHNNY PERSOL | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 MAR 1964 | MD | WAYNE THORNTON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1963 | DRAW | HANK CASEY | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1963 | DEC | JOSE MENNO | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1963 | DEC | JESSE BOWDRY | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1963 | KO | SONNY RAY | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 JAN 1963 | KO | ALVIN WILLIAMS | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 DEC 1962 | DRAW | GIULIO RINALDI | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1962 | KO | LENNART RISBERG | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 APR 1962 | LOSS | PETE RADEMACHER | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1962 | DEC | ARTIE DIXON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1962 | DEC | ALVIN WILLIAMS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1961 | TKO | ROY SMITH | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 OCT 1961 | DEC | SIXTO RODRIGUEZ | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 SEP 1961 | LOSS | SIXTO RODRIGUEZ | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1961 | DEC | ROQUE MARAVILLA | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1961 | TKO | FLOYD BUCHANAN | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1961 | DEC | BOBBY DANIELS | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1960 | LOSS | DOUG JONES | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JUN 1960 | DEC | MIKE HOLT | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAY 1960 | TKO | AL SPARKS | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1960 | TKO | ROQUE MARAVILLA | 7 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 AUG 1959 | TKO | GEORGE KARTALIAN | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1959 | DEC | RORY CALHOUN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1958 | TKO | TOMMY VILLA | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1958 | TKO | PADDY YOUNG | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 OCT 1958 | TKO | DON GRANT | 7 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1957 | LOSS | PAT MCMURTRY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUN 1957 | DEC | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1956 | LOSS | SUGAR RAY ROBINSON | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1955 | LOSS | SUGAR RAY ROBINSON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 26 AUG 1955 | DEC | JOEY GIAMBRA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1955 | UD | JIMMY MARTINEZ | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JUN 1955 | LOSS | ARCHIE MOORE | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 13 APR 1955 | UD | JOEY MAXIM | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1955 | UD | WILLIE VAUGHN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1955 | UD | RALPH JONES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1954 | TKO | PIERRE LANGLOIS | 11 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 03 NOV 1954 | TKO | GARTH PANTER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 AUG 1954 | DEC | ROCKY CASTELLANI | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 07 JUL 1954 | KO | PEDRO GONZALES | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 JUN 1954 | TKO | JESSE TURNER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 APR 1954 | DEC | KID GAVILÁN | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1954 | KO | JOE RINDONE | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1953 | DEC | RANDY TURPIN | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1953 | DEC | PADDY YOUNG | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1953 | DEC | GARTH PANTER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1953 | DEC | NORMAN HAYES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1952 | DEC | NORMAN HAYES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1952 | KO | LEE SALA | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1952 | TKO | GENE HAIRSTON | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUL 1952 | DEC | ROBERT VILLEMAIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 JUN 1952 | DEC | JIMMY BEAU | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAY 1952 | TKO | WALTER CARTIER | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1952 | TKO | WOODY HARPER | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAR 1952 | LOSS | SUGAR RAY ROBINSON | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 15 FEB 1952 | DEC | TOMMY HARRISON | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 FEB 1952 | DEC | WOODY HARPER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1951 | LOSS | DAVE SANDS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1951 | DEC | BOBBY JONES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUL 1951 | TKO | CHARLEY CATO | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUL 1951 | DEC | CHUCK HUNTER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 MAY 1951 | KO | LLOYD MARSHALL | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1951 | DEC | ART SOTO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 OCT 1950 | LOSS | SUGAR RAY ROBINSON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 SEP 1950 | DEC | HENRY BRIMM | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1950 | DEC | OTIS GRAHAM | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 APR 1950 | TKO | ROY MILLER | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1950 | LOSS | DAVE SANDS | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 FEB 1950 | DEC | DON LEE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1949 | DEC | EARL TURNER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 NOV 1949 | DEC | JOHNNY DUKE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 AUG 1949 | KO | ART HARDY | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUL 1949 | DEC | MILO SAVAGE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1949 | DEC | TOMMY YAROSZ | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 MAR 1949 | TKO | ANTON RAADIK | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JAN 1949 | TKO | PAUL PERKINS | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 DEC 1948 | KO | JOHNNY BOSKI | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 OCT 1948 | DEC | KENNY WATKINS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 OCT 1948 | TKO | BOY BROOKS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUL 1948 | DEC | CHARLEY CATO | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1948 | DEC | BOBBY CASTRO | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1948 | KO | FLASHY SEBASTIAN | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JAN 1948 | DEC | BOY BROOKS | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1947 | TKO | NAI SOM PONG | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 NOV 1947 | LOSS | BOY BROOKS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 AUG 1947 | DEC | GEORGE DUKE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1947 | LOSS | GEORGE DUKE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUN 1947 | DEC | PAULE LEWIS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 MAY 1947 | TKO | LEROY WADE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1947 | DEC | CANDY MCDANIELS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JAN 1947 | DEC | GIL MOJICA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1946 | TKO | WAYNE POWELL | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 OCT 1946 | TKO | WAYNE POWELL | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1946 | TKO | JACKIE RYAN | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 AUG 1946 | KO | JOHNNY BOSKIE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUL 1946 | KO | JOHNNY BOSKIE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1946 | TKO | ERNIE HORNE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1946 | TKO | DELAWARE BRADBY | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1946 | DEC | CHUCK ROSS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JAN 1946 | KO | PEDRO JIMENEZ | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1946 | KO | VEPE WATSON | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1946 | TKO | OBIE WOOTEN | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 DEC 1945 | DEC | LAVELLE PERKINS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1945 | TKO | BOBBY JONES | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1945 | TKO | ART ROBINSON | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 SEP 1944 | DEC | YOUNG PANCHO | 4 | LIGHTWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1944 | TKO | BEN RAMOS | 4 | LIGHTWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 AUG 1944 | KO | BOB CORREA | 2 | LIGHTWEIGHT | — |
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