Don Fullmer (February 21, 1939 – 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 the gym in West Jordan, Utah, to learn how to 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 career 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, José 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.

Death Don Fullmer died of leukemia on January 28, 2012, aged 72 in West Jordan, Utah. He was survived by his wife, Nedra and his five sons.

Filmography The Devil's Brigade (1968) - The G.I.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes79Loss Richie KatesUD10Sep 24, 197278Win54–19–5 Andy KendallSD10Apr 21, 197277Win53–19–5 Billy FreemanMD10Jan 13, 197276Win52–19–5 Lino RendonUD10Oct 14, 197275Win51–19–5 Amado VasquezKO1 (10), May 22, 197274Loss50–19–5 Pierre FourieUD10Feb 19, 197273Win50–18–5 Billy WagnerUD10Oct 19, 197172Win49–18–5 Dave ThachSD10Sep 16, 197171Loss48–18–5 Eugene HartUD10Jun 22, 197170Loss48–17–5 Bobby CassidySD10Apr 26, 197169Loss48–16–5 Tom BogsPTS10Feb 11, 197168Draw48–15–5 Billy DouglasPTS10Jul 11, 197067Draw48–15–4 Tom BogsPTS10Feb 12, 197066Loss48–15–3 Doyle BairdSD10Oct 29, 196965Win48–14–3 Juarez de LimaSD10May 26, 196964Loss47–14–3 Nino BenvenutiUD15Dec 14, 196863Win47–13–3 Polo CoronaUD10Sep 18, 196862Win46–13–3 Gene BryantUD10May 29, 196861Win45–13–3 Billy MarshUD10Apr 25, 196860Win44–13–3 Carl MooreSD10Feb 20, 196859Win43–13–3 Ted WrightUD10Sep 22, 196758Win42–13–3 Luis GardunoTKO2 (10)Jun 22, 196757Win41–13–3 Joe HopkinsTKO6 (12), Apr 3, 196756Win40–13–3 Bobo OlsonMD10Nov 28, 196655Win39–13–3 Tony MontanoUD10Oct 17, 196654Win38–13–3 Stan HarringtonUD10Apr 25, 196653Loss37–13–3 Jose GonzalezUD12Mar 18, 196652Loss37–12–3 Nino BenvenutiUD12Feb 4, 196651Win37–11–3 Joey ArcherSD12Dec 13, 196550Win36–11–3 Emile GriffithUD12Aug 19, 196549Win35–11–3 Gene BryantUD10Jun 21, 196548Draw34–11–3 Andy KendallSD10Apr 27, 196547Win34–11–2 Ferd HernandezUD10Feb 23, 196546Win33–11–2 Jimmy EllisSD10Oct 21, 196445Loss32–11–2 Dick TigerUD10Sep 11, 196444Win32–10–2 Ron ThompsonTKO1 (10), Aug 15, 196443Draw31–10–2 Fred RootsTD5 (10)Apr 14, 196442Loss31–10–1 Souleymane DialloPTS10Dec 23, 196341Loss31–9–1 José TorresPTS10Oct 9, 196340Win31–8–1 Bobby HornUD10Jul 3, 196339Loss30–8–1 Sandro MazzinghiTKO8 (10), May 5, 196338Win30–7–1 Eddie AndrewsUD10Apr 18, 196337Win29–7–1 Eddie AndrewsUD10Feb 14, 196336Loss28–7–1 Emile GriffithUD10Oct 6, 196235Win28–6–1 Juan Carlos RiveroSD10Jul 21, 196234Loss27–6–1 Terry DownesPTS10May 22, 196233Win27–5–1 Joe DeNucciUD10Mar 16, 196232Loss26–5–1 Ted WrightTKO7 (10)Aug 12, 196131Win26–4–1 Rocky FumerelleUD10Jul 15, 196130Loss25–4–1 Joey ArcherMD10Feb 4, 196129Win25–3–1 Buck BellamyUD10Nov 11, 196028Draw24–3–1 Gustav ScholzPTS10Sep 14, 196027Win24–3 Stefan RedlUD10May 11, 196026Win23–3 JC JohnsonUD8Mar 28, 196025Win22–3 Billy BlairUD8Mar 5, 196024Win21–3 James ShortyTKO5 (8), Feb 20, 196023Win20–3 Virgil AkinsUD10Jan 28, 196022Win19–3 Doug GarrettPTS6Dec 4, 195921Loss18–3 Phil MoyerUD10Aug 18, 195920Loss18–2 Eddie AndrewsMD10Jul 6, 195919Loss18–1 Orlando DePietroPTS10Apr 4, 195918Win18–0 Cornell OldsKO3 (6)Feb 9, 195917Win17–0 Cornell OldsKO4 (6)Jan 16, 195916Win16–0 Roscoe ShamblinUD6Dec 15, 195815Win15–0 Willie FullerKO1 (8)Nov 29, 195814Win14–0 Dick BankheadKO1 (6)Nov 10, 195813Win13–0 Curtis BarkerKO2 (4)Oct 13, 195812Win12–0 Andy MaesPTS6Sep 11, 195811Win11–0 Chico CiriniUD6Jul 26, 195810Win10–0 Elmer CarterPTS5Jul 7, 19589Win9–0 Cornell OldsKO2 (5)Jun 4, 19588Win8–0 Frank FellsenPTS6Apr 19, 19587Win7–0 Cornell OldsPTS6Apr 5, 19586Win6–0 Elmer CarterPTS5Mar 3, 19585Win5–0 Billy O'NeillUD6Feb 10, 19584Win4–0 Amond CadollUD6Feb 1, 19583Win3–0 Cornell OldsTKO2 (6)Jan 28, 19582Win2–0 Johnny HudsonKO1 (4)Sep 4, 19571Win1–0 Joe MortensonTKO3 (6), Aug 2, 1957

References

External links

Fullmer Brothers Boxing website