Carl (Bobo) Olson
Name: Bobo Olson
Alias: Bobo
Birth Name: Carl Elmer Olson
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Died: 2002-01-16 (Age:73)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 179cm
Reach: 178cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Managers: Sid Flaherty and Billy Newman
Trainer: Sharkey Wright (circa 1946-48)
Carl (Bobo) Olson Gallery
- Died in Honolulu after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for 1953
- Inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame
- Also inducted into the Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame and CyberMuseum
- "Boxing Was Good to Me" article: [1]
- "Carl and the Passions: So Tough" by Mike Casey: [2]
- 1954 Sports Illustrated article: [3]
Record Issues
Olson's record has shown fights in 1946 with Lloyd Wagoner (W TKO-2), and Jackie Downalee (W TKO-2), supposedly in San Francisco. A search of the San Francisco Chronicle (Herb Goldman) has failed to disclose any of these fights. These fights never appeared in Olson's record until put there in the 1986-87 edition of The Ring Record Book. The basis of their inclusion was a record provided by the Hawaiian Boxing Commission, but they were not shown as Hawaii fights. They have been omitted here from Olson's record until such time as they are verified.
| Preceded by: Sugar Ray Robinson Retired |
World Middleweight Champion 21 Oct 1953– 9 Dec 1955 |
Succeeded by: Sugar Ray Robinson |