Bobo Olson vs. Don Fullmer
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Don Fullmer 168 lbs beat Bobo Olson 175 lbs by MD in round 10 of 10
- Date: 1966-11-28
- Location: Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, USA
- Referee: Frankie Carter 5-2
- Judge: Vern Bybee 4-4
- Judge: Elmer Costa 6-2
- Fullmer used a body attack in the late rounds to wear down Olson, and earn the close decision.
- This was the first boxing card staged at this venue.
- Also on this card were scheduled 10 rounders between Andy Heilman and Jimmy Lester, as well as Mando Ramos against Al Franklin.
- Unofficial San Mateo Times scorecard - 5-4 Fullmer
- Attendance: 10,373; Gate: $45,177
- Both were indoor attendance records for Oakland. The overall record at this time was held by the Fred Apostoli-Earl Turner bout at the outdoors Oaks Ballpark in 1947.
Source: Oakland Tribune
Post-fight comments
- "He's a tough man to fight. Either he ties you up or he's not there." -Bobo Olson
- "He is a smart old boy and caught me with some good punches. I felt that I had to out-bull him a little each round to get him to use his legs. I used these tactics to wear him down and then employed the body punches to pile up the points." -Don Fullmer