Carl Olson BOBO world champion boxer 1953-55 Middleweight

Description: Carl Olson "BOBO" world champion boxer 1953-55 Middleweight button .Original , 1.75 inch across. +++++ LOCATION 11 A ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Carl Olson (July 11, 1928 – January 16, 2002) was an American boxer. He was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout losses against Sugar Ray Robinson.[citation needed] His nickname, Bobo, was based on his younger sister's mispronunciation of "brother".[1] Contents 1 Early years 2 Mature career 3 Late career 4 Life after boxing 5 Professional boxing record 6 References 7 External links Early years[edit] Olson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Portuguese mother and a Swedish father, hence his other nickname "The Hawaiian Swede". Like many boxers, Olson decided to take up the sport after getting into fights on the streets. Olson received training from boxers who were stationed in Hawaii during World War II, it was also during this period that he picked up his two trademark tattoos.[citation needed] Using a fake identity card Olson obtained a boxing licence at the age of 16. He had won his first three contests, two by knockout, before his true age was discovered. During 1945 Olson ran off to San Francisco in order to continue his boxing career. By the time he was 18 he had amassed a record of 13 successive wins (10 by KO). Even at this stage his power and huge reserves of stamina were clear, as was his rather average skill.[citation needed] Mature career[edit] The first real test of Olson's career came on March 20, 1950, Olson's record at this point was 40 wins and 2 losses, against the Australian Dave Sands. Olson lost to a close points decision in Sydney. Seven months after this Olson had his first fight against Sugar Ray Robinson, for the lowly regarded Pennsylvania State World Middleweight Title. Olson, who was widely seen as a slow starter, failed to get into the fight, even though Robinson was not having one of his best fights. Olson managed to hold on for 11 rounds before being knocked out. Despite his great record it was clear that Olson was still too inexperienced to be fighting at that level. A year after his loss to Robinson, Olson managed to get a rematch against Dave Sands. This fight was the first to be televised coast-to-coast in America. However, Sands once again proved too much for Olson, he again won by unanimous decision. On March 13, 1952 Olson fought Robinson again, this time for the World middleweight title. Robinson, who had lost and regained the title against Randy Turpin in his previous two fights, was looking for an easy fight. However, Olson had improved significantly from their first encounter. Through 10 rounds the fight was neck-and-neck, only a dominant finish by Robinson over the last 5 rounds won him the decision. This would be the only time that Olson lasted the duration against Robinson. Robinson retired for the first time in December 1952, vacating his middleweight crown. The top four contenders fought a tournament for the title. Olson defeated Paddy Young for the American title to gain the right to fight for the vacant world title, Turpin won the other eliminator against Charley Humez. The title fight against Turpin took place on October 21, 1953 at Madison Square Garden. Turpin dominated the first four rounds, he almost scored a knockdown in the first, before Olson got a grip on the fight. As the fight progressed Olson took the initiative, he scored knockdowns in the 10th and 11th rounds on the way to a unanimous decision. Following his success Olson was voted Ring magazine's fighter of the year for 1953. Olson won all seven of his fights in 1954 including defences of his title against such big names as Kid Gavilan, Rocky Castellani, and Pierre Langlois. In 1955 Olson, who was finding it increasingly difficult to make weight, stepped up to light heavyweight. His first major fight in this category was against former champion Joey Maxim, Olson won the fight easily on points after scoring knockdowns in both the 2nd and 9th rounds. On June 22 Olson challenged 41-year-old Archie Moore for the light heavyweight title, a fight that many believed Olson would easily win. However, the "Old Mongoose" was too strong for Olson and won by knockout after only a minute had elapsed of the third round. After this fight Olson began his decline. Following two walkover wins, Olson put his middleweight title on the line against Robinson, who was once again number 1 contender following his brief retirement, on December 9, 1955. Olson, who entered the fight as a massive favourite, was knocked out in the second round. The rematch, fought five months later at Wrigley Field, ended similarly with Olson going down in the fourth. After this second defeat Olson announced his retirement. Late career[edit] After a year out of the game Olson returned as a heavyweight to fight Maxim again, a fight he won on points. Olson took another year out following a knockout defeat against Pat McMurtry. Whilst initially coming back as a journeyman, despite being only 30, Olson managed to reestablish himself as a contender. On November 27, 1964 he fought José Torres with the winner going on to fight the champion, Willie Pastrano. Olson was knocked out after 2 minutes of the first round. This defeat effectively ended his career, he would only fight again four more times, with his final fight being a defeat to Gene Fullmer's younger brother, Don. Life after boxing[edit] Olson retired with a record of 97 wins (47 by KO), 16 losses, and 2 draws from his 115 professional fights. He went on to work with disaffected youngsters before working as a PR officer for the Teamsters Union. In 1987 he was a Union Elevator Operator in Lancaster, California, working on new construction at the Antelope Valley Medical Center. He would travel home on the weekends. At this point of his life he was slow, but kept the workers entertained with his boxing stories. In the 1990s he lived in Northern California for a time. In his later years Olson suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000. Professional boxing record[edit] 97 Wins (47 knockouts, 50 decisions), 16 Losses (7 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Draws[2] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 39-13-3 Don Fullmer MD 10 28/11/1966 Oakland Arena, Oakland, California 2-5, 4-4, 2-6. Win 30-2-3 Piero Del Papa SD 10 11/07/1966 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California 4-6, 5-2, 6-3. Win 24-18-6 Fred Roots TKO 3 23/09/1965 Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the third round. Win 16-1-2 Andy Kendall UD 10 24/06/1965 Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada 49-46, 50-41, 49-45. Loss 33-1-1 José Torres KO 1 27/11/1964 Madison Square Garden, New York City Bobo knocked out at 2:51 of the first round. Win 31-6-1 Wayne Thornton UD 10 28/08/1964 Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California 6-3, 5-4, 6-3. Loss 11-1 Johnny Persol MD 10 19/06/1964 Madison Square Garden, New York City 5-5, 4-6, 1-9. Win 29-5-1 Wayne Thornton MD 10 27/03/1964 Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California 7-2, 6-3, 5-5. Draw 29-5-5 Hank Casey PTS 10 09/12/1963 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California 4-4, 3-4, 4-2. Win 13-2-1 Jose Menno UD 10 21/10/1963 Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California 7-2, 6-1, 7-0. Win 30-13 Jesse Bowdry UD 10 14/05/1963 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii 50-42, 50-42, 50-42. Win 22-16-7 Sonny Ray TKO 8 30/04/1963 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 38-31-2 Tiger Al Williams TKO 5 25/01/1963 Lane County Fair, Eugene, Oregon Draw 33-6 Giulio Rinaldi PTS 10 14/12/1962 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome Win 12-1-3 Lennart Risberg KO 6 03/06/1962 Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm Risberg knocked out at 1:44 of the sixth round. Loss 14-7-1 Pete Rademacher UD 10 03/04/1962 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 14-17-2 Artie Dixon PTS 10 19/01/1962 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 37-26-2 Tiger Al Williams PTS 10 12/01/1962 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 20-21-6 Yancy D. Smith TKO 8 14/11/1961 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 26-6-2 "Kid" Sixto Rodriguez UD 10 23/10/1961 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Loss 25-6-2 "Kid" Sixto Rodriguez UD 10 11/09/1961 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California 2-6, 4-6, 3-6. Win 34-7-1 Roque Maravilla UD 10 14/08/1961 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California 7-1, 10-0, 6-2. Win 7-3-4 Floyd Buchanan TKO 3 16/02/1961 Victoria Memorial Arena, Victoria, British Columbia Win 18-2-4 Bobby Daniels UD 10 19/01/1961 Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington 97-90, 99-92, 99-93. Loss 15-0 Doug Jones KO 6 31/08/1960 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Bobo knocked out at 1:30 of the sixth round. Win 39-8-4 Mike Holt PTS 10 06/06/1960 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng Win 9-2-1 Al Sparks TKO 5 05/05/1960 Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver, British Columbia Win 32-6-1 Roque Maravilla TKO 7 07/04/1960 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon Referee stopped the bout after the seventh round. Win 20-8-2 George Kartalian TKO 5 25/08/1959 Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California Win 39-6-1 Herman "Rory" Calhoun UD 10 30/03/1959 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 95-93, 98-93, 96-93. Win 10-9-2 Tommy Villa TKO 5 16/12/1958 Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the fifth round. Win 49-12-4 Paddy Young TKO 6 25/11/1958 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California Win 17-5 Don Grant TKO 7 28/10/1958 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the seventh round. Loss 25-1-1 Pat McMurtry KO 2 17/08/1957 Meadows Race Track, Portland, Oregon Bobo knocked out at 2:34 of the second round. Win 82-25-4 Joey Maxim SD 10 18/06/1957 Auditorium, Portland, Oregon 54-56, 57.5-52.5, 56-54. Loss 137-4-2 Sugar Ray Robinson KO 4 18/05/1956 Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California World Middleweight Title. Bobo knocked out at 2:51 of the fourth round. Loss 136-4-2 Sugar Ray Robinson KO 2 09/12/1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois World Middleweight Title. Bobo knocked out at 2:51 of the second round. Win 41-3-1 Joey Giambra UD 10 26/08/1955 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 58-52, 56.5-53.5, 57.5-52.5. Win 67-19-7 Jimmy Martinez UD 10 13/08/1955 Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Oregon 62-48, 61-49, 66-44. Loss 147-19-8 Archie Moore KO 3 22/06/1955 Polo Grounds, New York City World Light Heavyweight Title. Bobo knocked out at 1:00 of the third round. Win 81-21-4 Joey Maxim UD 10 13/04/1955 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 59.5-50.5, 60-50, 62-48. Win 27-10-8 Willie Vaughn UD 10 12/03/1955 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California 60-50, 59.5-50.5, 59-51. Win 33-12-3 Ralph Tiger Jones UD 10 16/02/1955 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 100-86, 100-78, 99-87. Win 65-16-5 Pierre Langlois TKO 11 15/12/1954 Cow Palace, Daly City, California World Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the 11th round. Win 55-17-3 Garth Panter TKO 8 03/11/1954 Auditorium, Richmond, California Joe Louis refereed the bout. Referee stopped the bout at 0:41 of the eighth round. Win 58-7-4 Rocky Castellani UD 15 20/08/1954 Cow Palace, Daly City, California World Middleweight Title. 89-76, 87.5-77.5, 85-80. Win 12-7 Pedro Gonzales KO 4 07/07/1954 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California Max Baer refereed the bout. Win 36-15-5 Jesse Turner TKO 8 15/06/1954 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the eighth round. Win 98-13-4 Kid Gavilan MD 15 02/04/1954 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois World Middleweight Title. 147-141, 147-139, 144-144. Win 36-10-3 Joe Rindone KO 5 23/01/1954 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California Rindone knocked out at 2:04 of the fifth round. Win 49-3-1 Randy Turpin UD 15 21/10/1953 Madison Square Garden, New York City World Middleweight Title. 9-4, 11-4, 8-7. Win 44-8-3 Paddy Young UD 15 19/06/1953 Madison Square Garden, New York City American Middleweight Title. 9-4, 12-3, 11-3. Win 46-9-3 Garth Panter UD 10 16/03/1953 Butte, Montana 58-42, 52-48, 53-47. Win 24-13-1 Norman Hayes UD 10 07/02/1953 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 99-93, 99-93, 97-95. Win 24-12-1 Norman Hayes UD 10 18/12/1952 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California 60-50, 59.5-50.5, 57-53. Win 74-4 Lee Sala KO 2 20/11/1952 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California Sala knocked out at 2:12 of the second round. Win 45-11-5 Gene Hairston TKO 6 27/08/1952 Madison Square Garden, New York City Win 52-6-4 Robert Villemain SD 10 12/07/1952 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 57-53, 56-54, 54-56. Win 29-9 Jimmy Beau UD 10 06/06/1952 Madison Square Garden, New York City 8-2, 7-2, 9-0. Win 39-6 Walter Cartier TKO 5 19/05/1952 Boxing From Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York Referee stopped the bout at 1:01 of the fifth round. Win 6-12-5 Woody Harper TKO 7 06/05/1952 Auditorium, Richmond, California Loss 129-2-2 Sugar Ray Robinson UD 15 13/03/1952 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California World Middleweight Title. 78.5-86.5, 79.5-85.5, 80.5-84.5. Win 13-4 Tommy Harrison UD 10 15/02/1952 Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California 59.5-50.5, 60.5-49.5, 59.5-50.5. Win 5-11-5 Woody Harper UD 10 12/02/1952 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California Loss 91-9-1 Dave Sands UD 10 03/10/1951 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 45-55, 45-55, 42-58. Win 23-13-7 Bobby Jones MD 10 27/08/1951 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California Win 30-25-8 Charley Cato TKO 3 27/07/1951 Auditorium, Richmond, California Win 43-20-1 Chuck Hunter UD 10 09/07/1951 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Win 70-23-4 Lloyd Marshall KO 5 07/05/1951 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Marshall knocked out at 1:03 of the fifth round. Win 33-6-3 Art Soto PTS 10 20/03/1951 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Loss 113-1-2 Sugar Ray Robinson KO 12 26/10/1950 Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Middleweight Title. Bobo knocked out at 1:19 of the 12th round. Win 25-14-4 Henry Brimm UD 10 05/09/1950 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 33-15-5 Otis Graham PTS 10 22/05/1950 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 39-15-5 Roy Miller RTD 5 25/04/1950 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Miller retired due to a broken jaw. Loss 80-9-1 Dave Sands PTS 12 20/03/1950 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales Win 50-19-9 Don Lee PTS 10 22/02/1950 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 47-19-9 Earl "of Richmond" Turner PTS 10 13/12/1949 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 23-3-1 Johnny Duke UD 10 22/11/1949 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 23-23-5 Art Hardy KO 3 23/08/1949 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 22-14-7 Milo Savage UD 10 26/07/1949 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 76-5 Tommy Yarosz PTS 10 03/06/1949 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 30-10 Anton Raadik TKO 7 15/03/1949 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 15-9-2 Paul Perkins TKO 2 11/01/1949 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 3-3-1 Johnny Boski KO 1 14/12/1948 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 41-11-4 Kenny Watkins UD 10 26/10/1948 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 4-2-1 Boy Brooks TKO 3 12/10/1948 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 24-15-5 Charley Cato PTS 8 20/07/1948 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 31-39-8 Bobby Castro PTS 10 11/05/1948 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 24-17-2 Flashy Sebastian KO 7 07/04/1948 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila Win 3-1 Boy Brooks PTS 12 17/01/1948 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila Hawaii Middleweight Title. Win 25-12-3 Nai Som Pong KO 3 17/12/1947 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila Loss 2-1 Boy Brooks PTS 10 22/11/1947 Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Middleweight Title. Win 38-13-13 Georgie Duke PTS 10 19/08/1947 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Middleweight Title. Loss 37-13-13 Georgie Duke PTS 10 04/07/1947 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Middleweight Title. Win 40-18-7 Paulie Lewis PTS 10 20/06/1947 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 40-52-16 Leroy Wade TKO 4 02/05/1947 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 10-5 Candy McDaniels PTS 10 21/03/1947 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 16-7-2 Gil Mojica PTS 10 28/01/1947 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 6-16-1 Wayne Powell TKO 4 02/12/1946 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 6-15-1 Wayne Powell TKO 4 07/10/1946 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 28-9-15 Jackie Ryan TKO 6 09/09/1946 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 2-1 Johnny Boski KO 3 19/08/1946 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 2-0 Johnny Boski KO 4 26/07/1946 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 7-5-1 Ernie Horne TKO 2 18/07/1946 Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win 0-2-1 Delaware Bradby KO 3 25/02/1946 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Win 5-2-3 Chuck Ross PTS 6 04/02/1946 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California Win 13-26-12 Pedro Jimenez KO 4 28/01/1946 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California Win 6-6-1 Vepe Watson TKO 1 14/01/1946 Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California Win 1-8 Obie Wooten TKO 1 07/01/1946 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Win 1-0-1 LaVelle Perkins TKO 2 21/12/1945 Sacramento, California Win 1-2-1 Bobby Jones KO 2 10/12/1945 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Win 17-15-1 Art "Honey" Robinson TKO 4 23/11/1945 San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Win 3-5 Young Pancho PTS 4 10/09/1944 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win -- Ben Ramos TKO 4 27/08/1944 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii Win -- Bob Correa KO 2 19/08/1944 Honolulu Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii

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