Carl "Bobo" Olson (July 11, 1928 – January 16, 2002) was an American boxer. He was the World Middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955,[1] the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s. His nickname was based on his younger sister's mispronunciation of "brother".[2]
Bobo Olson | |
|---|---|
 Olson in 1954 | |
| Born | Carl Olson July 11, 1928 |
| Died | January 16, 2002 (aged 73) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Nationality | American (after 1959) Hawaiian (before 1959) |
| Other names | The Hawaiian Swede The Kalihi Kid |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 115 |
| Wins | 97 |
| Wins by KO | 47 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 2 |
Early years
editOlson was born in Honolulu, Territory of 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, and it was during this period that he picked up his two trademark tattoos.[3][2]
Using a fake identity card Olson obtained a boxing license at the age of 16. His earliest fights were in his native Kalihi, Hawaii. He had won his first three contests, two by knockout, before his true age was discovered. During 1945, Olson ran off to San Francisco 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.[3][2][4][5]
Professional career
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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.[3][2]
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.[3]
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 ten rounds the fight was neck-and-neck, and only a dominant finish by Robinson over the last five rounds won him the decision. The Los Angeles Times wrote that Robinson won the first six rounds easily, slowly stacking up points, but that Olson reduced the points margin in the seventh through tenth. Robinson won the fifteenth convincingly with hard rights and lefts.[6] This would be the only time that Olson lasted the duration against Robinson.[3]
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.[3]
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 round, 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.[3][5]
Olson won all seven of his fights in 1954 including defenses of his title against such big names as Kid Gavilan, Rocky Castellani, and Pierre Langlois.[3]
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, Moore 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.[3][2]
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. It was Olson's fourth and final defense of his title, but ended as a stunning comeback for Robinson. Olson, who entered the fight as a 3–1 favorite, was knocked out in the second round. The rematch, fought five months later at Wrigley Field, on May 18, 1956, ended similarly with Olson going down in the fourth. Robinson ended the bout with a hard left hook to the body and a right to the jaw. Olson had made the mistake of dropping his right hand after Robinson's hard left, dropping his only defense in an instant.[7] After this second defeat Olson announced his retirement.[3][8]
Late career
editAfter 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.[3]
Life after boxing
editOlson 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 Elevator Operating Engineers Local Union in San Francisco. In 1987 he was a Union Elevator Operator in Lancaster, California, working on new construction at the Antelope Valley Medical Center.[9]
In the 1990s he lived in Northern California for a time. In his later years Olson suffered from Alzheimer's disease. To add quality of life to his later years he and much of his close family returned to Honolulu. He died on January 16, 2002, in Honolulu at Queens Medical Center at the age of 73.
He was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1958, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000.[2][3][10]
Professional boxing record
edit| 115 fights | 97 wins | 16 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 47 | 7 |
| By decision | 50 | 9 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Loss | 97–16–2 | Don Fullmer | MD | 10 | Nov 28, 1966 | Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, US | |
| 114 | Win | 97–15–2 | Piero Del Papa | SD | 10 | Jul 11, 1966 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 113 | Win | 96–15–2 | Fred Roots | TKO | 3 (10), 2:35 | Sep 23, 1965 | Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, US | |
| 112 | Win | 95–15–2 | Andy Kendall | UD | 10 | Jun 24, 1965 | Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada, US | |
| 111 | Loss | 94–15–2 | José Torres | KO | 1 (10), 2:51 | Nov 27, 1964 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 110 | Win | 94–14–2 | Wayne Thornton | UD | 10 | Aug 28, 1964 | Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 109 | Loss | 93–14–2 | Johnny Persol | MD | 10 | Jun 19, 1964 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 108 | Win | 93–13–2 | Wayne Thornton | MD | 10 | Mar 27, 1964 | Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 107 | Draw | 92–13–2 | Hank Casey | SD | 10 | Dec 9, 1963 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
| 106 | Win | 92–13–1 | Jose Menno | UD | 10 | Oct 21, 1963 | Kezar Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 105 | Win | 91–13–1 | Jesse Bowdry | UD | 10 | May 14, 1963 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 104 | Win | 90–13–1 | Sonny Ray | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | Apr 30, 1963 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 103 | Win | 89–13–1 | Tiger Al Williams | TKO | 5 (10) | Jan 25, 1963 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, Oregon, US | |
| 102 | Draw | 88–13–1 | Giulio Rinaldi | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1962 | PalaEur, Roma, Italy | |
| 101 | Win | 88–13 | Lennart Risberg | KO | 6 (10), 1:44 | Jun 3, 1962 | Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 100 | Loss | 87–13 | Pete Rademacher | UD | 10 | Apr 3, 1962 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 99 | Win | 87–12 | Artie Dixon | UD | 10 | Jan 19, 1962 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 98 | Win | 86–12 | Tiger Al Williams | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1962 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 97 | Win | 85–12 | Roy Smith | TKO | 8 (10), 2:44 | Nov 14, 1961 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, US | |
| 96 | Win | 84–12 | Sixto Rodriguez | UD | 10 | Oct 23, 1961 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 95 | Loss | 83–12 | Sixto Rodriguez | UD | 10 | Sep 11, 1961 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 94 | Win | 83–11 | Roque Maravilla | UD | 10 | Aug 14, 1961 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
| 93 | Win | 82–11 | Floyd Buchanan | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 16, 1961 | Memorial Arena, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 92 | Win | 81–11 | Bobby Daniels | UD | 10 | Jan 19, 1961 | Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, US | |
| 91 | Loss | 80–11 | Doug Jones | KO | 6 (10), 1:30 | Aug 31, 1960 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 90 | Win | 80–10 | Mike Holt | PTS | 10 | Jun 6, 1960 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 89 | Win | 79–10 | Al Sparks | TKO | 5 (10) | May 5, 1960 | Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 88 | Win | 78–10 | Roque Maravilla | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | Apr 7, 1960 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 87 | Win | 77–10 | George Kartalian | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 25, 1959 | Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, US | |
| 86 | Win | 76–10 | Rory Calhoun | UD | 10 | Mar 30, 1959 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US | |
| 85 | Win | 75–10 | Tommy Villa | TKO | 5 (10), 1:28 | Dec 16, 1958 | Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, US | |
| 84 | Win | 74–10 | Paddy Young | TKO | 6 (10) | Nov 25, 1958 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
| 83 | Win | 73–10 | Don Grant | TKO | 7 (10), 2:32 | Oct 28, 1958 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
| 82 | Loss | 72–10 | Pat McMurtry | KO | 2 (10), 2:34 | Aug 17, 1957 | Meadows Race Track, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 81 | Win | 72–9 | Joey Maxim | SD | 10 | Jun 18, 1957 | Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 80 | Loss | 71–9 | Sugar Ray Robinson | KO | 4 (15), 2:51 | May 18, 1956 | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, US | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 79 | Loss | 71–8 | Sugar Ray Robinson | KO | 2 (15), 2:51 | Dec 9, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 78 | Win | 71–7 | Joey Giambra | UD | 10 | Aug 26, 1955 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US | |
| 77 | Win | 70–7 | Jimmy Martinez | UD | 10 | Aug 13, 1955 | Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Oregon, US | |
| 76 | Loss | 69–7 | Archie Moore | KO | 3 (15), 1:19 | Jun 22, 1955 | Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, US | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light heavyweight titles |
| 75 | Win | 69–6 | Joey Maxim | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 1955 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US | |
| 74 | Win | 68–6 | Willie Vaughn | UD | 10 | Mar 12, 1955 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US | |
| 73 | Win | 67–6 | Ralph Jones | UD | 10 | Feb 16, 1955 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 72 | Win | 66–6 | Pierre Langlois | TKO | 11 (15), 0:58 | Dec 15, 1954 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 71 | Win | 65–6 | Garth Panter | TKO | 8 (10), 0:41 | Nov 3, 1954 | Auditorium, Richmond, California, US | |
| 70 | Win | 64–6 | Rocky Castellani | UD | 15 | Aug 20, 1954 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 69 | Win | 63–6 | Pedro Gonzales | KO | 4 (10), 2:57 | Jul 7, 1954 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
| 68 | Win | 62–6 | Jesse Turner | TKO | 8 (10), 1:09 | Jun 15, 1954 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 67 | Win | 61–6 | Kid Gavilan | MD | 15 | Apr 2, 1954 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 66 | Win | 60–6 | Joe Rindone | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 23, 1954 | Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 65 | Win | 59–6 | Randy Turpin | UD | 15 | Oct 21, 1953 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Won vacant NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 64 | Win | 58–6 | Paddy Young | UD | 15 | Jun 19, 1953 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Won American Middleweight Title |
| 63 | Win | 57–6 | Garth Panter | UD | 10 | Mar 16, 1953 | Butte, Montana, US | |
| 62 | Win | 56–6 | Norman Hayes | UD | 10 | Feb 7, 1953 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
| 61 | Win | 55–6 | Norman Hayes | UD | 10 | Dec 18, 1952 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 60 | Win | 54–6 | Lee Sala | KO | 2 (10), 2:12 | Nov 20, 1952 | Winterland Arena, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 59 | Win | 53–6 | Gene Hairston | TKO | 6 (10), 3:00 | Aug 27, 1952 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 58 | Win | 52–6 | Robert Villemain | SD | 10 | Jul 12, 1952 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California, US | |
| 57 | Win | 51–6 | Jimmy Beau | UD | 10 | Jun 6, 1952 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 56 | Win | 50–6 | Walter Cartier | TKO | 5 (10), 1:01 | May 19, 1952 | Eastern Parkway Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| 55 | Win | 49–6 | Woody Harper | TKO | 7 (10) | May 6, 1952 | Auditorium, Richmond, California, US | |
| 54 | Loss | 48–6 | Sugar Ray Robinson | UD | 15 | Mar 13, 1952 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | For NYAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 53 | Win | 48–5 | Tommy Harrison | UD | 10 | Feb 15, 1952 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, US | |
| 52 | Win | 47–5 | Woody Harper | UD | 10 | Feb 12, 1952 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, US | |
| 51 | Loss | 46–5 | Dave Sands | UD | 10 | Oct 3, 1951 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
| 50 | Win | 46–4 | Bobby Jones | MD | 10 | Aug 27, 1951 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 49 | Win | 45–4 | Charley Cato | TKO | 3 (10) | Jul 27, 1951 | Auditorium, Richmond, California, US | |
| 48 | Win | 44–4 | Chuck Hunter | UD | 10 | Jul 9, 1951 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 47 | Win | 43–4 | Lloyd Marshall | KO | 5 (10), 1:03 | May 8, 1951 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 46 | Win | 42–4 | Art Soto | UD | 10 | Mar 20, 1951 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 45 | Loss | 41–4 | Sugar Ray Robinson | KO | 12 (15), 1:19 | Oct 26, 1950 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | For Pennsylvania State middleweight title |
| 44 | Win | 41–3 | Henry Brimm | UD | 10 | Sep 5, 1950 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 43 | Win | 40–3 | Otis Graham | UD | 10 | May 22, 1950 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 42 | Win | 39–3 | Roy Miller | RTD | 5 (10) | Apr 25, 1950 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 41 | Loss | 38–3 | Dave Sands | PTS | 12 | Mar 20, 1950 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |
| 40 | Win | 38–2 | Don Lee | UD | 10 | Feb 22, 1950 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 39 | Win | 37–2 | Earl Turner | UD | 10 | Dec 13, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 38 | Win | 36–2 | Johnny Duke | UD | 10 | Nov 22, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Art Hardy | KO | 3 (10), 1:31 | Aug 23, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Milo Savage | UD | 10 | Jul 26, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Tommy Yarosz | UD | 10 | Jun 3, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Anton Raadik | TKO | 6 (10), 3:00 | Mar 15, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Paul Perkins | TKO | 2 (10), 1:06 | Jan 11, 1949 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Johnny Boski | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 14, 1948 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Kenny Watkins | UD | 10 | Oct 26, 1948 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Boy Brooks | TKO | 3 (10) | Oct 12, 1948 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Charley Cato | UD | 8 | Jul 20, 1948 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Bobby Castro | MD | 10 | May 11, 1948 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Flashy Sebastian | KO | 7 (10) | Apr 7, 1948 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Boy Brooks | PTS | 12 | Jan 18, 1948 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | Won USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Nai Som Pong | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 17, 1947 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 | Boy Brooks | PTS | 10 | Nov 22, 1947 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Lost USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | George Duke | UD | 10 | Aug 19, 1947 | Honolulu Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Won USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | George Duke | UD | 10 | Jul 4, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Lost USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Paule Lewis | UD | 10 | Jun 20, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Leroy Wade | TKO | 4 (10), 3:00 | May 2, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Candy McDaniels | UD | 10 | Mar 21, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Retained USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Gil Mojica | PTS | 10 | Jan 28, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Wayne Powell | TKO | 4 (10), 2:30 | Dec 2, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Wayne Powell | TKO | 4 (10), 2:20 | Oct 7, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | Won vacant USA Hawaii middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jackie Ryan | TKO | 5 (8), 3:00 | Sep 9, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Johnny Boskie | KO | 3 (5) | Aug 19, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Johnny Boskie | KO | 4 (6) | Jul 26, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ernie Horne | TKO | 2 (5), 1:25 | Jul 19, 1946 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Delaware Bradby | TKO | 3 (6) | Feb 25, 1946 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Chuck Ross | PTS | 6 | Feb 4, 1946 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Pedro Jimenez | KO | 4 (6) | Jan 28, 1946 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Vepe Watson | KO | 1 (4) | Jan 14, 1946 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Obie Wooten | TKO | 1 (4) | Jan 7, 1946 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | LaVelle Perkins | PTS | 4 | Dec 21, 1945 | Sacramento, California, US | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bobby Jones | TKO | 2 (4) | Dec 10, 1945 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Art Robinson | TKO | 4 (4) | Nov 23, 1945 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Young Pancho | PTS | 4 | Sep 10, 1944 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ben Ramos | TKO | 4 (4), 2:35 | Aug 27, 1944 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bob Correa | KO | 2 (4) | Aug 19, 1944 | Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Lineal Middleweight Champions". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- ^ a b c d e f Exshaw, John (January 21, 2002). "Obituary – Carl Olson". The Independent. London: 6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Bobo Olson". BoxRec. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ He boxed at 16 in "Boxer Carl 'BoBo' Olson Dies at 73", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii, pg. 1, January 17, 2002
- ^ a b Lewis, Ferd, "Hall of Fame Boxer, Carl 'BoBo' Olson Dies", The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii, pg. 21, January 17, 2002
- ^ March 13 bout in Newland, Russ, "Robinson Retains Title By Decision", The Los Angeles Times, pg. 57, March 14, 1952
- ^ Loss on May 18 in Dyer, Braven, "Kayo Simple As One Two", The Los Angeles Times, pg. 45, May 19, 1956
- ^ Loss on December 9 in "Robinson Kayos Olson in Second Round", Oakland Tribune, Oakland California, pg. 13, December 10, 1955
- ^ Teamster's Union in "Hall of Fame Boxer, Carl 'BoBo' Olson Dies", The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii, pg. 21, January 17, 2002
- ^ World Boxing Hall of Fame in "Boxer Carl 'BoBo' Olson Dies at 73", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii, p. 1, January 17, 2002