What is Gene Fullmer?
[[File:Gene Fullmer 1960.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Gene Fullmer in 1960]] '''Gene Fullmer''' (July 21, 1931 – April 27, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[middleweight]] [[Boxing|boxer]] and world champion. Fullmer began his professional career in 1951 and won his first 29 fights, 19 by knockout. His manager during many years of his career was his mentor, Marv Jensen, who encouraged many youth in [[West Jordan, Utah]], to enter boxing as amateurs. On April 27, 2015, Fullmer died at the age of 83 in his home in [[West Jordan, Utah]] surrounded by friends and family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627434/Former-world-middleweight-champion-Gene-Fullmer-dies-at-83.html?pg=all|title=Former world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer dies at 83|author=Donaldson, Amy|date=April 27, 2015|work=DeseretNews.com|accessdate=April 29, 2015|archive-date=May 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502105547/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627434/Former-world-middleweight-champion-Gene-Fullmer-dies-at-83.html?pg=all|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sports/2449583-155/former-middleweight-world-champion-boxer-gene|title=Former middleweight world champion boxer Gene Fullmer dead at 83|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fullmer, Gene}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American boxers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Utah]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}