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Andries Steyn vs Arnold Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared

Andries Steyn

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Arnold Taylor

Andries Steyn (3-3 across 6 tracked bouts) and Arnold Taylor (40-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Steyn

Tracked record

3–3

counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Taylor

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

8

Losses

1

Draw49 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Series level 1–1

Andries Steyn and Arnold Taylor have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.

Andries Steyn and Arnold Taylor have met 2 times; Series level 1–1.
Met1968Feb 191969Jul 4Series
Andries SteynFighter ALLostWWon1–1W–L
Arnold TaylorFighter BWWonLLost1–1W–L
ResultPTSRTDR82Meetings

The Numbers

Steyn 1 · Taylor 6 of 7 measurable rows
SteynTaylor
Record†
3-340-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
82.7% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
0
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—42.5%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
33%
43% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
2 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.1
1
5.1 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
6
49

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Reachnot held
Andries Steyn: No reach on file
Arnold Taylor: 69″
Agenot held
Andries Steyn: No date of birth
Arnold Taylor: Died aged 36
Stance
Andries Steyn: Not recorded
Arnold Taylor: Orthodox

Andries Steyn left, Arnold Taylor right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Andries Steyn3 wins · from 6 tracked bouts

Andries Steyn: 3 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (33%) and 2 on the cards (67%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 33%2 on the cards 67%

Arnold Taylor40 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

Arnold Taylor: 40 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (43%), 21 on the cards (53%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 49 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

17 by KO/TKO 43%21 on the cards 53%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Andries Steyn 6, Arnold Taylor 49 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Andries Steyn last boxed on Feb 16, 1974 — 19,238 days ago. Steyn had won two in a row before losing by stoppage to Jim Watt.WLWWL

Taylor Jul 1969Buchanan Apr 1972Shibata Oct 1972Arredondo May 1973Watt Feb 19741 tracked bouts per year

Arnold Taylor has lost two straight, after three straight wins. Taylor last boxed on Nov 24, 1976.WWWLL

Abend May 1975Anaya Jun 1975Needham May 1976Paulsen Oct 1976Sollas Nov 19765.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Andries Steyn and Arnold Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. Andries Steyn and Arnold Taylor have met 2 times and the series is level at 1-1.
The 2 meetings

WJul 4, 1969 · Steyn · RTD R8

LFeb 19, 1968 · Taylor · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Steyn or Taylor?
Andries Steyn is 3-3 across the 6 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Arnold Taylor is 40-8-1. Arnold Taylor has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Steyn3–350%

Taylor40–8–182.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Steyn or Taylor?
Andries Steyn has 0 knockout wins and Arnold Taylor has 17. Arnold Taylor has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Steyn0

Taylor1742.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Steyn and Taylor have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Andries Steyn and Arnold Taylor have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Steyn and Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Andries Steyn and 49 bouts tracked for Arnold Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Steyn6bouts

Taylor49bouts

How They Win ↓

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