Have Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith ever fought each other?

Yes. Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith met once on June 16, 1973, and Arnold Taylor won by PTS.

Who has the better record, Taylor or Waith?

Arnold Taylor is 40-8-1 and Billy Waith is 47-42-5. Arnold Taylor has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Taylor or Waith?

Arnold Taylor has 17 knockout wins and Billy Waith has 12. Arnold Taylor has more.

Do Taylor and Waith have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith have faced.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Waith?

This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Arnold Taylor and 7 bouts tracked for Billy Waith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Arnold Taylor vs Billy Waith — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇿🇦BANTAMWEIGHT

Arnold Taylor (40-8-1) and Billy Waith (47-42-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Taylor

Wins17 KO · 43%

Losses

Draw49 tracked bouts

Waith

Wins12 KO · 26%

Losses

Draws7 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Taylor leads 1–0

Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met	1973Jun 16	Series
Arnold TaylorFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Billy WaithFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	PTSTaylor vs Waith	1Meeting

Taylor vs Waith · Jun 16, 1973

The Numbers

Taylor 6 · Waith 1 of 7 measurable rows

TaylorEdge = longer wingWaith

Record: 40-8-1 (edge)47-42-5
Win %0–100%: 82.7% (edge)
52.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
12
KO rate0–100%: 42.5% (edge)
25.53%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†not comparable: 43%—
Times stopped^†max 3: 3
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 5.1: 5.1 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49: 49
7

† 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: Arnold Taylor: 69″; Billy Waith: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Arnold Taylor: Died aged 36; Billy Waith: Died aged 71
Stance: Arnold Taylor: Orthodox; Billy Waith: Orthodox

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

Bantamweight against Welterweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Arnold Taylor40 wins · from 49 tracked bouts

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

Billy Waith0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Waith yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arnold Taylor 49, Billy Waith 7 — 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

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

Billy Waith has lost seven straight. Waith last boxed on Apr 5, 1983.LLLLL

Watt Mar 1975Green Mar 1976Hansen Apr 1976Hansen Feb 1979Pyatt Apr 19830.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith ever fought each other?: Yes. Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith met once on June 16, 1973, and Arnold Taylor won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Taylor or Waith?: Arnold Taylor is 40-8-1 and Billy Waith is 47-42-5. Arnold Taylor has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Taylor or Waith?: Arnold Taylor has 17 knockout wins and Billy Waith has 12. Arnold Taylor has more.
Do Taylor and Waith have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Arnold Taylor and Billy Waith have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Waith?: This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Arnold Taylor and 7 bouts tracked for Billy Waith. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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