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Arnold Taylor vs Chris Nel — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Arnold Taylor

Chris Nel

Arnold Taylor (40-8-1) and Chris Nel (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Taylor

40

Wins17 KO · 43%

8

Losses

1

Draw49 tracked bouts

Nel

Tracked record

0–3

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Taylor leads 3–0

Arnold Taylor and Chris Nel have met 3 times; Taylor leads 3–0.

Arnold Taylor and Chris Nel have met 3 times; Taylor leads 3–0.
Met1970Sep 211970Dec 291971Nov 27Series
Arnold TaylorFighter AWWonWWonWWon3–0W–L
Chris NelFighter BLLostLLostLLost0–3W–L
ResultRTDR7TKORTDR73Meetings

The Numbers

Taylor 5 · Nel 0 of 5 measurable rows
TaylorNel
Record†
40-8-1 (edge)0-3
Win %0–100%
82.7% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
42.5%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
43%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 5.1
5.1 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 49
49
3

† 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
Arnold Taylor: 69″
Chris Nel: No reach on file
Agenot held
Arnold Taylor: Died aged 36
Chris Nel: No date of birth
Stance
Arnold Taylor: Orthodox
Chris Nel: Not recorded

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Chris Nel0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Chris Nel: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Nel yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Arnold Taylor 49, Chris Nel 3 — 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

Chris Nel last boxed on Nov 27, 1971 — 20,049 days ago. Nel had lost three straight.LLL

Taylor Sep 1970Taylor Dec 1970Taylor Nov 19712.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Arnold Taylor and Chris Nel ever fought each other?
Yes. Arnold Taylor and Chris Nel have met 3 times and Arnold Taylor leads the series 3-0.
The 3 meetings

WNov 27, 1971 · Taylor · RTD R7

WDec 29, 1970 · Taylor · TKO

WSep 21, 1970 · Taylor · RTD R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or Nel?
Arnold Taylor is 40-8-1 and Chris Nel is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Arnold Taylor has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Taylor40–8–182.7%

Nel0–30%

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

Taylor1742.5%

Nel0

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and Nel have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Arnold Taylor and Chris Nel have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Nel?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Arnold Taylor and 3 bouts tracked for Chris Nel. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor49bouts

Nel3bouts

How They Win ↓

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