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Arnold Taylor (40-8-1) and John O'Brien (30-17) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Arnold Taylor vs John O'Brien — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇿🇦BANTAMWEIGHT

Arnold Taylor

40–8–1

49 tracked bouts

FEATHER/SUPER FEATHER/LIGHT/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT

John O'Brien

30–17

3 tracked bouts

Head to Head

John O'Brien leads 1–0

The Numbers

40-8-1 (edge)
Record
30-17
82.7% (edge)
Win %
63.8%
17 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
42.5% (edge)
KO rate
0%
43% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
0%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3
Times stopped
1 (edge)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
5.1 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.5

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

49
Bouts tracked
3

Tale of the Tape

69″ (175 cm)
Reach
81
Age
89
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Bantamweight
Division
Feather/super Feather/light/light Welterweight
South African
Nationality
Scottish

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Arnold Taylor · 40 wins

KO/TKO
17
Decision
21
Other
2

John O'Brien · 1 wins

KO/TKO
0
Decision
1
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (49 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared
  • Arnold Taylor

    LPTS · Apr 1970

    Johnny Famechon

    John O'Brien

    LTKO R11 · Nov 1967

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Arnold Taylor

LLWWW

L2 streak · last fought Nov 24, 1976

John O'Brien

WLL

W1 streak · last fought Aug 30, 1969

Common Questions

Have Arnold Taylor and John O'Brien ever fought each other?
Yes. Arnold Taylor and John O'Brien met once on August 30, 1969, and John O'Brien won by PTS.
Who has the better record, Arnold Taylor or John O'Brien?
Arnold Taylor is 40-8-1 and John O'Brien is 30-17. Arnold Taylor has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Arnold Taylor or John O'Brien?
Arnold Taylor has 17 knockout wins and John O'Brien has 0. Arnold Taylor has more.
Do Arnold Taylor and John O'Brien have any common opponents?
Arnold Taylor and John O'Brien share 1 common opponent: Johnny Famechon. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Arnold Taylor and John O'Brien?
This comparison is drawn from 49 bouts tracked for Arnold Taylor and 3 bouts tracked for John O'Brien. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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