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Art Swiden vs Buddy Turman — record, stats and common opponents compared

Art Swiden

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Buddy Turman

Art Swiden (1-2 across 3 tracked bouts) and Buddy Turman (46-15-1) 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.

Swiden

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Turman

46

Wins32 KO · 70%

15

Losses

1

Draw62 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

Swiden leads 1–0

Art Swiden and Buddy Turman have met 1 time; Swiden leads 1–0.

Art Swiden and Buddy Turman have met 1 time; Swiden leads 1–0.
Met1957Apr 18Series
Art SwidenFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Buddy TurmanFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Swiden 1 · Turman 5 of 6 measurable rows
SwidenTurman
Record†
1-246-15-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
75% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 32
0
32 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—69.57%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
71% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 4.7
0.3
4.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
3
62

† 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

Heightnot held
Art Swiden: No height on file
Buddy Turman: 6′0″
Reachnot held
Art Swiden: No reach on file
Buddy Turman: 72″
Agenot held
Art Swiden: No date of birth
Buddy Turman: Died aged 73
Stance
Art Swiden: Not recorded
Buddy Turman: Orthodox

Art Swiden left, Buddy Turman right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Art Swiden1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Art Swiden: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

Buddy Turman45 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

Buddy Turman: 45 tracked wins — 32 by KO/TKO (71%) and 13 on the cards (29%). Counted from 62 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

32 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 29%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Art Swiden 3, Buddy Turman 62 — 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

Art Swiden last boxed on May 19, 1958 — 24,996 days ago. Swiden had won one in a row before losing a decision to Zora Folley.LWL

Satterfield May 1948Turman Apr 1957Folley May 19580.3 tracked bouts per year

Buddy Turman has won three straight since losing a decision to Dante Cané. Turman last boxed on Dec 15, 1967.WLWWW

Norling May 1965Cané Mar 1966Bailey Apr 1966Ackers Dec 1966Nehring Dec 19674.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Art Swiden and Buddy Turman ever fought each other?
Yes. Art Swiden and Buddy Turman met once on April 18, 1957, and Art Swiden won by PTS.
The meeting

WApr 18, 1957 · Swiden · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Swiden or Turman?
Art Swiden is 1-2 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Buddy Turman is 46-15-1. Buddy Turman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Swiden1–233.3%

Turman46–15–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Swiden or Turman?
Art Swiden has 0 knockout wins and Buddy Turman has 32. Buddy Turman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Swiden0

Turman3269.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Swiden and Turman have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Art Swiden and Buddy Turman have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Swiden and Turman?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Art Swiden and 62 bouts tracked for Buddy Turman. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Swiden3bouts

Turman62bouts

How They Win ↓

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