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Barry McGuigan (32-3) and Bernard Taylor (45-4-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Barry McGuigan vs Bernard Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared

Head to Head

Barry McGuigan leads 1–0

The Numbers

32-3 (edge)
Record
45-4-2
91.4% (edge)
Win %
90.2%
28 (edge)
Wins by knockout
22
87.5% (edge)
KO rate
48.89%
88%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

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

1 (edge)
Times stopped
2

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

2 (edge)
Title reigns
0
4.3 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.3

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

35
Bouts tracked
3

Tale of the Tape

5′6″ (168 cm)
Height
5′6″ (168 cm)
70″ (178 cm) (edge)
Reach
69″ (175 cm)
65
Age
69
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Division
Ireland
Nationality
United States

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Barry McGuigan · 32 wins

KO/TKO
28
Decision
4
Other
0

Bernard Taylor · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (35 and 3 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

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

Current Form

Barry McGuigan

LWWWL

L1 streak · last fought May 31, 1989

Bernard Taylor

LLD

L2 streak · last fought Oct 9, 1993

Common Questions

Have Barry McGuigan and Bernard Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. Barry McGuigan and Bernard Taylor met once on September 28, 1985, and Barry McGuigan won by RTD in round 8.
Who has the better record, Barry McGuigan or Bernard Taylor?
Barry McGuigan is 32-3 and Bernard Taylor is 45-4-2. Barry McGuigan has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Barry McGuigan or Bernard Taylor?
Barry McGuigan has 28 knockout wins and Bernard Taylor has 22. Barry McGuigan has more.
Do Barry McGuigan and Bernard Taylor have any common opponents?
Barry McGuigan and Bernard Taylor share 1 common opponent: Eusebio Pedroza. Barry McGuigan fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Barry McGuigan and Bernard Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 35 bouts tracked for Barry McGuigan and 3 bouts tracked for Bernard Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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