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Bob Fitzsimmons vs Tom Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Bob Fitzsimmons

Tom Taylor

Bob Fitzsimmons (69-12-14) and Tom Taylor (0-2-1 across 3 tracked bouts) 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.

Fitzsimmons

69

Wins57 KO · 83%

12

Losses

14

Draws96 tracked bouts

Taylor

Tracked record

0–2–1

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

Series level 0–0 with 1 draw

Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Taylor have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.

Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Taylor have met 1 time; Series level 0–0 with 1 draw.
Met1888Jan 26Series
Bob FitzsimmonsFighter ADDraw0–0–1W–L–D
Tom TaylorFighter BDDraw0–0–1W–L–D
ResultNWS1Meeting

The Numbers

Fitzsimmons 4 · Taylor 1 of 5 measurable rows
FitzsimmonsTaylor
Record†
69-12-14 (edge)0-2-1
Win %0–100%
80% (edge)
16.7%
Wins by knockoutmax 57
57 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
82.61%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
84%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
0 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
1.9
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 96
96
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

Heightnot held
Bob Fitzsimmons: 6′0″
Tom Taylor: No height on file
Reachnot held
Bob Fitzsimmons: 72″
Tom Taylor: No reach on file
Agenot held
Bob Fitzsimmons: Died aged 54
Tom Taylor: No date of birth
Stance
Bob Fitzsimmons: Orthodox
Tom Taylor: Not recorded

Bob Fitzsimmons left, Tom Taylor right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Bob Fitzsimmons69 wins · from 96 tracked bouts

Bob Fitzsimmons: 69 tracked wins — 58 by KO/TKO (84%), 3 on the cards (4%) and 8 by another method or unrecorded (12%). Counted from 96 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

58 by KO/TKO 84%3 on the cards 4%8 by another method or unrecorded 12%

Tom Taylor0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Tom Taylor: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Taylor yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Fitzsimmons 96, Tom Taylor 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

Bob Fitzsimmons has won two straight since losses to Jack Johnson and Bill Lang. Fitzsimmons last boxed on Feb 20, 1914.WLLWW

Haghey Jan 1906Johnson Jul 1907Lang Dec 1909Sweeney Jan 1914Bellew Feb 19143.3 tracked bouts per year

Tom Taylor last boxed on Feb 11, 1888 — 50,658 days ago. Taylor had lost the most recent, to Peter Jackson.LDL

Jackson Jul 1886Fitzsimmons Jan 1888Jackson Feb 18881.9 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Taylor met once on January 26, 1888, and the bout was a draw by NWS.
The meeting

DJan 26, 1888 · Draw · NWS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Fitzsimmons or Taylor?
Bob Fitzsimmons is 69-12-14 and Tom Taylor is 0-2-1 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bob Fitzsimmons has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Fitzsimmons69–12–1480%

Taylor0–2–116.7%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Fitzsimmons or Taylor?
Bob Fitzsimmons has 57 knockout wins and Tom Taylor has 0. Bob Fitzsimmons has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Fitzsimmons5782.6%

Taylor0

The Numbers ↓
Do Fitzsimmons and Taylor have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Taylor have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Fitzsimmons and Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 96 bouts tracked for Bob Fitzsimmons and 3 bouts tracked for Tom Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Fitzsimmons96bouts

Taylor3bouts

How They Win ↓

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