Have Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba ever fought each other?

Yes. Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba have met 2 times and Fidel LaBarba leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Taylor or LaBarba?

Bud Taylor is 116-32-16 and Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7. Fidel LaBarba has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Taylor or LaBarba?

Bud Taylor has 37 knockout wins and Fidel LaBarba has 15. Bud Taylor has more.

Do Taylor and LaBarba have any common opponents?

Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba share 16 common opponents: Santiago Zorrilla, Christopher Battalino and Eddie Shea (and 13 others). Fidel LaBarba fared better against 8 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and LaBarba?

This comparison is drawn from 165 bouts tracked for Bud Taylor and 95 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bud Taylor vs Fidel LaBarba — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Fidel LaBarba

Bud Taylor (116-32-16) and Fidel LaBarba (72-15-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 16 common opponents.

Taylor

116

Wins37 KO · 32%

Losses

Draws165 tracked bouts

LaBarba

Wins15 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Head to Head

LaBarba leads 2–0

Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba have met 2 times; LaBarba leads 2–0.
Met	1930Apr 21	1930Nov 28	Series
Bud TaylorFighter A	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Fidel LaBarbaFighter B	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Result	PTSTaylor vs LaBarba	PTSTaylor vs LaBarba	2Meetings

The Numbers

Taylor 4 · LaBarba 4 of 8 measurable rows

TaylorEdge = longer wingLaBarba

Record: 116-32-1672-15-7 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 75.6%
80.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 37: 37 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%: 31.9% (edge)
20.83%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 32% (edge)
22%
Times stopped^†max 4: 4
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 1
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 14.8: 14.8 (edge)
11.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 165: 165
95

† 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: Bud Taylor: No height on file; Fidel LaBarba: 5′3″
Reachnot held: Bud Taylor: No reach on file; Fidel LaBarba: 66″
Agenot comparable: Bud Taylor: Died aged 58; Fidel LaBarba: Died aged 76
Stance: Bud Taylor: Orthodox; Fidel LaBarba: Orthodox

Bud Taylor left, Fidel LaBarba right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Bantamweight against Flyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bud Taylor116 wins · from 165 tracked bouts

37 by KO/TKO 32%32 on the cards 28%47 by another method or unrecorded 41%

Fidel LaBarba73 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 22%52 on the cards 71%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bud Taylor 165, Fidel LaBarba 95 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

16 shared

16 shared · Taylor better on 4 · LaBarba better on 8 · even on 416 shared · Bud Taylor better on 4 · Fidel LaBarba better on 8 · even on 4

TaylorBud Taylor

Opponent

LaBarbaFidel LaBarba

Bud Taylor
3–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1930Oct 1930
Win, UD
1929Nov 1929
Loss, PTS
1928Jul 1928
Win, PTS
1928Jun 1928
Win, PTS
1928Apr 1928
ZorrillaSantiago ZorrillaLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 3–0 to 3–1–1
Fidel LaBarba
3–0 against
Win, TKO 6
1931Nov 1931
Win, PTS
1931Aug 1931
Win, PTS
1930Mar 1930
Bud Taylor
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1930Aug 1930
Win, PTS
1930Mar 1930
BattalinoChristopher BattalinoUnited States 57–26–3 · FeatherweightTaylor betterBud Taylor better — 1–1 to 0–1
Fidel LaBarba
Loss, UD
1931May 1931
Bud Taylor
Win, PTS
1927Feb 1927
SheaEddie SheaTaylor betterBud Taylor better — 1–0 to 0–1
Fidel LaBarba
Loss, PTS
1930Dec 1930
Bud Taylor
0–2–1 against
Loss, PTS
1930Jul 1930
Loss, TKO 9
1929Dec 1929
Draw, PTS
1929Oct 1929
MastroEarl MastroLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 1–1–1 to 0–2–1
Fidel LaBarba
1–1–1 against
Draw, PTS
1930Aug 1930
Loss, PTS
1929Jun 1929
Win, PTS
1927Aug 1927
Bud Taylor
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1925Aug 1925
Win, NWS
1925Jul 1925
GrahamBushy GrahamUnited States 110–19–8 · BantamweightLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 2–0 to 1–1
Fidel LaBarba
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1930May 1930
Win, PTS
1927Sep 1927
Bud Taylor
Win, PTS
1928Mar 1928
FernandezIgnacio FernandezEvenEven — 1–0 both
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1930Jan 1930
Bud Taylor
1–1 against
Loss, PTS
1929Apr 1929
Win, TKO 2
1926Nov 1926
MontrealYoung MontrealLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 1–0 to 1–1
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1927Apr 1927
Bud Taylor
Win, NWS
1929Jan 1929
ShawBilly ShawEvenEven — 1–0 both
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1927Apr 1927
Bud Taylor
Win, PTS
1928Jul 1928
VaccaJohnny VaccaTaylor betterBud Taylor better — 1–0 to 1–2
Fidel LaBarba
1–2 against
Win, PTS
1927Aug 1927
Loss, PTS
1927Mar 1927
Loss, PTS
1927Feb 1927
Bud Taylor
2–0 against
Win, TKO 5
1927Apr 1927
Win, PTS
1926Jun 1926
NationalistaYoung NationalistaEvenEven — Bud Taylor 2–0, Fidel LaBarba 2–0–1
Fidel LaBarba
2–0–1 against
Win, PTS
1927Sep 1927
Draw, PTS
1926Oct 1926
Win, PTS
1925Feb 1925
Bud Taylor
1–2–2 against
Win, NWS
1927May 1927
Draw, NWS
1923Feb 1923
Draw, NWS
1923Jan 1923
Loss, NWS
1922Dec 1922
Loss, NWS
1922Jun 1922
MooreMemphis Pal MooreUnited States 170–56–38LaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 1–0 to 1–2–2
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1927Jul 1927
Bud Taylor
Win, PTS
1926Jun 1926
Lynch'California' Joe LynchEvenEven — 1–0 both
Fidel LaBarba
Win, DQ 4
1926Nov 1926
Bud Taylor
Win, PTS
1924Sep 1924
RiversGeorgie RiversLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 3–0 to 1–0
Fidel LaBarba
3–0 against
Win, PTS
1926Jul 1926
Win, PTS
1925Jul 1925
Win, PTS
1925Mar 1925
Bud Taylor
Win, NWS
1926Apr 1926
SencioClever SencioLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 2–0 to 1–0
Fidel LaBarba
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1926Mar 1926
Win, NWS
1926Jan 1926
Bud Taylor
2–1 against
Win, PTS
1926Jan 1926
Loss, DQ 2
1925Dec 1925
Win, PTS
1925Jun 1925
McLarninJimmy McLarninIreland 55–11–3 · FlyweightTaylor betterBud Taylor better — 2–1 to 0–2–1
Fidel LaBarba
0–2–1 against
Loss, PTS
1925Jan 1925
Draw, PTS
1924Nov 1924
Loss, PTS
1924Oct 1924
Bud Taylor
Loss, NWS
1923Apr 1923
GenaroFrankie GenaroUnited States 98–23–9 · FlyweightLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 1–0 to 0–1
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1925Aug 1925

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bud Taylor has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Taylor last boxed on Mar 16, 1931.LWWLL

LaBarba Nov 1930Lucas Jan 1931Hackett Jan 1931Bass Feb 1931Massey Mar 193114.8 tracked bouts per year

Fidel LaBarba has won once since three straight losses. LaBarba last boxed on Feb 13, 1933.WLLLW

Sanico Nov 1932Montalvo Dec 1932Paul Dec 1932Watson Jan 1933Butch Feb 193311.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba ever fought each other?: Yes. Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba have met 2 times and Fidel LaBarba leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Taylor or LaBarba?: Bud Taylor is 116-32-16 and Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7. Fidel LaBarba has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Taylor or LaBarba?: Bud Taylor has 37 knockout wins and Fidel LaBarba has 15. Bud Taylor has more.
Do Taylor and LaBarba have any common opponents?: Bud Taylor and Fidel LaBarba share 16 common opponents: Santiago Zorrilla, Christopher Battalino and Eddie Shea (and 13 others). Fidel LaBarba fared better against 8 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and LaBarba?: This comparison is drawn from 165 bouts tracked for Bud Taylor and 95 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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