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.
Bud Taylor (116-32-16) and Jimmy Murphy (2-7-3 across 12 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 1 common opponent.
Bud Taylor vs Jimmy Murphy — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Bud Taylor leads 1–0- Bud Taylor wonTaylor vs MurphyMar 21, 1921 · NWS
- DrawTaylor vs MurphyFeb 28, 1921 · NWS
- DrawTaylor vs MurphyJan 31, 1921 · NWS
The Numbers
- 116-32-16 (edge)
- Record
- 2-7-3
- 75.6% (edge)
- Win %
- 29.2%
- 37 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 31.9%
- KO rate
- —
- 32% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 4
- Times stopped
- 3 (edge)
- 1 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 14.7 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.3
- 164
- Bouts tracked
- 12
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 123
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Bantamweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBud Taylor · 115 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
32
Other
46
Jimmy Murphy · 2 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
0
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (164 and 12 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedBud Taylor
WDQ R4 · Jul 1926WNWS · May 1926WNWS · Aug 1924WNWS · May 1924Jimmy Murphy
DPTS · Oct 1889
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Bud Taylor
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Mar 16, 1931
Jimmy Murphy
LLLDD
L3 streak · last fought Aug 28, 1933
Common Questions
- Have Bud Taylor and Jimmy Murphy ever fought each other?
- Yes. Bud Taylor and Jimmy Murphy have met 3 times and Bud Taylor leads the series 1-0 with 2 draws.
- Who has the better record, Bud Taylor or Jimmy Murphy?
- Bud Taylor is 116-32-16 and Jimmy Murphy is 2-7-3 across the 12 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Bud Taylor has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Bud Taylor or Jimmy Murphy?
- Bud Taylor has 37 knockout wins and Jimmy Murphy has 0. Bud Taylor has more.
- Do Bud Taylor and Jimmy Murphy have any common opponents?
- Bud Taylor and Jimmy Murphy share 1 common opponent: Tommy Ryan. Bud Taylor fared better against 1 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bud Taylor and Jimmy Murphy?
- This comparison is drawn from 164 bouts tracked for Bud Taylor and 12 bouts tracked for Jimmy Murphy. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.