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Buddy Turman vs Dick Mays — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buddy Turman

Dick Mays

Buddy Turman (46-15-1) and Dick Mays (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) 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.

Turman

46

Wins32 KO · 70%

15

Losses

1

Draw62 tracked bouts

Mays

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout 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

Turman leads 1–0

Buddy Turman and Dick Mays have met 1 time; Turman leads 1–0.

Buddy Turman and Dick Mays have met 1 time; Turman leads 1–0.
Met1956May 3Series
Buddy TurmanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Dick MaysFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Turman 3 · Mays 1 of 4 measurable rows
TurmanMays
Record†
46-15-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
75% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 32
32 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
69.57%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
71%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
4.7—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62
62
1

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Dick Mays0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Dick Mays: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Mays yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy Turman 62, Dick Mays 1 — 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

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

Dick Mays last boxed on May 3, 1956 — 25,740 days ago. Mays had lost the most recent, to Buddy Turman.L

Turman May 1956

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buddy Turman and Dick Mays ever fought each other?
Yes. Buddy Turman and Dick Mays met once on May 3, 1956, and Buddy Turman won by KO.
The meeting

WMay 3, 1956 · Turman · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Turman or Mays?
Buddy Turman is 46-15-1 and Dick Mays is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Buddy Turman has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Turman46–15–175%

Mays0–10%

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

Turman3269.6%

Mays0

The Numbers ↓
Do Turman and Mays have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Buddy Turman and Dick Mays have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Turman and Mays?
This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Buddy Turman and 1 bout tracked for Dick Mays. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Turman62bouts

Mays1bout

How They Win ↓

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