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Buddy Turman vs Leroy Failes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Buddy Turman

Leroy Failes

Buddy Turman (46-15-1) and Leroy Failes (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

Failes

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 Leroy Failes have met 1 time; Turman leads 1–0.

Buddy Turman and Leroy Failes have met 1 time; Turman leads 1–0.
Met1955May 5Series
Buddy TurmanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Leroy FailesFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Turman 3 · Failes 1 of 4 measurable rows
TurmanFailes
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″
Leroy Failes: No height on file
Reachnot held
Buddy Turman: 72″
Leroy Failes: No reach on file
Agenot held
Buddy Turman: Died aged 73
Leroy Failes: No date of birth
Stance
Buddy Turman: Orthodox
Leroy Failes: Not recorded

Buddy Turman left, Leroy Failes 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%

Leroy Failes0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Leroy Failes: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Failes yet.

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

Leroy Failes last boxed on May 5, 1955 — 26,116 days ago. Failes had lost the most recent, to Buddy Turman.L

Turman May 1955

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Buddy Turman and Leroy Failes ever fought each other?
Yes. Buddy Turman and Leroy Failes met once on May 5, 1955, and Buddy Turman won by KO.
The meeting

WMay 5, 1955 · Turman · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Turman or Failes?
Buddy Turman is 46-15-1 and Leroy Failes 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%

Failes0–10%

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

Turman3269.6%

Failes0

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

Turman62bouts

Failes1bout

How They Win ↓

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