Have Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor ever fought each other?

Yes. Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor have met 2 times and Buddy Turman leads the series 2-0.

Who has the better record, Turman or Taylor?

Buddy Turman is 46-15-1 and Ponce DeLeon Taylor is 0-4 across the 4 bouts 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.

Who has more knockouts, Turman or Taylor?

Buddy Turman has 32 knockout wins and Ponce DeLeon Taylor has 0. Buddy Turman has more.

Do Turman and Taylor have any common opponents?

Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor share 1 common opponent: Roy Harris. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

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

This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Buddy Turman and 4 bouts tracked for Ponce DeLeon Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Buddy Turman vs Ponce DeLeon Taylor — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Buddy Turman

Ponce DeLeon Taylor

Buddy Turman (46-15-1) and Ponce DeLeon Taylor (0-4 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 2 times. They share 1 common opponent.

Turman

Wins32 KO · 70%

Losses

Draw62 tracked bouts

Taylor

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Turman leads 2–0

Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor have met 2 times; Turman leads 2–0.
Met	1955Jun 20	1956Dec 10	Series
Buddy TurmanFighter A	WWon	WWon	2–0W–L
Ponce DeLeon TaylorFighter B	LLost	LLost	0–2W–L
Result	PTSTurman vs Taylor	KOTurman vs Taylor	2Meetings

The Numbers

Turman 4 · Taylor 1 of 5 measurable rows

TurmanEdge = longer wingTaylor

Record^†: 46-15-1 (edge)0-4
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
2 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0: 0
0
Bouts per year^§max 4.7: 4.7 (edge)
2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 62: 62
4

† 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″; Ponce DeLeon Taylor: No height on file
Reachnot held: Buddy Turman: 72″; Ponce DeLeon Taylor: No reach on file
Agenot held: Buddy Turman: Died aged 73; Ponce DeLeon Taylor: No date of birth
Stance: Buddy Turman: Orthodox; Ponce DeLeon Taylor: Not recorded

Buddy Turman left, Ponce DeLeon 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

Buddy Turman45 wins · from 62 tracked bouts

32 by KO/TKO 71%13 on the cards 29%

Ponce DeLeon Taylor0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Taylor yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Buddy Turman 62, Ponce DeLeon Taylor 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · even on 11 shared · even on 1

TurmanBuddy Turman

Opponent

TaylorPonce DeLeon Taylor

Buddy Turman
Loss, SD
1955Nov 1955
HarrisRoy HarrisUnited States 30–5EvenEven — 0–1 both
Ponce DeLeon Taylor
Loss, PTS
1955Dec 1955

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

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

Ponce DeLeon Taylor last boxed on Dec 10, 1956 — 25,519 days ago. Taylor had lost four straight.LLLL

Turman Jun 1955Harris Dec 1955Folley May 1956Turman Dec 19562.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor ever fought each other?: Yes. Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor have met 2 times and Buddy Turman leads the series 2-0.
Who has the better record, Turman or Taylor?: Buddy Turman is 46-15-1 and Ponce DeLeon Taylor is 0-4 across the 4 bouts 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.
Who has more knockouts, Turman or Taylor?: Buddy Turman has 32 knockout wins and Ponce DeLeon Taylor has 0. Buddy Turman has more.
Do Turman and Taylor have any common opponents?: Buddy Turman and Ponce DeLeon Taylor share 1 common opponent: Roy Harris. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Turman and Taylor?: This comparison is drawn from 62 bouts tracked for Buddy Turman and 4 bouts tracked for Ponce DeLeon Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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