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Elmer Ray vs Henry Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Elmer Ray

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Henry Taylor

Elmer Ray (98-23-11) and Henry Taylor (3-1 across 4 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.

Ray

98

Wins69 KO · 70%

23

Losses

11

Draws135 tracked bouts

Taylor

Tracked record

3–1

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

Taylor leads 1–0

Elmer Ray and Henry Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.

Elmer Ray and Henry Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met1940Feb 16Series
Elmer RayFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Henry TaylorFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Ray 5 · Taylor 1 of 6 measurable rows
RayTaylor
Record†
98-23-11 (edge)3-1
Win %0–100%
78.4% (edge)
75%
Wins by knockoutmax 69
69 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
70.41%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
70% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 9
9
1 (edge)
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§max 8.8
8.8 (edge)
0.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 135
135
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

Agenot held
Elmer Ray: Died aged 76
Henry Taylor: No date of birth
Stance
Elmer Ray: Orthodox
Henry Taylor: Not recorded

Elmer Ray left, Henry 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
Elmer Ray98 wins · from 135 tracked bouts

Elmer Ray: 98 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (70%), 27 on the cards (28%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 135 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 70%27 on the cards 28%2 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Henry Taylor3 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Henry Taylor: 3 tracked wins — 3 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

3 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Elmer Ray 135, Henry Taylor 4 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

2 shared

2 shared · Taylor better on 2

Ray

Opponent

Taylor

  • Elmer Ray

    1–2 against

    Loss, MD

    1947

    Win, SD

    1946

    Loss, KO 3

    1937

    WalcottTaylor better

    Henry Taylor

    1–1 against

    Win, PTS

    1933

    Loss, KO 1

    1933

  • Elmer Ray

    7–4–2 against

    Win, UD

    1941

    Win, PTS

    1940

    Win, PTS

    1940

    Win, PTS

    1939

    Win, NWS

    1939

    Win, NWS

    1939

    Loss, TKO 6

    1938

    Loss, PTS

    1938

    Win, PTS

    1938

    No contest, NC 6

    1937

    Loss, TKO 6

    1937

    Draw, PTS

    1937

    Loss, PTS

    1937

    Draw, PTS

    1937

    WalkerTaylor better

    Henry Taylor

    Win, UD

    1940

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

Elmer Ray has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Ray last boxed on Mar 8, 1949.LWWLL

Charles May 1948Boddie Jan 1949Peaks Feb 1949Riviera Feb 1949Holman Mar 19498.8 tracked bouts per year

Henry Taylor last boxed on Feb 16, 1940 — 31,656 days ago. Taylor had won three straight since losing by stoppage to Jersey Joe Walcott.LWWW

Walcott Jul 1933Walcott Nov 1933Walker Feb 1940Ray Feb 19400.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Elmer Ray and Henry Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. Elmer Ray and Henry Taylor met once on February 16, 1940, and Henry Taylor won by SD.
The meeting

LFeb 16, 1940 · Taylor · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ray or Taylor?
Elmer Ray is 98-23-11 and Henry Taylor is 3-1 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Elmer Ray has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ray98–23–1178.4%

Taylor3–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ray or Taylor?
Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Henry Taylor has 0. Elmer Ray has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ray6970.4%

Taylor0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ray and Taylor have any common opponents?
Elmer Ray and Henry Taylor share 2 common opponents: Jersey Joe Walcott and Obie Walker. Henry Taylor fared better against 2 of them.
2 shared opponents

Jersey Joe Walcott1–21–1

Obie Walker7–4–2W

Common Opponents ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ray and Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 135 bouts tracked for Elmer Ray and 4 bouts tracked for Henry Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ray135bouts

Taylor4bouts

How They Win ↓

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