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.
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.
Elmer Ray vs Henry Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Henry Taylor leads 1–0- Henry Taylor wonRay vs TaylorFeb 16, 1940 · SD
The Numbers
- 98-23-11 (edge)
- Record
- 3-1
- 78.4% (edge)
- Win %
- 75%
- 69 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 70.41%
- KO rate
- —
- 70% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 0%
- 9
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 8.8 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.6
- 135
- Bouts tracked
- 4
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
- 115
- Age
- 112
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- American
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyElmer Ray · 98 wins
KO/TKO
69
Decision
27
Other
2
Henry Taylor · 3 wins
KO/TKO
0
Decision
3
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (135 and 4 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedElmer Ray
LMD · Mar 1947WSD · Nov 1946LKO R3 · Sep 1937Henry Taylor
WPTS · Nov 1933LKO R1 · Jul 1933Elmer Ray
WUD · Jun 1941WPTS · Apr 1940WPTS · Mar 1940WPTS · Dec 1939WNWS · Apr 1939WNWS · Feb 1939LTKO R6 · Oct 1938LPTS · Sep 1938WPTS · Apr 1938NCNC R6 · Apr 1937LTKO R6 · Mar 1937DPTS · Mar 1937LPTS · Jan 1937DPTS · Jan 1937Henry Taylor
WUD · Feb 1940
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Elmer Ray
LLWWL
L2 streak · last fought Mar 8, 1949
Henry Taylor
WWWL
W3 streak · last fought Feb 16, 1940
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Elmer Ray or Henry 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.
- Who has more knockouts, Elmer Ray or Henry Taylor?
- Elmer Ray has 69 knockout wins and Henry Taylor has 0. Elmer Ray has more.
- Do Elmer Ray and Henry 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Elmer Ray and Henry 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.