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Johnny Nelson vs Tommy Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Johnny Nelson

Tommy Taylor

Johnny Nelson (45-12-2) and Tommy Taylor (1-3 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Nelson

45

Wins29 KO · 64%

12

Losses

2

Draws60 tracked bouts

Taylor

Tracked record

1–3

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

Johnny Nelson and Tommy Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.

Johnny Nelson and Tommy Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met1986May 15Series
Johnny NelsonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Tommy TaylorFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Nelson 6 · Taylor 1 of 7 measurable rows
NelsonTaylor
Record†
45-12-2 (edge)1-3
Win %0–100%
78% (edge)
25%
Wins by knockoutmax 29
29 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
64.44%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
64% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3
3 (edge)
0.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 60
60
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
Johnny Nelson: 6′2″
Tommy Taylor: No height on file
Reachnot held
Johnny Nelson: 81″
Tommy Taylor: No reach on file
Agenot held
Johnny Nelson: 59
Tommy Taylor: No date of birth
Stance
Johnny Nelson: Orthodox
Tommy Taylor: Not recorded

Johnny Nelson left, Tommy 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
Johnny Nelson45 wins · from 60 tracked bouts

Johnny Nelson: 45 tracked wins — 29 by KO/TKO (64%) and 16 on the cards (36%). Counted from 60 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

29 by KO/TKO 64%16 on the cards 36%

Tommy Taylor1 win · from 4 tracked bouts

Tommy Taylor: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Johnny Nelson 60, Tommy Taylor 4 — 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

Johnny Nelson last boxed on Nov 26, 2005 — 7,633 days ago. Nelson had won three straight since a draw with Guillermo Jones.WDWWW

Sellers Apr 2002Jones Nov 2002Petkovic Nov 2003May Sep 2004Cantatore Nov 20053 tracked bouts per year

Tommy Taylor last boxed on Oct 30, 1987 — 14,235 days ago. Taylor had lost two straight, after one straight win.LWLL

Mills Mar 1938Nelson May 1986Rocchigiani Oct 1987Rocchigiani Oct 19870.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Johnny Nelson and Tommy Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. Johnny Nelson and Tommy Taylor met once on May 15, 1986, and Tommy Taylor won by PTS.
The meeting

LMay 15, 1986 · Taylor · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Nelson or Taylor?
Johnny Nelson is 45-12-2 and Tommy Taylor is 1-3 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Johnny Nelson has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Nelson45–12–278%

Taylor1–325%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Nelson or Taylor?
Johnny Nelson has 29 knockout wins and Tommy Taylor has 0. Johnny Nelson has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Nelson2964.4%

Taylor0

The Numbers ↓
Do Nelson and Taylor have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Johnny Nelson and Tommy Taylor have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Nelson and Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 60 bouts tracked for Johnny Nelson and 4 bouts tracked for Tommy Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Nelson60bouts

Taylor4bouts

How They Win ↓

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