Have Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor ever fought each other?

Yes. Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor met once on March 16, 1996, and Keith Holmes won by TKO in round 9.

Who has the better record, Holmes or Taylor?

Keith Holmes is 41-5 and Quincy Taylor is 28-4. Keith Holmes has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Taylor?

Keith Holmes has 25 knockout wins and Quincy Taylor has 24. Keith Holmes has more.

Do Holmes and Taylor have any common opponents?

Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor have faced.

Who is bigger, Holmes or Taylor?

Keith Holmes is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 11 cm above the other. Keith Holmes also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.

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

This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Keith Holmes and 32 bouts tracked for Quincy Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Keith Holmes vs Quincy Taylor — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Keith Holmes (41-5) and Quincy Taylor (28-4) 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.

Holmes

Wins25 KO · 61%

Losses

Draws46 tracked bouts

Taylor

Wins24 KO · 86%

Losses

Draws32 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Holmes leads 1–0

Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met	1996Mar 16	Series
Keith HolmesFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Quincy TaylorFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR9Taylor vs Holmes	1Meeting

Taylor vs Holmes · Mar 16, 1996

The Numbers

Holmes 6 · Taylor 2 of 8 measurable rows

HolmesEdge = longer wingTaylor

Record: 41-5 (edge)28-4
Win %0–100%: 89.1% (edge)
87.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 25: 25 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%: 60.98%
85.71% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 61%
86% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 1: 0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 2: 2 (edge)
1
Bouts per year^‡max 2.3: 2.3 (edge)
2.2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 46: 46
32

† 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

Height+4″: Keith Holmes: 6′2″ (edge); Quincy Taylor: 5′10″
Reach+5″: Keith Holmes: 78″ (edge); Quincy Taylor: 73″
Age6 yrs apart: Keith Holmes: 57; Quincy Taylor: 63
Stance: Keith Holmes: Southpaw; Quincy Taylor: Southpaw

Keith Holmes left, Quincy 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

Keith Holmes41 wins · from 46 tracked bouts

25 by KO/TKO 61%16 on the cards 39%

Quincy Taylor28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

24 by KO/TKO 86%4 on the cards 14%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Keith Holmes 46, Quincy Taylor 32 — 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

Keith Holmes last boxed on Jun 6, 2009 — 6,346 days ago. Holmes had won two straight since losses to Roman Karmazin and Tito Mendoza.WLLWW

Toygonbaev Mar 2004Karmazin Apr 2005Mendoza Aug 2006Cummings Oct 2006Lockett Jun 20092.3 tracked bouts per year

Quincy Taylor last boxed on Jun 16, 2001 — 9,258 days ago. Taylor had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Keith Holmes.WWLWW

Williams May 1995Jackson Aug 1995Holmes Mar 1996Wynn Apr 1998Moore Jun 20012.2 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

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Have Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor ever fought each other?: Yes. Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor met once on March 16, 1996, and Keith Holmes won by TKO in round 9.
Who has the better record, Holmes or Taylor?: Keith Holmes is 41-5 and Quincy Taylor is 28-4. Keith Holmes has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Taylor?: Keith Holmes has 25 knockout wins and Quincy Taylor has 24. Keith Holmes has more.
Do Holmes and Taylor have any common opponents?: Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Keith Holmes and Quincy Taylor have faced.
Who is bigger, Holmes or Taylor?: Keith Holmes is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 11 cm above the other. Keith Holmes also has the longer reach, by 13 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Taylor?: This comparison is drawn from 46 bouts tracked for Keith Holmes and 32 bouts tracked for Quincy Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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