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Luke Lecce vs Meldrick Taylor — record, stats and common opponents compared

Luke Lecce

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Meldrick Taylor

Luke Lecce (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1) 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.

Lecce

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Taylor

38

Wins20 KO · 53%

8

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

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

Luke Lecce and Meldrick Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.

Luke Lecce and Meldrick Taylor have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met1984Nov 15Series
Luke LecceFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Meldrick TaylorFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Lecce 1 · Taylor 4 of 5 measurable rows
LecceTaylor
Record†
0-138-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
81.9% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 20
0
20 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—52.63%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—53%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
1
47

† 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
Luke Lecce: No height on file
Meldrick Taylor: 5′7″
Reachnot held
Luke Lecce: No reach on file
Meldrick Taylor: 66″
Agenot held
Luke Lecce: No date of birth
Meldrick Taylor: 60
Stance
Luke Lecce: Not recorded
Meldrick Taylor: Orthodox

Luke Lecce left, Meldrick 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
Luke Lecce0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Luke Lecce: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Lecce yet.

Meldrick Taylor38 wins · from 47 tracked bouts

Meldrick Taylor: 38 tracked wins — 20 by KO/TKO (53%) and 18 on the cards (47%). Counted from 47 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

20 by KO/TKO 53%18 on the cards 47%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Luke Lecce 1, Meldrick Taylor 47 — 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

Luke Lecce last boxed on Nov 15, 1984 — 15,315 days ago. Lecce had lost the most recent, to Meldrick Taylor.L

Taylor Nov 1984

Meldrick Taylor last boxed on Jul 20, 2002 — 8,858 days ago. Taylor had won three in a row before losing a decision to Wayne Martell.LWWWL

Garcia Feb 1999Scott Aug 1999Leon Sep 1999Carew May 2002Martell Jul 20022.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Luke Lecce and Meldrick Taylor ever fought each other?
Yes. Luke Lecce and Meldrick Taylor met once on November 15, 1984, and Meldrick Taylor won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LNov 15, 1984 · Taylor · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lecce or Taylor?
Luke Lecce is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Meldrick Taylor is 38-8-1. Meldrick Taylor has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Lecce0–10%

Taylor38–8–181.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lecce or Taylor?
Luke Lecce has 0 knockout wins and Meldrick Taylor has 20. Meldrick Taylor has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lecce0

Taylor2052.6%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lecce and Taylor have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Luke Lecce and Meldrick Taylor have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lecce and Taylor?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Luke Lecce and 47 bouts tracked for Meldrick Taylor. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lecce1bout

Taylor47bouts

How They Win ↓

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