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Meldrick Taylor vs Quirino Garcia — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Meldrick Taylor

Quirino Garcia

Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1) and Quirino Garcia (6-7 across 13 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.

Taylor

38

Wins20 KO · 53%

8

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Garcia

Tracked record

6–7

counted from 13 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

Garcia leads 1–0

Meldrick Taylor and Quirino Garcia have met 1 time; Garcia leads 1–0.

Meldrick Taylor and Quirino Garcia have met 1 time; Garcia leads 1–0.
Met1999Feb 26Series
Meldrick TaylorFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Quirino GarciaFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Taylor 5 · Garcia 2 of 7 measurable rows
TaylorGarcia
Record†
38-8-1 (edge)6-7
Win %0–100%
81.9% (edge)
46.2%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
4
KO ratenot comparable
52.63%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53%
67% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
13

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

Meldrick Taylor left, Quirino Garcia right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Quirino Garcia6 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

Quirino Garcia: 6 tracked wins — 4 by KO/TKO (67%) and 2 on the cards (33%). Counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

4 by KO/TKO 67%2 on the cards 33%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Meldrick Taylor 47, Quirino Garcia 13 — 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

Meldrick Taylor last boxed on Jul 20, 2002 — 8,866 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

Quirino Garcia last boxed on Feb 29, 2008 — 6,816 days ago. Garcia had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Reid Nov 2000Randall Mar 2001Ikeke Apr 2004Green Dec 2005Reyes Feb 20080.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Meldrick Taylor and Quirino Garcia ever fought each other?
Yes. Meldrick Taylor and Quirino Garcia met once on February 26, 1999, and Quirino Garcia won by UD.
The meeting

LFeb 26, 1999 · Garcia · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or Garcia?
Meldrick Taylor is 38-8-1 and Quirino Garcia is 6-7 across the 13 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Meldrick Taylor has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Taylor38–8–181.9%

Garcia6–746.2%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Taylor or Garcia?
Meldrick Taylor has 20 knockout wins and Quirino Garcia has 4. Meldrick Taylor has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Taylor2052.6%

Garcia4

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and Garcia have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Meldrick Taylor and Quirino Garcia have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Garcia?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Meldrick Taylor and 13 bouts tracked for Quirino Garcia. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor47bouts

Garcia13bouts

How They Win ↓

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