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Meldrick Taylor vs Richard Fowler — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Meldrick Taylor

Richard Fowler

Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1) and Richard Fowler (0-4 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.

Taylor

38

Wins20 KO · 53%

8

Losses

1

Draw47 tracked bouts

Fowler

Tracked record

0–4

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

Meldrick Taylor and Richard Fowler have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.

Meldrick Taylor and Richard Fowler have met 1 time; Taylor leads 1–0.
Met1987Nov 4Series
Meldrick TaylorFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Richard FowlerFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Taylor 5 · Fowler 0 of 5 measurable rows
TaylorFowler
Record†
38-8-1 (edge)0-4
Win %0–100%
81.9% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.63%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
53%—
Times stopped‡levelmax 4
4
4
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
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
Meldrick Taylor: 5′7″
Richard Fowler: No height on file
Reachnot held
Meldrick Taylor: 66″
Richard Fowler: No reach on file
Agenot held
Meldrick Taylor: 60
Richard Fowler: No date of birth
Stance
Meldrick Taylor: Orthodox
Richard Fowler: Not recorded

Meldrick Taylor left, Richard Fowler 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%

Richard Fowler0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Richard Fowler: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Fowler yet.

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

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

Richard Fowler last boxed on Nov 4, 1987 — 14,238 days ago. Fowler had lost four straight.LLLL

Cruz Mar 1982Paul Feb 1984Ali Sep 1987Taylor Nov 19870.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Meldrick Taylor and Richard Fowler ever fought each other?
Yes. Meldrick Taylor and Richard Fowler met once on November 4, 1987, and Meldrick Taylor won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WNov 4, 1987 · Taylor · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or Fowler?
Meldrick Taylor is 38-8-1 and Richard Fowler is 0-4 across the 4 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%

Fowler0–40%

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

Taylor2052.6%

Fowler0

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and Fowler have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Meldrick Taylor and Richard Fowler have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Fowler?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Meldrick Taylor and 4 bouts tracked for Richard Fowler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor47bouts

Fowler4bouts

How They Win ↓

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