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Meldrick Taylor vs Wayne Martell — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Meldrick Taylor

Wayne Martell

Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1) and Wayne Martell (2-3 across 5 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

Martell

Tracked record

2–3

counted from 5 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

Martell leads 1–0

Meldrick Taylor and Wayne Martell have met 1 time; Martell leads 1–0.

Meldrick Taylor and Wayne Martell have met 1 time; Martell leads 1–0.
Met2002Jul 20Series
Meldrick TaylorFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Wayne MartellFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Taylor 6 · Martell 1 of 7 measurable rows
TaylorMartell
Record†
38-8-1 (edge)2-3
Win %0–100%
81.9% (edge)
40%
Wins by knockoutmax 20
20 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
52.63%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
53% (edge)
0%
Times stopped‡max 4
4
3 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.7
2.7 (edge)
0.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 47
47
5

† 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″
Wayne Martell: No height on file
Reachnot held
Meldrick Taylor: 66″
Wayne Martell: No reach on file
Agenot held
Meldrick Taylor: 60
Wayne Martell: No date of birth
Stance
Meldrick Taylor: Orthodox
Wayne Martell: Not recorded

Meldrick Taylor left, Wayne Martell 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%

Wayne Martell2 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Wayne Martell: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Meldrick Taylor 47, Wayne Martell 5 — 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 — 8,857 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

Wayne Martell last boxed on Aug 22, 2014 — 4,441 days ago. Martell had lost three straight, after two straight wins.WWLLL

Bramble Jun 2002Taylor Jul 2002Roberto Feb 2003Judah Oct 2004James Aug 20140.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Meldrick Taylor and Wayne Martell ever fought each other?
Yes. Meldrick Taylor and Wayne Martell met once on July 20, 2002, and Wayne Martell won by UD.
The meeting

LJul 20, 2002 · Martell · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Taylor or Martell?
Meldrick Taylor is 38-8-1 and Wayne Martell is 2-3 across the 5 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%

Martell2–340%

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

Taylor2052.6%

Martell0

The Numbers ↓
Do Taylor and Martell have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Meldrick Taylor and Wayne Martell have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Taylor and Martell?
This comparison is drawn from 47 bouts tracked for Meldrick Taylor and 5 bouts tracked for Wayne Martell. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Taylor47bouts

Martell5bouts

How They Win ↓

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