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Michael Morrell vs Taurus Sykes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Michael Morrell

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Taurus Sykes

Michael Morrell (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) and Taurus Sykes (25-8-1) 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.

Morrell

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Sykes

25

Wins7 KO · 28%

8

Losses

1

Draw35 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

Sykes leads 1–0

Michael Morrell and Taurus Sykes have met 1 time; Sykes leads 1–0.

Michael Morrell and Taurus Sykes have met 1 time; Sykes leads 1–0.
Met1999Jul 29Series
Michael MorrellFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Taurus SykesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Morrell 1 · Sykes 3 of 4 measurable rows
MorrellSykes
Record†
0-125-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
75% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 7
0
7 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—28%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—31%
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
—2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 35
1
35

† 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
Michael Morrell: No height on file
Taurus Sykes: 6′2″
Reachnot held
Michael Morrell: No reach on file
Taurus Sykes: 71″
Agenot held
Michael Morrell: No date of birth
Taurus Sykes: 51
Stance
Michael Morrell: Not recorded
Taurus Sykes: Orthodox

Michael Morrell left, Taurus Sykes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Michael Morrell0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Michael Morrell: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Morrell yet.

Taurus Sykes26 wins · from 35 tracked bouts

Taurus Sykes: 26 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (31%) and 18 on the cards (69%). Counted from 35 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 31%18 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Michael Morrell 1, Taurus Sykes 35 — 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

Michael Morrell last boxed on Jul 29, 1999 — 9,952 days ago. Morrell had lost the most recent, to Taurus Sykes.L

Sykes Jul 1999

Taurus Sykes last boxed on Mar 26, 2015 — 4,233 days ago. Sykes had lost five straight.LLLLL

Rahman Jun 2007Povetkin Jul 2008Rabotte Oct 2010Mitchell Dec 2010Consuegra Mar 20152.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Michael Morrell and Taurus Sykes ever fought each other?
Yes. Michael Morrell and Taurus Sykes met once on July 29, 1999, and Taurus Sykes won by KO.
The meeting

LJul 29, 1999 · Sykes · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Morrell or Sykes?
Michael Morrell is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked and Taurus Sykes is 25-8-1. Taurus Sykes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Morrell0–10%

Sykes25–8–175%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Morrell or Sykes?
Michael Morrell has 0 knockout wins and Taurus Sykes has 7. Taurus Sykes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Morrell0

Sykes728%

The Numbers ↓
Do Morrell and Sykes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Michael Morrell and Taurus Sykes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Morrell and Sykes?
This comparison is drawn from 1 bout tracked for Michael Morrell and 35 bouts tracked for Taurus Sykes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Morrell1bout

Sykes35bouts

How They Win ↓

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