"Bud" Taylor | |
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Born | Charles Taylor July 22, 1903 Terre Haute, Indiana, United States |
Died | March 6, 1962 | (aged 58)
Nationality | American |
Other names | Blonde Terror of Terre Haute Terre Haute Terrier |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 164;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions |
Wins | 116 |
Wins by KO | 37 |
Losses | 32 |
Draws | 16 |
Charles Bernard "Bud" Taylor (July 22, 1903 – March 6, 1962) was an American boxer from Terre Haute, Indiana. Nicknamed the "Blonde Terror of Terre Haute", he held the NBA World Bantamweight Championship during his career in 1927. The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer rated him as the #5 best bantamweight of all-time. Taylor was inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1986 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.[2] Taylor was trained for much of his career by former light heavyweight fighter, Mark "The Flurry" Feider.