Bud Taylor

"Bud" Taylor
Statistics
Real name	Charles Taylor
Nickname(s)	Blonde Terror of Terre Haute Terre Haute Terrier
Weight(s)	Bantamweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1903-07-22)July 22, 1903 Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Died	March 6, 1962(1962-03-06) (aged 58)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	165
Wins	118
Wins by KO	40
Losses	32
Draws	15
No contests	0

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.^[1] Taylor was trained for much of his career by former Black lightweight boxer, Jack Blackburn.

Pro boxing career

Bud was undefeated in his first 21 fights, with nine knockouts and three draws.

Tetralogy vs. Memphis Pal Moore

Bud fought prolific pugilist Memphis Pal Moore 4 times. Moore defeated Taylor in their first two encounters, which both took place in Illinois. Their third fight was declared a draw, and in their last meeting Taylor was finally able to achieve a decision victory. All of their bouts where decided by newspaper decision, with the official verdict being a "no-decision" at the time.^[2]

Trilogy vs. Pancho Villa

Taylor would square off against the great Pinoy boxer Pancho Villa in three fights, with the initial bout taking placing three months after Villa had dethroned Jimmy Wilde to become the World Flyweight Champion. The first fight he lost by decision in Chicago, later exacting revenge during the rematch in Milwaukee via newspaper decision. The rubber match was awarded to Villa, again by points decision.^[1]

He also fought Bushy Graham in two fights. The first fight he beat Bushy by decision in Illinois. The second fight Taylor lost to Bushy by decision in Long Island City.^[1]

Trilogy vs. Jimmy McLarnin

In yet another multi-bout series against a future Hall of Famer, Taylor faced much vaunted Canadian fighter Jimmy McLarnin three times. He bested McLarnin in two out of three encounters via points victories, with a loss by disqualification sandwiched in between. McLarnin would later go on to become the World Welterweight Champion.^[2]

Trilogy vs. Tony Canzoneri and NBA bantamweight title

On March 26, 1927 he fought Tony Canzoneri for the vacant NBA bantamweight title. However, the fight went to a draw, and thus promoter Jim Mullen retained the $4,000 diamond-studded championship belt. Taylor would again fight for the title against Canzoneri in a rematch on June 24, 1927, this time winning a unanimous decision at Wrigley Field. He would fight Tony Canzoneri one more time at Madison Square Garden, where he lost by decision in a non-title fight.^[3]

Taylor held the NBA bantamweight title until May 18, 1928, when the NBA stripped him of it after he had begun fighting in the heavier, featherweight class.

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[4]
Loss	Benny Bass	TKO	2 (10)	1931-02-16	Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss	Fidel LaBarba	PTS	10	1930-11-28	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Loss	Battling Battalino	PTS	10	1930-08-18	Hurley Stadium, East Hartford, Connecticut
Loss	Fidel LaBarba	PTS	10	1930-04-21	Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Win	Battling Battalino	PTS	10	1930-03-20	Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Loss	Al Singer	PTS	10	1929-03-15	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Loss	Al Singer	DQ	4 (10)	1929-02-08	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Loss	Tony Canzoneri	UD	10	1927-12-30	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Win	Tony Canzoneri	UD	10	1927-06-24	Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois	Won vacant NBA World Bantamweight Title.
Win	Abe Goldstein	PTS	10	1927-05-03	Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Draw	Tony Canzoneri	PTS	10	1927-03-26	Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois	For vacant NBA World Bantamweight Title.
Win	Abe Goldstein	NWS	10	1926-04-08	Terre Haute, Indiana
Win	Jimmy McLarnin	PTS	10	1926-01-12	Vernon Arena, Vernon, California
Loss	Jimmy McLarnin	DQ	2 (10)	1925-12-08	Vernon Arena, Vernon, California
Loss	Bushy Graham	PTS	12	1925-08-24	Queensboro Stadium, Queens, New York
Win	Bushy Graham	NWS	10	1925-07-31	Aurora Bowl, Aurora, Illinois	Newspaper Decision
Win	Jimmy McLarnin	PTS	10	1925-06-02	Vernon Arena, Vernon, California
Win	Abe Goldstein	PTS	10	1925-05-26	Queensboro Stadium, Queens, New York
Loss	Pancho Villa	PTS	12	1924-06-10	Henderson's Bowl, Brooklyn, New York
Win	Pancho Villa	NWS	10	1924-03-06	Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Pancho Villa	NWS	10	1923-09-08	Hawthorne Race Course, Chicago, Illinois	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Frankie Genaro	NWS	10	1923-04-04	Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois	Newspaper Decision
Win	Memphis Pal Moore	NWS	10	1923-02-13	Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Memphis Pal Moore	NWS	10	1923-01-15	East Chicago, Indiana	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Memphis Pal Moore	NWS	10	1922-12-22	U.S.S. Commodore, Chicago, Illinois	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Memphis Pal Moore	NWS	10	1922-06-23	Mullen-Sager Arena, Aurora, Illinois	Newspaper Decision

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Bud Taylor from BoxRec
• BoxRec Biography - Bud Taylor