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 National Boxing Association (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. Taylor was trained for much of his career by former light heavyweight fighter, Mark "The Flurry" Feider.

Taylor was responsible for two in ring deaths during his career in bouts against Inocencio "Clever Sencio" Moldes and Frankie Jerome.

Pro boxing career

Tetralogy vs. Memphis Pal Moore Bud fought prolific pugilist Memphis Pal Moore four times. Moore defeated Taylor in their first two encounters, both of which took place in Illinois. Their third fight was declared a draw, and in their last meeting, Taylor was finally able to achieve victory by decision. All of their bouts were decided by newspaper decision, with the official verdict being a "no-decision" at the time.International Boxing Hall of Fame - Bud Taylor IBHOF.com Retrieved on April 30, 2014

Trilogy vs. Pancho Villa Taylor squared off against the great Pinoy boxer Pancho Villa in three fights, with the initial bout taking place three months after Villa had dethroned Jimmy Wilde to become the World Flyweight Champion. Taylor lost the first fight 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.

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

Trilogy vs. Jimmy McLarnin In yet another multi-bout series against a future Hall of Famer, Taylor faced 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.

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 again fought for the title against Canzoneri in a rematch on June 24, 1927, this time winning a unanimous decision at Wrigley Field. He fought Canzoneri one more time at Madison Square Garden, where he lost by decision in a non-title fight.

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.

Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateAgeLocationNotes164Loss Lew MasseyDQ8 (10)Mar 16, 1931 163Loss70–21–8 Benny BassTKO2 (10)Feb 16, 1931 162Win70–20–8 Sammy HackettKO3 (10)Jan 30, 1931 161Win69–20–8 Joe LucasNWS10Jan 13, 1931 160Loss69–20–8 Fidel LaBarbaPTS10Nov 28, 1930 159Loss69–19–8 Maurice HoltzerPTS10Nov 10, 1930 158Draw69–18–8 Santiago ZorrillaPTS8Oct 21, 1930 157Win69–18–7 Eddie EdelmanPTS6Oct 14, 1930 156Loss68–18–7 Christopher BattalinoPTS10Aug 18, 1930 155Win68–17–7 Mickey GenaroNWS10Jul 29, 1930 154Loss68–17–7 Earl MastroPTS10Jul 1, 1930 153Win68–16–7 Johnny KaiserTKO3 (10)Jun 12, 1930 152Win67–16–7 Jackie JohnstonKO2 (10)Jun 3, 1930 151Loss66–16–7 Fidel LaBarbaPTS10Apr 21, 1930 150Win66–15–7 Paul WangleyKO5 (10)Apr 11, 1930 149Win65–15–7 Christopher BattalinoPTS10Mar 20, 1930 148Loss64–15–7 Earl MastroTKO9 (10)Dec 27, 1929 147Win64–14–7 Santiago ZorrillaUD10Nov 15, 1929 146Draw63–14–7 Earl MastroPTS10Oct 8, 1929 145Win63–14–6 Orlando MartinezKO4 (10)Sep 20, 1929 144Loss62–14–6 Andy MartinPTS10Jul 22, 1929 143Draw62–13–6 Goldie HessPTS10Jun 11, 1929 142Win62–13–5 Tommy MurrayKO2 (10)Apr 16, 1929 141Loss61–13–5 Young MontrealPTS10Apr 10, 1929 140Win61–12–5 Henry FaleganoNWS8Apr 2, 1929 139Loss61–12–5 Al SingerPTS10Mar 15, 1929 138Loss61–11–5 Al SingerDQ4 (10)Feb 8, 1929 137Win61–10–5 Bobby DempseyKO4 (10)Jan 31, 1929 136Win60–10–5 Billy ShawNWS10Jan 29, 1929 135Loss60–10–5 Santiago ZorrillaPTS10Jul 27, 1928 134Win60–9–5 Johnny VaccaPTS10Jul 10, 1928 133Win59–9–5 Santiago ZorrillaPTS10Jun 29, 1928 132Win58–9–5 Joe LucasPTS10May 21, 1928 131Win57–9–5 Santiago ZorrillaPTS10Apr 3, 1928 130Loss56–9–5 Vic FoleyUD10Mar 23, 1928 129Win56–8–5 Ignacio FernandezPTS10Mar 6, 1928 128Loss55–8–5 Joey SangorTKO7 (10)Feb 9, 1928 127Win55–7–5 Phil ZwickKO2 (10)Jan 24, 1928 126Win54–7–5 Babe RuthPTS10Jan 10, 1928 125Loss53–7–5 Tony CanzoneriUD10Dec 30, 1927 124Win53–6–5 Johnny FarrPTS10Nov 8, 1927 123Loss52–6–5 Joey SangorPTS10Sep 20, 1927 122Win52–5–5 Midget SmithTKO1 (10)Sep 1, 1927 121Win51–5–5 Tony CanzoneriUD10Jun 24, 1927 120Win50–5–5 Bobby HughesKO2 (6)Jun 10, 1927 119Win49–5–5 Chick SuggsRTD5 (10)May 31, 1927 118Win48–5–5 Abe GoldsteinUD10May 3, 1927 117Win47–5–5 Young NationalistaTKO5 (10)Apr 18, 1927 116Draw46–5–5 Tony CanzoneriPTS10Mar 26, 1927 115Win46–5–4 Pete SarmientoNWS10Mar 15, 1927 114Win46–5–4 Eddie SheaPTS10Feb 24, 1927 113Win45–5–4 Midget SmithNWS10Feb 15, 1927 112Loss45–5–4 Joey SangorNWS10Nov 29, 1926 111Win45–5–4 Young MontrealTKO2 (10)Nov 6, 1926 110Win44–5–4 Vic BurroneNWS10Oct 22, 1926 109Win44–5–4 Dixie LaHoodTKO8 (10)Aug 18, 1926 108Win43–5–4 Tommy RyanDQ4 (10)Jul 24, 1926 107Win42–5–4 Young NationalistaPTS6Jun 29, 1926 106Draw41–5–4 Chuck HellmanPTS10Jun 25, 1926 105Win41–5–3 California Joe LynchPTS10Jun 18, 1926 104Win40–5–3 Tommy RyanNWS12May 14, 1926 103Win40–5–3 Clever SencioNWS10Apr 19, 1926 102Win40–5–3 Abe GoldsteinNWS10Apr 8, 1926 101Win40–5–3 Doc SnellPTS12Mar 26, 1926 100Win39–5–3 Johnny BrownPTS10Mar 9, 1926 99Win38–5–3 Joey SangorPTS10Feb 3, 1926 98Win37–5–3 Jimmy McLarninPTS10Jan 12, 1926 97Loss36–5–3 Jimmy McLarninDQ2 (10)Dec 8, 1925 96Win36–4–3 Pete SarmientoPTS10Nov 18, 1925 95Win35–4–3 Doc SnellPTS10Oct 27, 1925 94Loss34–4–3 Bushy GrahamPTS12Aug 24, 1925 93Win34–3–3 Bushy GrahamNWS10Jul 31, 1925 92Win34–3–3 Bobby WolgastNWS10Jul 4, 1925 91Win34–3–3 Dynamite Joe MurphyPTS10Jun 24, 1925 90Win33–3–3 Ernie GoozemanTKO7 (10)Jun 16, 1925 89Win32–3–3 Jimmy McLarninPTS10Jun 2, 1925 88Win31–3–3 Abe GoldsteinPTS10May 26, 1925 87Win30–3–3 Midget Mike MoranPTS10May 18, 1925 86Win29–3–3 Midget SmithPTS10Apr 20, 1925 85Win28–3–3 Al ZiemerNWS10Jan 1, 1925 84Win28–3–3 Georgie RiversPTS4Sep 23, 1924 83Loss27–3–3 Carl TremaineNWS10Aug 28, 1924 82Win27–3–3 Pete SarmientoNWS10Aug 11, 1924 81Win27–3–3 Tommy RyanNWS10Aug 1, 1924 80Win27–3–3 Al ZiemerNWS10Jun 27, 1924 79Win27–3–3 Eddie CoulonKO1 (10)Jun 23, 1924 78Loss26–3–3 Pancho VillaUD12Jun 10, 1924 77Win26–2–3 Tommy RyanNWS10May 30, 1924 76Draw26–2–3 Connie CurryNWS10May 26, 1924 75Loss26–2–3 Rosey StoyNWS12Apr 15, 1924 74Win26–2–3 Al PettingillKO2 (10)Apr 7, 1924 73Win25–2–3 Pancho VillaNWS10Mar 6, 1924 72Win25–2–3 Sammy NableNWS10Feb 18, 1924 71Loss25–2–3 Eddie O'DowdPTS10Feb 7, 1924 70Win25–1–3 Herbie SchaefferNWS10Jan 28, 1924 69Win25–1–3 Frankie JeromeTKO12 (12)Jan 11, 1924 68Win24–1–3 Johnny BrownKO3 (10)Jan 7, 1924 67Win23–1–3 Sammy NablePTS12Jan 1, 1924 66Win22–1–3 Roy MooreNWS10Dec 5, 1923 65Win22–1–3 Charley Phil RosenbergPTS12Oct 19, 1923 64Loss21–1–3 Pancho VillaNWS10Sep 8, 1923 63Win21–1–3 Harry GordonNWS10Sep 3, 1923 62Draw21–1–3 Hilly LevineNWS10Aug 24, 1923 61Win21–1–3 Tommy MurrayNWS10Jul 30, 1923 60Win21–1–3 Harry GordonNWS10Jul 20, 1923 59Win21–1–3 Johnny SheppardNWS10Jul 5, 1923 58Win21–1–3 Battling Al MurrayNWS10Jun 25, 1923 57Win21–1–3 Johnny SheppardNWS10May 29, 1923 56Loss21–1–3 Frankie GenaroNWS10Apr 4, 1923 55Draw21–1–3 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Feb 13, 1923 54Draw21–1–3 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Jan 15, 1923 53Win21–1–3 Jimmy KellyNWS10Jan 8, 1923 52Win21–1–3 Benny VogelKO1 (10)Jan 1, 1923 51Loss20–1–3 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Dec 22, 1922 50Win20–1–3 Eddie SantryTKO5 (10)Nov 30, 1922 49Win19–1–3 Billy O'BrienNWS10Nov 27, 1922 48Win19–1–3 Battling ChinkNWS10Nov 1, 1922 47Win19–1–3 Stanley EverettTKO5 (10)Oct 13, 1922 46Loss18–1–3 Harold SmithNWS10Sep 21, 1922 45Win18–1–3 Jimmy KellyNWS10Sep 4, 1922 44Win18–1–3 Babe AsherNWS10Jul 4, 1922 43Loss18–1–3 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Jun 23, 1922 42Win18–1–3 Herbie SchaefferNWS10Jun 15, 1922 41Win18–1–3 Kid BuckNWS10May 15, 1922 40Win18–1–3 Frankie HenkeTKO7 (10)Apr 21, 1922 39Win17–1–3 Jimmy KellyNWS10Mar 22, 1922 38Draw17–1–3 Herbie SchaefferPTS10Mar 10, 1922 37Draw17–1–2 Harold SmithPTS10Feb 23, 1922 36Loss17–1–1 Jimmy KellyTKO6 (12)Feb 10, 1922 35Win17–0–1 Ollie O'NeillPTS8Jan 24, 1922 34Win16–0–1 George CorbettTKO3 (10)Jan 13, 1922 33Win15–0–1 Solly EpsteinTKO1 (10)Jan 5, 1922 32Win14–0–1 Harold SmithNWS10Dec 29, 1921 31Win14–0–1 Stanley EverettNWS10Dec 12, 1921 30Draw14–0–1 Herbie SchaefferPTS10Dec 5, 1921 29Win14–0 Harold SmithNWS6Dec 3, 1921 28Win14–0 Chick AllmanPTS10Nov 7, 1921 27Win13–0 Solly EpsteinKO9 (?)Oct 10, 1921 26Win12–0 Herbie SchaefferNWS8Sep 5, 1921 25Win12–0 Patsy DrennanKO1 (?)Aug 22, 1921 24Loss11–0 Battling ChinkNWS12Jul 25, 1921 23Win11–0 Johnny McGrathKO3 (?)Jul 21, 1921 22Loss10–0 Eddie O'DowdNWS12Jul 18, 1921 21Win10–0 Battling ChinkNWS12Apr 29, 1921 20Draw10–0 Phil O'DowdNWS10Apr 25, 1921 19Win10–0 Dutch DavisonKO1 (?)Apr 4, 1921 18Win9–0 Jimmy MurphyNWS8Mar 21, 1921 17Draw9–0 Jimmy MurphyNWS10Feb 28, 1921 16Draw9–0 Jimmy MurphyNWS6Jan 31, 1921 15Draw9–0 Frankie MasonNWS10Jan 17, 1921 14Win9–0 Bobby MoonNWS10Jan 1, 1921 13Win9–0 Whitey MorrettNWS10Dec 13, 1920 12Win9–0 Young DempseyKO2 (10)Nov 25, 1920 11Loss8–0 Whitey MorrettNWS6Nov 8, 1920 10Win8–0 Jimmy BurnsTKO9 (10)Nov 1, 1920 9Win7–0 Artie ArmstrongNWS10Oct 4, 1920 8Win7–0 Dutch DavisonKO3 (?)Aug 2, 1920 7Win6–0 Bruce MicklesKO2 (?)Jul 26, 1920 6Win5–0 Artie ArmstrongNWS10Jul 6, 1920 5Win5–0 Dave TempletonKO4 (?)Jun 7, 1920 4Win4–0 Jack EdwardsTKO2 (?)May 24, 1920 3Win3–0 Walter GeringTKO4 (?)Mar 15, 1920 2Win2–0 Everett ShepherdKO3 (4)Feb 16, 1920 1Win1–0 Dave TempletonPTS3Jan 25, 1920

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.