Bud Taylor

"Bud" Taylor
Statistics
Real name	Charles Taylor
Nickname(s)	Blonde Terror of Terre Haute
Rated at	Bantamweight
Nationality	American
Born	July 22, 1903(1903-07-22) Terre Haute, Indiana
Died	March 6, 1962(1962-03-06) (aged 58)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	166
Wins	72
Wins by KO	40
Losses	21
Draws	05
No contests	68

Charles Bernard "Bud" Taylor (July 22, 1903 - March 6, 1962) was an American boxer from Terre Haute, Indiana. He was nicknamed the Terre Haute Terrier and the Blonde Terror of Terre Haute.

Pro Boxing Career

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

Bud fought Memphis Pal Moore 4 times. In their first fight they fought to a draw in Illinois. In their second fight Bud lost to Memphis on the USS Commodore (IX-7) by decision. in The third and fourth fights they fought to draws Indiana.

Bud would also fight the great Francisco Guilledo aka Pancho Villa in three fights. The first fight Bud lost by decision in Chicago. The second fight Don beat Pancho in Milwaukee by decision. The third fight Bud lost by decision in Brooklyn.

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

On Oct. 18, 1926, the National Boxing Association named Taylor the world champion.

In his first title fight he fought Tony Canzoneri on March 26, 1927. The fight went to a draw, thus Taylor retained the title.

Bud would defend his title against Tony Canzoneri in a rematch on June 24, 1927. This time, Bud won by unanimous decision at Wrigley Field.

Bud would fight Tony Canzoneri one more time, this time at Madison Square Garden where he lost by decision in a nontitle fight.

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

Bud also fought Phil Zwick in Milwaukee where he won by KO.

Bud fought Battling Battalino in Detroit where he won by decision.

Bud would fight Battling Battalino once more in Connecticut losing by a decision. Bud won just 13 of his last 27 fights before retiring in 1931.

In 2005, Taylor was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y.

External links

• http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=10094&cat=boxer
• http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:10094

Persondata
Name	Taylor, Bud
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	July 22, 1903
Place of birth	Terre Haute, IN
Date of death	March 6, 1962
Place of death