Fighters that were ruined in one fight!

Holmes over Cooney. Cooney was never a legit contender after that loss.

Lewis over Morrison same as above.

Wlad battering Byrd bloody. That was the end of Chris as a heavyweight contender as evidenced buy his brutal loss to Povetkin afterwards.

Wlad dropping Brock like a rock.

lyakhovich over Brewster

Mesi's win over Jirov ruined MESI!!!

 

how is he ruined when he has fought again ?

hatton looked **** after the mayweather fight he was struggling against a c level fighter

 

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Chavez didn't ruin Taylor. Richard Steele and Don King did...

 

that wasn't a brutal ko loss....povetkin was throwing some slow ass punches no steam on it and missed a combo in the corner but for some reason byrd's father sought to stop it....wlad truly ended byrd's heavyweight title days and shaun george truly ended byrd's career with brutal ko's though

 

Taylor by Chavez
Frazier by Holmes
Lyahovich vs Briggs
Michael Grant vs Lennox Lewis
Davey Moore by Duran
Jirov by Toney
Brock by Wlad Klitschko
Chris Byrd by Wlad Klitschko
Sultan Ibragimov by Wlad Klitschko
John Tate by Mike Weaver
Leon Spinks by Muhammad Ali
Alexis Arguello by Aaron Pryor
Ray Mancini by Doo Koo Kim
Erik Morales by Zahir Raheem

 

rahman-lewis II, mab-hamed, liston-ali I, spinks-mayorga,michael moore-foreman.

 

Lennox Lewis vs Michael Grant (young fighter on the rise).

 

Legendary Nights ruined a generation of boxing fans.

Duva deserves much of the blame for not only that loss, but for the brilliant idea of putting Taylor in with Norris at 150 after Norris had struggled with Glenwood Brown.

 

that was easily the best of the series and I'm glad people got to see meldrick taylor in his prime, up to the chavez fight. he's got the fastest hands by FAR i've ever seen and had legendary talent. without that show many (including possibly myself) wouldn't have known what we were missing

having said that the show was tragic also in that it showed what happened to taylor during and after what may be the best fight of the last 25 years. Duva was an idiot for what he did during and after that fight. "you need to knock him out..." Shut the **** up Lou. And shut the **** up when your fighter is trying to recover instead of distracting him

Taylor was done after that. Norris ate the leftovers but their certainly wasn't much to nibble on

 

hamed by barrera

 

Second!

 

spinks by tyson

 

I've always held Duva most responsible for the loss, as I really believe that Taylor would've verbally responded to Steele and won the fight afterwards by SD.

However, things have become totally exaggerated with Taylor. Taylor may have not fully recovered but was still a formidable fighter afterwards. He moved up in weight and soundly beat a good, undefeated champ in Aaron Davis. Chavez may have been the fight in which he took the most punishment, but surely isn't the sole reason for his sad physical condition today. Does anyone not picture Taylor being a Philly gym war sort of fighter?

Also, it's extremely hard to envision Taylor having much longevity at the highest level, Chavez or not. He had to move up to 147 because he had problems with the weight (he fought the rematch at 140, but was probably desperate by then for a big fight, and one round of punishment killed his legs). He had a stocky frame and it's not hard to see how he had problems making 140. 147 was loaded in talent, not only skilled boxers, but big strong power hitters as well. Taylor's team wasn't the type to protect him and carefully select opponents. As Espana was a mandatory anyway.

 

very good post. add that to taylor's style, which was used to brawl with opponents with his speed rather than outbox them. he was right, he was philladelphia to the core and he fought the part. i didn't realize he was having trouble with 140...he was WAY to small of frame to compete with the monsters at 147 and 154. you're right, he was stocky but he just didn't build the muscle and strength needed. if could have stayed at 140, without the chavez fight, i fully believe he'd be remembered as the most talented junior welter ever and up at the top with pryor and locche. he would have taken zoo to school if they ever met