Happy Birthday Meldrick Taylor

Excellent 140 lb fighter, fast hands, amazing workrate, good infighting and bodypunching.

He was always more likely to be a shooting star than a long time champ though, Chavez or not. Partially because he was too brawl happy for his own good.

Would've loved to have seen him mix it up at 140 in the mid 00s against guys like Tszyu, Mayweather, Cotto, and Hatton.

 

Came into the thread to post that exact vid half for the content and half for the sawng, dawg!

 

finally someone other than me respecting taylor and his accomplishments what a great fighter i hope hes doing ok cant wait till they make a movie about 2 seconds to glory

 

Taylor had a few good wins after the first Chavez fight, Terry Norris really broke him though.

 

One of my favourite fighters to watch, his speed was just unreal at times.

 

I think Taylour would have beaten Great JCC but Lou Duva told him to go war against him even it was clear as day Meldrick would have won the fight had he just survived to the end...


Great fight, Great Fight thou.

 

Exciting as hell to watch, loved the heart he fought with. Great speed (half the time he was so fast you didn't notice him abusing the beltline lol) and combination punching. His natural urge to trade meant he was never going to last as champ for 10 years, but I'm never bored watching a replay of him.

If he'd just had some more pop in his punches, he could've been special. Still a fine career regardless.

 

My favourite fighter of all time.

Great thread.

 

Taylor/Chavez was my introduction to watching live boxing and I'll ALWAYS appreciate Meldrick for that. Damn shame that Duva told him to brawl that last round and that Steele ****ed him over at the bitter end because that fight ruined him and robbed him of the chance for true greatness.

 

Entertaining fighter and one of my personal faves.:good

It's sad to see where he ended up as a fighter. Makes you wish that he fought a much smarter fight, though I guess it wouldn't make Meldrick Taylor the entertaining fighter that we all love.

 

My favorite boxer.
His best performance was against Buddy, thats for sure.

 

Ridiculous speed.

Meldrick Taylor was very toughly matched throughout his entire career. He was still a kid really when he was fighting tough, experienced veterans like Blake, Brazier and Davis Jr. Then racking up wins over the excellent Buddy Mcgirt, and quality contenders in Meekins and Hooper, all before the age of 23, is just amazing. His performances against Chavez and McGirt were terrific, nobody gave those fighters a fight like Meldrick did before, or after for a long time.

His accomplishments at Welterweight, when past his prime, weren't half bad either.