Pime Taylor is the same fighter as prime Mosley

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  1. HOF'er

    HOF'er Fair and Balanced Posting Full Member

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    Mosley is one bad motha:smoke . Your saying you thought Camacho was faster than Taylor.... To be honest I've only watched a handful of his fights and he was shot in a few of them.... I never bothered buying any of his fights because I assumed he was feather fisted and boring. Educate me on my mistakes.:huh
     
  2. JM22

    JM22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well yeah you are right.
     
  3. Borincano

    Borincano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well if we are talking about Camacho, you have to see his fights at 130. Camacho vs Limon, Solis, and numerous others. His speed was phenominal. This is pre-Rosario. His combos were ridiculous. Even at 135 prior to fighting Rosario, he was tremendous. Watch the Camacho vs Ramirez title fight. After the Rosario fight, he was safety first, but still had some good fights left in him like the Paz and Baltizar fights. Meldrick was fast at 140 and threw punches by the bunches, but Camacho at 130 was like a surgeon with his combos. Especially his uppercuts from long distances and would catch you. Something like Hamed use to do. I did have a thread on comparable speeds with Camacho and others. I thought Camacho and Jones, Jr. were the fastest and others had Taylor up there. They were kind of the top three.
     
  4. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Taylor was more of a volume puncher. Mosley was more powerful, he loaded up on more shots, but also threw a pawing jab.
     
  5. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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    My favorite Meldrick Taylor fight has to be Vs. James McGirt.
    Show's What a prime Taylor can do Vs. A top Boxer Puncher.

    Taylor also has a very sweet Philly "left hook" that is often not mentioned.
    hand speed was OMG! [Still the fastest I have ever seen]

    Good Styles comparisson with Mosley, I think I'd favor Taylor H2H at 140.
     
  6. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Exactly. You never saw Shane getting gift decision after gift decision.
     
  7. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    Hopefully you know we're talking about Meldrick, not Jermain.
     
  8. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    Oops. Never mind!:oops::lol:

    I see "Taylor" and I just think "gift decision." Maybe I should have been thinking "unjust stoppage!" :nod
     
  9. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Good -- because I was like :patsch What the ****:nut
     
  10. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Shane was a harder puncher, but i'd have to give the handspeed edge to Taylor. That man was crazy fast. I also believe he had slightly better technique. Better footwork and offensive skills. Defense is even.
     
  11. jecxbox

    jecxbox St. Brett Full Member

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    Mosley and Taylor would have been a blood bath.