Finally! A Meldrick Taylor Highlight

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  1. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    TAylor Vs. Mosley at 140 would have been a great fight. Fastest hands ever along with Roy
     
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  2. gottagivafight

    gottagivafight When you least expect it, expect it!!! banned Full Member

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    An extraordinary talent. Truly heart wrenching, what's happened to him.
     
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  3. JL Fighter

    JL Fighter Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Damn, even on slomo, his hands look like a blur.
     
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  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member

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    the truth is we'll never know because of what happened after the Chavez fight. I'm sure that if he had won that fight, if he had lasted those 20 last seconds without getting knocked down, the world would have been his oyster.
     
    PH|LLA, Apr 17, 2009
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  5. DB10

    DB10 Gooner Full Member

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    The problem was that Meldrick was a Philly fighter. Like Frazier he didn't know when to let go of something. He got too 'involved'.
     
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  6. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Good and accurate post. If he could have remained at 140 for the majority of his career he could have stayed successful for quite a while, but there were too many piranhas at 147 for a shortish guy with a tendency to get hit.

    The Taylor of the McGirt-Chavez years was outstanding though. Could you imagine someone like Hatton winning even a ROUND off that guy? I can't.
     
    sweet_scientist, Apr 17, 2009
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  7. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    nah the problem with Taylor was his corner telling him it was a close fight
     
    chimba, Apr 17, 2009
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  8. gottagivafight

    gottagivafight When you least expect it, expect it!!! banned Full Member

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    I was gonna post that matchup earlier, actually. :good
     
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  9. 5Burowz

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    Reef the Lost Cauze on the track.
     
    5Burowz, Apr 18, 2009
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  10. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Taylor was amazing, he gave JCC his hardest prime yrs fight & came as close as you can to winning without doing so.

    If you give that guy a good defence he wouldnt be as exciting but his career would certainly have lasted longer & his talents would rightfully be recognized as ATG material.

    Only Chavez could have come thru what he did that night of all 140 champions Ive seen... perhaps Pryor could also but without winning.
    Taylor just poured it on constantly for 11 + rds, amazing.
     
    Bill Butcher, Apr 18, 2009
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  11. Adaptation

    Adaptation Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great highlights. Thanks for the share
     
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  12. pit

    pit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    your referring to ONE fight the Chavez fight, Taylor had that issue in every fight, he would continue to slug with lesser fighter and take shots that he should not have.
     
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  13. carpi

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    It was a very bad luck to fight chavez that night, that day not even Pryor beats Chavez

    It's the only fight in the prime Chavez era that he was over matched for 11 rounds, I remember a post-fight interview with Chavez saying that in order to connect 1 he had to take 3
     
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  14. the prom queen

    the prom queen bitter and clinging Full Member

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    I watched this last night
    enjoyed it a lot
    then watched some of his fight with terry norris
     
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  15. sugarngold

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    Possibly the fastest hands ever.
     
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