As someone noted already it wasn't such a dramatic decline, he went on to have very notable wins after the loss, and in addition he eventually fought Chavez again in a rematch and this time it didn't take JCC twelve rounds. Taylor was a Philly fighter and was notorious for engaging in those (in)famous gym wars during sparring, which can take a lot off of your ring life and overall life. Taylor's speech was starting to slur and he still continued to box. He just took too much punishment during fights, in the gym, and continued to fight even when things started to look off. Additionally I think I'll say that loaded gloves do more damage to the face than they do to the brain. The force can't be augmented so much because the hands and gloves will be noticeably heavier, the punch can only be hardened. Luis Resto didn't KO Billy Collins cold early, he beat him around the ring over the course of a fight. If you think Margarito loaded for Cotto, look at him, he wasn't hurt in the sense that he was wobbling all over the place, his face was damaged and he was in pain from it.
You just proved his point for him. If you don't know what a "philly fighter" is it is YOU that needs to learn something cuz your ignorance is showing big time. This is not a term that should need to be explained to anyone that has followed the sport for any length of time.
How many times does it have to be pointed out that in Nevada, where the first fight happened, the commission hands you a sealed bag and nothing else is allowed on the hands. This is different from California where you are allowed to bring your pre-made knuckle pads. Even in the California case as soon as Arum asked for the pads for an independent review they 'somehow' disappeared. The lab report indicated nothing that could not have been accounted for by hand creme and Mosley himself is on record as saying he didn't think they were that hard. The only thing the legitimately got Margarito on was they were previously used. Why do you think they disappeared when Arum asked for an independent review? Why do you think the **** axe prosecutor who was promising to have Margo put on trial never said anything else? Yeah, you think Arum bought them off. Right? atsch
Cotto was tiring and getting tagged. If it hadn't been for Pac's previous damage to Margo the second fight would have ended the same way. And this from someone that was pulling for Cotto.
He wasn't out on his feet, he was conscious and aware of his surroundings hence why he was looking at his manager who was standing on the edge of the ring shouting instructions, it was that which destracted him from the refs count. A guy who is out on his feet isn't capable of standing still on his own two feet without losing balance and needing to be held up by the ropes. Meldrick Taylor was more than capable of continuing for the remaining 3 seconds.
Still waiting for the state of California to prosecute Capetillo and Margarito! :nut It is so obvious that the knucklepads in question did not contain plaster and were just old compressed by the many usages kind of wrap.
How often would you reccomend a boxer to spar? Isn't it weird considering that Taylor is suppose to be a boxer that he still takes a lot of punishment, he has a poor defense.
So that means he Chavez had loaded gloves instead of being a better fighter? Most times things are exactly what they appear to be on the surface. Marquez was obviously on steroids and had loaded gloves in his last fight against Pac because he had never KO'd him before.