Meldrick Taylor vs Antonio Cervantes

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  1. tommy the hat

    tommy the hat Active Member Full Member

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    At 140 lbs.
     
  2. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    I get sad everytime i see Meldrick's name. He was a sensational talent.
     
  3. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Taylor could of, should of, didn't; Cervantes did.

    It would not be easy, Taylor clearly would have his moments, bemusing Antonio at times. But in the end, maybe behind on points Cervantes would get to Taylor.

    Cervantes late, possibly real late; TKO15
     
  4. anj

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    Cervantes, in a competitive contest.
     
  5. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    I believe Cervantes gets to him late after weathering the storm early.
     
  6. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Speed kills, but only for a while when you have Taylor's lack of defense. The jab and straight right begin connecting for Cervantes by the early middle rounds, and Taylor does well to see the final bell.
     
  7. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing

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    Cervantes. Too big, he had a reach and knew hoe to use it...this would be very important against TAylor...
     
  8. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    meldrick destroys Cervantes!..Period!..
     
  9. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Cervantes scores a couple of knockdowns on his way to a UD.
     
  10. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Are you a Philly guy??? I do think Meldrick would win this over 12 perhaps 8-4 0r 7-5..but destroyed is a bit of an overstatement...Not sure I would say anyone would DESTROY Cervantes....Perhaps you need to revisit him? also as much as I like Meldrick, even at his best he never really destroyed anyone..he may have put on a clinic, but I am not ready to believe he could duplicate what Locche did in the first encounter.
     
  11. Flea Man

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    Depends which Cervantes shows up but whilst he sometimes went down the gears after establishing his range Meldrick didn't have the best engine.

    Cervantes decision.
     
  12. DaveK

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    :deal Perfectly said.
     
  13. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    As most Cervantes takes this one