My heart is breaking...

[Pugilistic™]

Taylor was pretty past it by the time the rematch happened, he took a beating from Terry Norris which took even more out of him before the rematch.

What makes me laugh is Taylor is rated as one of norris's best wins.

[Silencers]

What makes me laugh is Taylor is rated as one of norris's best wins.

Taylor was a very good fighter at that point and had a respectable reign at 147, he was way too small for Norris though and took a beating, if he wasn't past it after the first Chavez fight, he was past it away the Norris fight.

[Pugilistic™]

Taylor was a very good fighter at that point and had a respectable reign at 147, he was way too small for Norris though and took a beating, if he wasn't past it after the first Chavez fight, he was past it away the Norris fight.

Thats why i don't see it as a good win.

he was clearly too small for 154.

[Fox McCloud]

Just for the hell of it, I watched the tale of Chavez-Taylor after the fight, and...

If you can honestly watch the interview with Taylor in 1990, where he sounds not just able to talk, but even very articulate for any professional athlete, followed by him talking, or rather slurring, words when the broadcast was made, without crying a bit, you aren't human.

Outside of people like Leavander Johnson, Jimmy Garcia, Deuk Koo Kim and Gerald McClellan, Meldrick Taylor has one of the saddest stories that has ever been in boxing.

[Pugilistic™]

Just for the hell of it, I watched the tale of Chavez-Taylor after the fight, and...

If you can honestly watch the interview with Taylor in 1990, where he sounds not just able to talk, but even very articulate for any professional athlete, followed by him talking, or rather slurring, words when the broadcast was made, without crying a bit, you aren't human.

Outside of people like Leavander Johnson, Jimmy Garcia, Deuk Koo Kim and Gerald McClellan, Meldrick Taylor has one of the saddest stories that has ever been in boxing.

It was very sad to watch.

Boxing is a emotional sport.

[Clegg]

Just for the hell of it, I watched the tale of Chavez-Taylor after the fight, and...

If you can honestly watch the interview with Taylor in 1990, where he sounds not just able to talk, but even very articulate for any professional athlete, followed by him talking, or rather slurring, words when the broadcast was made, without crying a bit, you aren't human.

Outside of people like Leavander Johnson, Jimmy Garcia, Deuk Koo Kim and Gerald McClellan, Meldrick Taylor has one of the saddest stories that has ever been in boxing.

Yeah, I remember watching that show and being saddened by it.

Another one is Holyfield. After his first fight with Bowe there is an interview where he says he might not continue boxing. Kinda sad to contrast that with him 15 years later, with his speech a lot worse, talking about going after the world title again.

[SonOfCuba]

no way, there was only 2 seconds left in the round, chaves was on the other corner of the ring, the bell would have rung by time he got to him, this was a robbery I dont care what nobody says.

[TheGreatA]

Taylor did have a solid win over undefeated Aaron Davis for the WBA WW title (after the Chavez fight) but he made a terrible career move by challenging Terry Norris.

Even before the Norris fight you could see that he had declined but not as badly as he did after losing to Norris.

[oldgringo]

Thats why i don't see it as a good win.

he was clearly too small for 154.

Like most of Norris' big wins, Taylor was smaller, older, past it or just simply out-gunned from the get.

Leonard
Curry
Mugabi

He liked punishing shot fighters and little guys.

Jorge Castro and Carl Daniels were good wins though. As was the second Simon Brown win.