Meldrick Taylor – Two Seconds In Time

[ProBox1]

There is an image of Meldrick Taylor that is haunting. It’s not of him falling from a right hand thrown by Julio Cesar Chavez and being stopped with two seconds remaining in their classic encounter. It’s not a selected image of any bout that came afterwards as this once great fighter quickly fell to pieces in the ring in subsequent fights. It’s not even a recent image of a man whose mind is clouded and whose mouth seems stuffed with cotton when he speaks. It is an image of man, a fighter, teetering on the precipice of tragedy. He sits, slippers on his feet, and stares at the television set watching himself stumble to his feet against Chavez, only to have referee Richard Steele steal away his moment of glory. He freezes the picture with his remote control, his eyes far away, and then he rewinds the tape and watches it all over again. He watches his life come apart in seconds on the television screen. When he’s had his fill, he turns the television off and rests his head in his hands.
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[+= El Jefe=+]

"He was too brave for his own good, and we loved him for it. And now we pray for him and wonder if all it takes in anyone’s life is two seconds to take it all away."

those are some deep words man

[Parodius]

Medrick Taylor is a sad story. I saw an interview with him like 6 or 8 months ago, it was pretty sad seeing him living in an old apartment. If I was Holyfield, I would've help Taylor out with some money & not let him fight again. These 2 were friends, a friend should always help a friend. Then again Holyfield wants to fight again himself, I don't think his head is working very well either.

[LuKahnLi]

Even if Taylor was able to get the win by being given the two seconds......Don King would have secured an immediate rematch, JC Chavez would have likely killed him.

[MetalVomit]

Even if Taylor was able to get the win by being given the two seconds......Don King would have secured an immediate rematch, JC Chavez would have likely killed him.

It's a sad story,but like I said a couple days ago, he NEEDED to answer the ref,his corner man ****ed up.

[Slipx]

this tale is one of those things that sets boxing apart from other sports. it's one of the prime examples of what happens when you involve yourself in a sport that's one vs one, no teammates to help you out. things like this happen, it's as ugly and tragic as it is beautiful and magnificent. im just glad other people recognize it, and continue to respect it for its greatness as i do.



my opinion on it is that lou duva ****ed it all up. like pesci said in casino, 'In the end, we ****ed it all up.' that's exactly what duva did, in the end he ****ed it all up.