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			*[[:File:Taylor Davis Program.JPG\|Program Cover]]
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	[http://~~vault.sportsillustrated~~.~~cnn~~.com/vault/~~article~~/~~magazine~~/~~MAG1118796~~/~~index.htm Sports Illustrated~~ - ~~A Hit Parade~~]
			'''A HIT PARADE'''<br>
			<small>'''Out to prove himself after his lone loss, Meldrick Taylor wrested the WBA welterweight title from Aaron Davis'''</small><br>
			<small>By [[Pat Putnam]], [[Sports Illustrated]], January 28, 1991</small>

			Meldrick Taylor learned his craft in a Philadelphia gym, which
			means he never learned to take a step backward. From the beginning of
			his career, he has been a warrior, and that aggressive style served
			him well through 25 fights until last March 17, when he went to
			graduate school in Las Vegas. The professor that night was wise old
			Julio Cesar Chavez, who taught Taylor, the 23-year-old undefeated
			International Boxing Federation junior welterweight champion, that
			when you are winning a fight going into the last round, you don't
			engage in any foolish attacks. Behind on points, Chavez stopped a
			charging Taylor with two seconds left in the 12th round.

			Last Saturday night in Atlantic City, Taylor proved to be an
			excellent student. Far ahead on all three officials' cards against
			World Boxing Association welterweight champion Aaron Davis, Taylor
			came out for the final round wearing track shoes. If he wasn't
			thinking of Chavez, as he claimed later, then he must have been
			thinking of Carl Lewis. To catch Taylor, Davis would have needed a
			motorcycle.

			"We told him to stay away from trouble, but that wasn't exactly
			what we had in mind," said a laughing George Benton, Taylor's
			trainer. "I told him I wanted him moving in a circle, to keep
			turning Davis, and not to jump on him. I didn't want him to run like
			that."

			This was to be a stern test for Taylor. In his first fight after
			losing to Chavez, he had not looked sharp while winning a 10-round
			decision last August over lightly regarded Primo Ramos. "Forget how
			he looked," said co-manager Lou Duva before the Davis fight. "He
			did what we hoped he'd do; he got his confidence back. After a
			knockout, you don't send a fighter in against a cannon. Now he's
			ready for anybody."

			As a cannon, Davis qualified, having gone unbeaten in 32 fights,
			with 20 knockouts. He won the WBA title last July by knocking out
			Mark Breland -- like Taylor a 1984 Olympic gold medalist. Davis had
			nearly a five-inch advantage in height and a 10-inch edge in reach
			over the 5 ft. 6 1/2 in. Taylor. Of course, he shouldn't have called
			Taylor a sissy in the week leading up to the fight at the Convention
			Center.

			"He's got a big mouth," said Taylor. "He's called me a lot of
			names. He's mad because he's the champion, but I'm the one getting
			all the attention. He's aware people don't take him seriously. I'm
			excited about getting back in the ring and showing him I am still a
			great fighter. Then we will see how big his mouth is."

			The angry Taylor punished the 3-to-1 underdog champion with a
			savage body attack right from the opening bell. The lanky Davis needs
			room to punch; staying inside, Taylor gave him none. Blistering
			combinations, four, five and six punches at a clip, fired with
			blinding speed -- rips to the body followed by uppercuts to the head
			-- built a wide lead for Taylor. Not even being penalized a point for
			low blows by referee Arthur Mercante in the second round slowed
			Taylor.

			Davis, a tough 23-year-old from the Bronx, recovered to mount an
			offensive in the middle rounds of the fight. Then he fell back again
			in the face of Taylor's assault. Though the judges had no problem
			picking a winner -- Vincent Rainone and Phil Newman scored it
			116-111, Frank Cairo 115-112 -- each of the game fighters earned his
			$525,000 purse.

			"This is my weight: 147," said Taylor, now 26-1-1, after the
			fight. "I had a lot of problems making 140 pounds. Against Chavez I
			fought the last three rounds dehydrated. I fought those rounds on
			heart alone. Even though I lost, as far as I'm concerned, I won. I
			beat him at his own game -- inside. Now I feel more powerful. I want
			Chavez to come up and fight me at this weight. I think we are the two
			best fighters in the world. Let him come up and we'll find out who is
			the best."

			In June or July, Taylor is expected to make his first welterweight
			defense, against Luis Garcia of Venezuela, who is 21-0 and the WBA's
			top contender. "Then the only guy he wants is Chavez -- at 147
			pounds," said Dan Duva, Taylor's promoter. "But we're not going to
			chase him. If Chavez wants to make a lot of money, he has our phone
			number. He can call us."

			At that, Taylor grinned. If the phone doesn't ring in Duva's
			office soon, the fighter from Philadelphia just might make a call
			himself. "Hey, Julio, what have you got planned for September. . .
			?" [http://www.si.com/vault/1991/01/28/123498/a-hit-parade-out-to-prove-himself-after-his-lone-loss-meldrick-taylor-wrested-the-wba-welterweight-title-from-aaron-davis]

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