Meldrick Taylor - Revision history

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Professional Career

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	==Professional Career==		==Professional Career==
	'''Record'''		'''Championship Record'''
			*6 opponents (2 by KO) beaten for World Super Lightweight Title.
	*Finished career with a record of 6-4 (2 KOs) in World title fights.		*Finished career with a record of 6-4 (2 KOs) in World title fights.
	*Finished career with a record of 2-4 (1 KOs) against former or current world titlists.		*Finished career with a record of 2-4 (1 KOs) against former or current world titlists.

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	*Stopped in eight rounds by WBC Super Lightweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez in September 1994.		*Stopped in eight rounds by WBC Super Lightweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez in September 1994.
	*Continued to box until 2002. Taylor, with slurred speech, was denied a license by the [[New Jersey Athletic Control Board]], and he refused to submit to neurological testing in other states. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025889/index.htm]		*Continued to box until 2002. Taylor, with slurred speech, was denied a license by the [[New Jersey Athletic Control Board]], and he refused to submit to neurological testing in other states. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025889/index.htm]

			*Younger brother of fellow boxer [[Myron Taylor]] and twin brother of fellow boxer [[Eldrick Taylor]].
			*Taylor's autobiography, ''2 Seconds From Glory'', was self published in 2009.

			{{start box}}
			{{Succession box\|
			before=[[James (Buddy) McGirt]]\|
			title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]\|
			after=[[Julio Cesar Chavez]]\|
			years=1988 Sep 3 – 1990 Mar 17
			}}
			{{Succession box\|
			before=[[Aaron Davis]]\|
			title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]\|
			after=[[Crisanto Espana]]\|
			years=1991 Jan 19 – 1992 Oct 31
			}}
			{{end box}}

			{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Meldrick}}
			[[Category:African American Boxers]]
			[[Category:Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Champions]]
			[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]
			[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]
			[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]
			[[Category:1984 Olympians]]
			[[Category:American Olympians]]
			[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]
			[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]
			[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]
			[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]
			[[Category:American World Champions]]
			[[Category:Taylor Family]]

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	*Stopped in eight rounds by WBC Super Lightweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez in September 1994.		*Stopped in eight rounds by WBC Super Lightweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez in September 1994.
	*Continued to box until 2002. Taylor, with slurred speech, was denied a license by the [[New Jersey Athletic Control Board]], and he refused to submit to neurological testing in other states. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025889/index.htm]		*Continued to box until 2002. Taylor, with slurred speech, was denied a license by the [[New Jersey Athletic Control Board]], and he refused to submit to neurological testing in other states. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025889/index.htm]

	~~== Notes ==~~
	*Younger brother of fellow boxer [[Myron Taylor]] and twin brother of fellow boxer [[Eldrick Taylor]].
	*Taylor's autobiography, ''2 Seconds From Glory'', was self published in 2009.

	~~{{start box}}~~
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[James (Buddy) McGirt]]\|~~
	~~title=[[IBF Light Welterweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Julio Cesar Chavez]]\|~~
	~~years=1988 Sep 3 – 1990 Mar 17~~
	}}
	~~{{Succession box\|~~
	~~before=[[Aaron Davis]]\|~~
	~~title=[[WBA Welterweight Champion]]\|~~
	~~after=[[Crisanto Espana]]\|~~
	~~years=1991 Jan 19 – 1992 Oct 31~~
	}}
	~~{{end box}}~~

	~~{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Meldrick}}~~
	~~[[Category:African American Boxers]]~~
	~~[[Category:Pennsylvania Golden Gloves Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:National Golden Gloves Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:United States Amateur Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:Diamond Belt Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:1984 Olympians]]~~
	~~[[Category:American Olympians]]~~
	~~[[Category:Olympic Gold Medalists]]~~
	~~[[Category:World Light Welterweight Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:World Welterweight Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:Two Division World Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:American World Champions]]~~
	~~[[Category:Taylor Family]]~~

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Professional Career

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	==Professional Career==		==Professional Career==
	*Finished career with a record of 6-4 (2 KOs) in World ~~Title~~ fights.		'''Record'''
			*Finished career with a record of 6-4 (2 KOs) in World title fights.
	*Finished career with a record of 2-4 (1 KOs) against former or current world titlists.		*Finished career with a record of 2-4 (1 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
	**Won against [[James (Buddy) McGirt]], [[Aaron Davis]].		**Won against [[James (Buddy) McGirt]], [[Aaron Davis]].
	**Lost against [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] (~~twice~~), [[Terry Norris]], [[Crisanto Espana]].		**Lost against [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] (2x), [[Terry Norris]], [[Crisanto Espana]].

			==Notes==
	*Stopped [[James (Buddy) McGirt]] in twelve rounds to win the [[IBF]] Junior Welterweight Championship in September 1988.		*Stopped [[James (Buddy) McGirt]] in twelve rounds to win the [[IBF]] Junior Welterweight Championship in September 1988.
	*After two title defenses, Taylor faced [[WBC]] champion [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] in a unification bout in March 1990. After eleven rounds, Taylor was comfortably ahead on two of the three official scorecards. Taylor, battered and fatigued, was dropped by a Chavez right late in the twelfth and final round. Taylor got up at the count of five, but referee [[Richard Steele]] stopped the fight with only two seconds left. The stoppage was very controversial. [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named it [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1990.		*After two title defenses, Taylor faced [[WBC]] champion [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] in a unification bout in March 1990. After eleven rounds, Taylor was comfortably ahead on two of the three official scorecards. Taylor, battered and fatigued, was dropped by a Chavez right late in the twelfth and final round. Taylor got up at the count of five, but referee [[Richard Steele]] stopped the fight with only two seconds left. The stoppage was very controversial. [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named it [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1990.

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	~~==Olympic Games results==~~
	*Featherweight Gold Medalist for the United States at the 1984 Los Angeles [[Olympics]]. Results:
	**1st round bye
	**Defeated [[Nicolae Talpos]] (Romania) 5-0
	**Defeated [[Francisco Camacho]] (Mexico) 5-0
	**Defeated [[John Wanjau]] (Kenya) RSC 3
	**Defeated [[Omar Catari]] (Venezuela) 5-0
	**Defeated [[Peter Konyegwachie]] (Nigeria) 5-0

	==Amateur Achievements==		==Amateur Achievements==

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Amateur Achievements

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	**Defeated [[Peter Konyegwachie]] (Nigeria) 5-0		**Defeated [[Peter Konyegwachie]] (Nigeria) 5-0

	==~~Other~~ Amateur Achievements==		==Amateur Achievements==

			'''Olympic Game Results'''
			*Featherweight Gold Medalist for the United States at the 1984 Los Angeles [[Olympics]]. Results:
			**1st round bye
			**Defeated [[Nicolae Talpos]] (Romania) 5-0
			**Defeated [[Francisco Camacho]] (Mexico) 5-0
			**Defeated [[John Wanjau]] (Kenya) RSC 3
			**Defeated [[Omar Catari]] (Venezuela) 5-0
			**Defeated [[Peter Konyegwachie]] (Nigeria) 5-0

	*Claimed Amateur Record: 99-4		*Claimed Amateur Record: 99-4
	* '''1982''' National Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champion, outpointing [[Herbie Bivalacqua]] in the final.		* '''1982''' National Golden Gloves Bantamweight Champion, outpointing [[Herbie Bivalacqua]] in the final.
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	*'''1984''' US Olympic Box-Offs Winner in Las Vegas as a Featherweight.		*'''1984''' US Olympic Box-Offs Winner in Las Vegas as a Featherweight.
	**Defeated [[Andrew Minsker]] 4-1		**Defeated [[Andrew Minsker]] 4-1
	**Defeated [[Andrew Minsker]] 5-0		**Defeated [[Andrew Minsker]] 5-0

	==Professional Career==		==Professional Career==

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	'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]]<br>		'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]]<br>
	'''Trainers:''' [[George Benton]] & [[Lou Duva]]<br>		'''Trainers:''' [[George Benton]] & [[Lou Duva]], [[Willie Rush]] (1994-)<br>
	'''[[:Category:Meldrick Taylor Gallery\|Meldrick Taylor Gallery]]'''<BR>		'''[[:Category:Meldrick Taylor Gallery\|Meldrick Taylor Gallery]]'''<BR>

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Professional Career

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	==Professional Career==		==Professional Career==
			*Finished career with a record of 6-4 (2 KOs) in World Title fights.
			*Finished career with a record of 2-4 (1 KOs) against former or current world titlists.
			**Won against [[James (Buddy) McGirt]], [[Aaron Davis]].
			**Lost against [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] (twice), [[Terry Norris]], [[Crisanto Espana]].
	*Stopped [[James (Buddy) McGirt]] in twelve rounds to win the [[IBF]] Junior Welterweight Championship in September 1988.		*Stopped [[James (Buddy) McGirt]] in twelve rounds to win the [[IBF]] Junior Welterweight Championship in September 1988.
	*After two title defenses, Taylor faced [[WBC]] champion [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] in a unification bout in March 1990. After eleven rounds, Taylor was comfortably ahead on two of the three official scorecards. Taylor, battered and fatigued, was dropped by a Chavez right late in the twelfth and final round. Taylor got up at the count of five, but referee [[Richard Steele]] stopped the fight with only two seconds left. The stoppage was very controversial. [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named it [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1990.		*After two title defenses, Taylor faced [[WBC]] champion [[Julio Cesar Chavez]] in a unification bout in March 1990. After eleven rounds, Taylor was comfortably ahead on two of the three official scorecards. Taylor, battered and fatigued, was dropped by a Chavez right late in the twelfth and final round. Taylor got up at the count of five, but referee [[Richard Steele]] stopped the fight with only two seconds left. The stoppage was very controversial. [[The Ring Magazine\|''The Ring'']] named it [[Ring Magazine Fight of the Year\|Fight of the Year]] for 1990.

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	*Lost the WBA Welterweight Championship to [[Crisanto Espana]] by an eighth-round TKO in October 1992.		*Lost the WBA Welterweight Championship to [[Crisanto Espana]] by an eighth-round TKO in October 1992.
	*Stopped in eight rounds by WBC Super Lightweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez in September 1994.		*Stopped in eight rounds by WBC Super Lightweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez in September 1994.
	*Continued to box until 2002. Taylor, with slurred speech, was denied a license by the [[New Jersey Athletic Control Board]], and he refused to submit to neurological testing in other states.		*Continued to box until 2002. Taylor, with slurred speech, was denied a license by the [[New Jersey Athletic Control Board]], and he refused to submit to neurological testing in other states. [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1025889/index.htm]

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==