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Meldrick Taylor
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Meldrick Taylor was born on October 19, 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former Olympic gold medalist and world boxing champion in two weight classes. His total fights is 47 and he wins 38 for that fights. His nickname is The Kid TNT. Taylor, one of many boxing champions hailing from the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, learned his craft in the gyms of his hometown and posted a 99-4 record as an amateur fighter.
Meldrick Taylor early fights were against nondescript journeymen, but in his 12th fight, in May 1986, Taylor won a unanimous decision against fellow contender Harold Brazier and moved into the world rankings. Over the next 18 months, Taylor won four more fights, setting up a unification bout with WBC world junior welterweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez on March 17, 1990 in Las Vegas. This fight drew huge media attention, as both men came in unbeaten Taylor at 24-0-1 and Chavez at 68-0, and regarded as two of the best boxers in the world, regardless of weight class. Their fight was one of the most famous, and controversial, bouts in boxing history.
Taylor won three more fights before answering a challenge from world junior middleweight champion Terry Norris to fight for Norris WBC title. Norris, a naturally bigger and stronger man, knocked Taylor out in the fourth round.
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