Dear God, and some idiot let him box in this condition? How many fights had he had before he faced Chavez? Or at least, how many ass-whoopings had he taken? Must have been a few.
@judopathoftruth Yeah, he deinitely was mumbling a lot and seemed to have a hard time coming up with words. I wonder about boxing and stuff like this. If I was a fight doctor and saw this interview.......there is no way I would have cleared him to fight. As a layperson I say to myself "Man, that guy sounds like he has brain damage"............and a doctor couldn't pick up on this>>>>>>>>WOW.
@drmbowen Wow, I just wonder how Meldrick got licensed to fight given his apparent brain damage shown in this video. What.....the doctor could not pick up on it??? LOL, as a layperson it is pretty obvious to me that his CNS is not functioning correctly.
@Writeowl Well, have you seen the "Night Of The Champions" video??? In it Meldrick is a LOT worse than he is in this video. Stuttering, palsied, demented and truly looking like his damage is severe and permanent. Check out the Video on YT and tell me what you think. Taylor had his last fight in 2002.....the damage usually peaks around 10-15 years after the fighters last fight. Hope he does ok....heard he is broke.
@tickyul Is that the Legendary Nights video? He literally couldn't string two coherent words together. I saw that one and that was basically a superb cautionary tale for any kid who thinks they can't get hurt in boxing. Sooner or later you'll come up against someone who'll clean your clock permanently.
Sad to think that he was only in his thirties then and his life was basically over.
If there's another vid could you please post the link? I'd like to see it.
no es brain damage......eso es un negro no educado que quiere habar como si tuviera educacion jajajajjajajaja no se si hayan visto a los morenos que son de barrio......hablan peor que este cabron jajajajja pero bueno chavez le partio su madre en las dos, un poco polemica la parada de la segunda pero la verdad lo traia para la chingada
@canibusnj I bet your not a native so i guess your a wet back to huh so shut the hell up and stop being racist if they didnt write it in your language its not for you to read
brain damaged here, people don't talk like that unless they have a brain injury. He fought for 12 more years after this so god knows what state his brain is in now..
@1800levso Sugar Ray Robinson Roberto Duran Sugar Ray Leonard Thommas Hearns Marvin Hagler Aaron Pryor Pernel Whitaker Salvadore Sanchez Julio Cesar Chavez Meldrick Taylor (pre chavez) Hector Camacho None of these fighters could logicaly have losing odds against Pacquaio or Mayweather, especialy Hearns whom I think could sleep both Mayweather and Pacquaio...but, they belong on this list as much as any legend and they continue to prove it.
but still I wonder if Paquiado would be match for those legend back then, I mean it seems to me that fights on that time were more heart than anything else. now on days I don't even watch any more box. you tell me if that's the case, or paquiado could handle any one.
@1800levso He would of held his own and still would of been considered a great fighter but nothing like it is today. The state of boxing is less than a shadow of its former self its almost dead actually. There is no talent out there to even challenge him except Mayweather. I think he would of been defeated by either Chavez or Taylor or even Roberto Duran. Pacquio is solid theres no debating that but thrown into a different era and it would be a completely different story though...
even if he got to say I steel ok and win the fight, he would still have the brain damage, I wonder if it has the last final punch that did the damage, the important thing is not that if he lost or might had win just by saying I'm ok, the important thing is the damage that he took, he never recovered from that, and Chavez still ok, well not that ok, but is way better than him.
@tickyul I would say 2nd. To me Roy Jones was faster especially p4p cus he was a natural middleweight and he looked just as fast if not faster than Taylor and Taylor obviously was a natural lightweight or welterweight depending on how u look at it.
@Zachrydaman No way....at least not IMHO. Meldrick was like The SiX Million Dollar Man......just a blurr. But Jones was a harder puncher, could really whack. The way Jones is going, just keeps on fighting.....he may end up like Taylor with boxing induced dementia. What the hell is Jones doing....maybe he is broke.....spent all his money on shiny bling and Hoes.
damn shame...i feel bad for him. if he possesed the "smarts" to just box the last round, he had it. now a REAL sad fight was what they did to Sweet Pea against their beloved JC
@HellsHighwayTrooper Yeah, he sounded pretty bad BEFORE his first fight with Chavez. If you have seen recent interviews of Taylor ...........wow, he is really bad, hard to understand. I guess getting hit in the head a lot will cause brain damage...oh my.
@tickyul yeah it is bad. do you think thats its mainly speech affected.. like if you asked him do you realise your speech is bad? would he understand? hes no that brain dead right? and could you send me a link to some recent interviews? i can only find the chavez hbo one? or is that the only one you seen?
@HellsHighwayTrooper I really doubt that just the speech center of his CNS is effected. Probaby his speech is just the most obvious. But you can seen the confusion and what appears to be slow thought process (not sharp at all, the way you would expect from a world class athlete) during the interview. Probably has the same syndrome as ALi (Parkinsons Pugilistica) or very similar. Taylor started boxing at 8..........yikes..........getting hit for that long is going to damage the whole CNS.
@tickyul Yeah hes still young and so far touch wood doesent have parkinsons but it seems the only damage is slowy and quite slurry now. Hes doing well though in his life at the moment though. its always good to know.
For fucks sakes, if you don't believe me, just type in "richard steele corrupt" , but don't come here talking about how chavez won the fight. This fight is on several worst moments in boxing lists. Don't be one of the fucking idiots who actually agrees with the decision made by a bought out ref. I bet you guys think Ali really did knock Liston out in round 1 on that notorious night....
Richard Steele was in Don King's pocket... Anybody who can't see that is a fucking idiot. There was even a red light going off behind Taylor signalling the last seconds of the fight, and Steele still robbed him. No shame... This fight brings into doubt any stoppage he's ever called or not called... A disgrace to boxing....
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Richard Steele stopped the fight with less than 5 seconds to go! You're gonna watch Lou Duva go crazy now. You're gonna watch Lou Duva go absolutely berserk. This is one of the most unusual calls by a referee in the whole history of the sport!" - Announcer at ringside...
Much respect for Taylor who fought a great fight but Chavez slowly but surely wore him down. The ref asked the most important and crucial question to a fallen fighter..ARE YOU OK?..twice with no reply and a glassy far away look. Medical exams proved that Taylor had taken a vicious beating with resulting face fracture, internal bleeding and brain trauma. If Taylor would of just danced around on the final round he would have won. But Taylor is not Mayweather and he fought and lost like a warrior.
@alcatras4 Did you watch the fight? How can you pssibly say something like that? Even if Taylor wasn't okay to fight, there was no time left for Chavez to hurt him when the fight was called off. Taylor was robbed, and if you don't realise that, at least stop embrassing yourself with these statements you're making here. Sure Chavez landed good shots, but Taylor won the fight. Anybody who watched that fight agrees. I'm not black, and I have nothing against Latino fighters either. Taylor won.......
xpono there you go opening up your fuckin mouth getting smoked by two seconds none of taylors punches did anything to Chavez, you are just like these fucking idiots at HBO , never gave Chavez a Chance but he destroyed Taylor you would never Admit it don't blame Steele you should be praising him for stopping the fight but you are too Ignorant, except it. Taylor was a great fighter but that night he fought someone much better. Taylor Held a Grudge for four years until his Rematch who won?JC
xpono there you go opening up your fuckin mouth getting smoked by two seconds none of taylors punches did anything to Chavez, you are just like these fucking idiots at HBO , never gave Chavez a Chance but he destroyed Taylor you would never Admit it don't blame Steele you should be praising him for stopping the fight but you are too Ignorant, except it. Taylor was a great fighter but that night he fought someone much better. Taylor Held a Grudge for four years until he his Rematch who won?JC
Hey Mortek9, what the fuck are you babbling about? Honestly? Getting smoked by TWO SECONDS, that's an ass kicking? Not giving Chavez props isn't bring a chicken to the fucking ring like Mayweather Jr..You're so outside any bounds of logic its astonishing.
I admire Taylor for wanting to fight the best fighter in the sport. Other fighters like mayweather jr would dodge a match like this. Taylor was never a runner or hugger, very different from other typical fighters. Chavez fought like a warrior, I admire them both.
@kukuness Yes, the video shows evidence of brain damage, that much is clear. I do not know how a doc giving a pre-fight exam did not pick up on this fact.....oh yeah..................boxing is corrupt and that includes most of the creeps involved with it.
@kukuness Yes, the video shows evidence of brain damage, that much is clear. I do not know how a doc giving a pre-fight exam did not pick up on this fact.....oh yeah..................boxing is corrupt and that includes most of the creeps involved with it.
Taylor Little did you know he was going to ruin your Boxing Career, I guess you were not fast enough you relied on your toughness, you are a loser. but guess what you got your ass kicked,Face,Body,your Little Brain destroyed by a better fighter. you never gave Chavez the respect he deserved. you will always be a loser , but i have Pity for you. Talking is cheap you could never back it up! you got your 2nd chance and got your ass knock out again!! and you still had an excuse your dog died!!!!!!
@wtw88 a Wanker, I know he got beat up but you guys never gave JC any credit you are just as stupid as his corner telling him that he need to win the round.and Duva distracted him, I gave him all the respect in the world
he was over matched look at his face and not to mention that he pissed blood for a week broken cheek bone swollen brain listen to the Doctor that examined him after the fight. he was never the same after that fight.
@mortek9 Sorry if I didn't say I respect JC. He was one of the greats, and you're right about how beat up Taylor was; no doubt about it, that fight finished him. Sorry again for insulting you.
I was wondering what your opinions are after watching the taylor vs chavez fight and seeing the damage that meldrick taylor recieved in this fight and comparing to collins vs resto & margarito vs cotto and looking at chavez wraps and looking at the color of the wraps at the end of the fight and watching the damage that meldrick taylor recieved do you think there was foul play in the meldrick taylor vs julio cesar chavez fight????????? Just curious what you think in this theory after comparing
@djrojas NOT REALLY IDIOT, LOOK AT AN PRE FIGHT INTERVIEW RIGHT HERE ON YOUTUBE BEFORE HE FOUGHT TERRY NORRIS POSTED BY RIGGOLD. FULL FLEDGED BRAIN DAMAGE LMFAO!!!!!!!! IF I SAW YOU IN PERSON I WOULD GIVE YOU A FUL FLEDGED ASS WHOPPING! YOU'RE JUST PLAIN FUCKING DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Julio he is my favorite fighter ever.... But no disrespect to Meldrick awesome in his own right... Too bad what happened to him... I wish that on no human being... Nuff Respect... Thank you guys for the entertainment...
@PRETTYBOYMARIO10 His son will never be the fighter Chavez Sr was. Pretty (marketable) and with the same name but wouldn't have stood a chance against a prime Mel Taylor or any of the good fighters around at that time.
@canibusnj Uh, what did I say that bothered you so much, you disagree with my comments????? Just watch the video again.....real carefully..............Taylor is demented.
he took a terrible beating to the head and specially to the body, after the fight his uring was pure blood from those body shots, he spent 3 days in that condition and his head was damaged seriously, now julio was a beast but both were never the same after this fight... VIVA CHAVEZ
@parracatau Taylor had significant symptoms of dementia in this video, really looked out of sorts. I can only imagine how much worse fighting Chavez made his already existing brain damage.
@parracatau What are you talking about BOTH never being the same after their fight? Chavez certainly seemed to be in great shape afterwards. After unifiying the titles by defeating Taylor, he beat the crap out of 18(!!!) fighters over 3 years. Among them Lonnie Smith, Hector Camacho, Greg Haugen, and Juan Soberanes Ramos.
It's got to be genetic, fighters like Chavez, margarito, lamota, hagler etc, take shots and they don't really get affected in the long term then you have certain fighters who it just gains on, I can see in this interview , his been damaged, the Chavez fight must of killed some brain cells, anyone know what Taylors doing now?
@frisbyrb5 Yeah, Taylor sounded pretty bad in this interview, the Chavez fight could not have helped. I think if you were to talk to a lot of fighter like Hagler or Lamota you would probably find out they have some deficeits from boxing even if they were not really obvious. Genetics probably has quite a bit to do with it to.
I keep coming back to this video, the interview before the first Chavez fight. It is like watching a train wreck....the reason I say that is because Taylor obviously has brain damage in this interview.......think what the beating he took in the Chavez fight did to that already damaged brain.
Damn, he does sound kind of punch drunk in this interview before fighting JCC the 1st time, he's sort of slurring his words and is glassy eyed like everyone says. JCC just exacerbated the situation after the fight. That's what you get for trying to be a Philly fighter instead of using ring smarts.
@lorenzodemedici1 Done, fricken done....even before the Chavez fight. All of those gym wars and nearly 200 amateur fights, the brain can only take so much.
@pkbosslac Uh, I am not really getting your point. I was trying to make the point that TAYLOR APPEARED TO BE SUFFERING FROM SOME FORM OF BRAIN DAMAGE BEFORE THE CHAVEZ FIGHT, watch the video again. The Chavez fight was just frosting on the cake. I wonder if the doctor who examined him before the Chavez fight picked up on this fact????
Just watched an interview with Meldrick Taylor BEFORE the Chavez fight. I am here to tell you HE WAS DONE (AS FAR AS BEING DAMAGED) BEFORE the Chavez fight. I mean, he was mumbling and hard to understand, glassy eyed, stiff and robotic like he was having a hard time coming up with reponses to the interviewer. Meldrick was the fastest puncher I have EVER seen and I have been watching boxing since I was a little kid. Maybe which boxers get dementia depends a lot on genetics. Really sad story.
Richard steele is an embarresment to boxing he destroyed meldricks dreams that would of came true, this guy would of went down in history for beating chavez and might of even changed his career, but chavez did his him with alot of shots so i dont know what his career had of turned out,but this man is a real fighter.
@WardogBoxingFan Meldrick destroyed himself by continuing to trade blows with Chavez on the 12 round. Had he danced around Chavez (not the fastest on the sport) like any other boxer would, he would had won.
But he didn't, so Chavez knocked-him out. He stood up, kept holding the ropes, and didn't answered to Steele's questions. So no, there was no foul play, deal with it.
@Khaos969@WardogBoxingFan Meldrick destroyed himself by continuing to trade blows with Chavez on the 12 round. Had he danced around Chavez (not the fastest on the sport) like any other boxer would, he would had won.
But he didn't, so Chavez knocked-him out. He stood up, kept holding the ropes, and didn't answered to Steele's questions. So no, there was no foul play, deal with it.
@CHINOVILLEZCAS You posted just what I was thinking, did not sound real good in the interview, you could hear/feel/see the damage that had already been done. Glassy eyed and hard to understand, he was done before the Chavez fight.
All my admiration for Meldrick Taylor. He just saw Chavez his upcoming rival give a formidable performance and he is not scared at all. In fact he looks as if though he cant wait for the fight. MT was very courageous to go against a monster like Chavez and fight with no fear.
@rubenmendez0327 oh he had fear. you can bet that! he was going up against the culiacan lion who was 68-0 with 56 knock outs. chances are very high this dude going to a dent on your fade.
@rubenmendez0327 and he won it... He clinicked Chavez and that referee that stopped the fight with 6 seconds left for a Taylor win sucks... Its all rigged and Don King was written all over it.
@amosbett Not the fact that Chavez put him down? Not the fact that Taylor could not react? Not the fact that the bell can't save a fighter? Not the fact that the referee can't anticipate the bell and has to call what he sees? It's unfortunate that it took hospital results to see the real damage Chavez did to this kid! No to mention the fact that his face looked like he took several baseball bats to it!
@EvilHenchman10 What are you retarded?! I saw the fight, the night it happened! I'm 37 kid! Not only did I see it then, I've seen it many times over. I'm not just a boxing fan, I've actually boxed. If you watched the HBO special of Chavez vs Taylor, you will see all the commentators talk about the controversy. Eventually, they realize, it's a sad moment for Taylor to get beat to death and not get his "championship" moment. Lou Duva had to LIE in order to not look bad. Camera don't lie!
@EvilHenchman10 The fight was fair! Taylor was out-pointing Chavez, but did you see any real damage to him? No! 10-9 point system makes it possible to come back and win by points. However, it wasn't needed! Chavez landed the power shots that did DAMAGE!! Look at his face, do your homework and realize, Chavez beat this guy something terrible! On the standing count, Taylor did not answer as he should. He was groggy, distracted (his corner) and he got TKO'd. End of story! Think, then speak!
@trooperjoe73 Ok trooperjoe73... Whatever you say. Let me guess what kind of a boxer you were, a brawler with absolutely no accuracy, speed or finesse... You obviously have ZERO appreciation for either of these boxing traits... And you're saying you wouldn't be mad if the ref called off a fight you were winning on points if there was only two seconds left and your opponent never would have made it across the ring in time to even punch you once anyways? Ok trooper.... Ok..............
@trooperjoe73 Some also cited that two years before this match, Steele was refereeing the bout between Thomas Hearns and Iran Barkley, and when Barkley first knocked his opponent down in the third round, Hearns was apparently not in the shape to be able to continue but Steele let him go on, stating after the fight when asked about his decision that such a great champion like Hearns should be given the chance to pull himself together
@trooperjoe73 In contrast with this, after the Chavez-Taylor fight, Steele told that when he sees a hurt fighter he is stopping the fight, regardless of the time left.
@amosbett No whiner, it was Chavez fist written all over Meldrick's broken face. For all the retards out there...when a man can not respond to another man asking him if he is okay then he is knocked out. Steele had no choice but to stop it Mel was KO'd deal with it...........
Dear God, and some idiot let him box in this condition? How many fights had he had before he faced Chavez? Or at least, how many ass-whoopings had he taken? Must have been a few.
Writeowl 1 week ago
WHO NECKS, WHO NECKS?????
tickyul 1 week ago
shit hes got head injuries listen to him speak
judopathoftruth 2 weeks ago
@judopathoftruth Yeah, he deinitely was mumbling a lot and seemed to have a hard time coming up with words. I wonder about boxing and stuff like this. If I was a fight doctor and saw this interview.......there is no way I would have cleared him to fight. As a layperson I say to myself "Man, that guy sounds like he has brain damage"............and a doctor couldn't pick up on this>>>>>>>>WOW.
tickyul 1 week ago
@judopathoftruth You see it......I see it......what about the insane doctor who cleared him to fight Julio???
tickyul 1 week ago
Definitely brain damaged in this interview. M Bowen (neuropsychologist)
drmbowen 1 month ago
@drmbowen i agree
osbornehunter 2 weeks ago
@drmbowen Wow, I just wonder how Meldrick got licensed to fight given his apparent brain damage shown in this video. What.....the doctor could not pick up on it??? LOL, as a layperson it is pretty obvious to me that his CNS is not functioning correctly.
tickyul 1 week ago
punchy but i wouldnt say brain damaged
916bigAl 1 month ago
@916bigAl Uh....what do you think causes fighters to be punchy......LOL, damage to the Central Nervous System.
tickyul 1 week ago
You can tell that he was starting to develop speech problem...
juankafelatino 1 month ago
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gtzmts 2 months ago
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punguinzzz 2 months ago
He said his plan was to stand right in front of Chavez. He did that until the end.
Radrook 2 months ago
WHAT AN ASS WHOOPING TAYLOR TOOK FROM CHAVEZ
eddieg671 2 months ago
His speech is reminiscent of Ali's in the 70s. The damage had definitely been done.
Writeowl 2 months ago
@Writeowl Yeah....and this is Before he takes a horrible ass kicking from Chavez.
tickyul 1 week ago
@tickyul Frightening. What's the odds he ends up the same as Ali?
Writeowl 1 week ago
@Writeowl Well, have you seen the "Night Of The Champions" video??? In it Meldrick is a LOT worse than he is in this video. Stuttering, palsied, demented and truly looking like his damage is severe and permanent. Check out the Video on YT and tell me what you think. Taylor had his last fight in 2002.....the damage usually peaks around 10-15 years after the fighters last fight. Hope he does ok....heard he is broke.
tickyul 1 week ago
@tickyul Is that the Legendary Nights video? He literally couldn't string two coherent words together. I saw that one and that was basically a superb cautionary tale for any kid who thinks they can't get hurt in boxing. Sooner or later you'll come up against someone who'll clean your clock permanently.
Sad to think that he was only in his thirties then and his life was basically over.
If there's another vid could you please post the link? I'd like to see it.
Cheers!
Writeowl 1 week ago
Goo wait meldeick's brain was already. Hurt
TzzX78 3 months ago
@TzzX78 Uh.....yah think so.....pretty obvious to you and me......what about the idiot who did the pre-fight physical.
tickyul 1 week ago
no es brain damage......eso es un negro no educado que quiere habar como si tuviera educacion jajajajjajajaja no se si hayan visto a los morenos que son de barrio......hablan peor que este cabron jajajajja pero bueno chavez le partio su madre en las dos, un poco polemica la parada de la segunda pero la verdad lo traia para la chingada
1Pueblito 3 months ago
@1Pueblito TRANSLATE, YOU DIRTY LITTLE WETBACK!
canibusnj 3 months ago
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@canibusnj FUCK YOU YOU DIRTY LITTLE CRACKER!!!!!!
1Pueblito 3 months ago
@canibusnj he is probably typing that from mexico, so how is he a wet back if is in his own contry
youtube is not only in the usa
cuathemochoa 3 months ago 5
@cuathemochoa smart guy
TzzX78 1 week ago
@canibusnj I bet your not a native so i guess your a wet back to huh so shut the hell up and stop being racist if they didnt write it in your language its not for you to read
16joker13 3 months ago
Frankie spanked chavez...
djk28161 3 months ago
@djk28161 ya but chevez spanked hi in the rematch
geno1001000 3 months ago
brain damaged here, people don't talk like that unless they have a brain injury. He fought for 12 more years after this so god knows what state his brain is in now..
cwehden 3 months ago
@cwehden You are brain damaged.....how did that happen if I may ask???
Yes, in my opinion Taylor should not have been allowed to fight.....based on this video alone.
tickyul 1 week ago
CheckHooKz 4 months ago
@CheckHooKz No Roy Jones or B Hop? U dont think they belong on that list.
Zachrydaman 4 months ago
@ 00:26 jean pascal is a time traveler
kingdaleclarke 5 months ago
but still I wonder if Paquiado would be match for those legend back then, I mean it seems to me that fights on that time were more heart than anything else. now on days I don't even watch any more box. you tell me if that's the case, or paquiado could handle any one.
1800levso 5 months ago
@1800levso Pacquiao has a lot of heart as well as skill. He would be great in any era.
dovestones 5 months ago
@1800levso He would of held his own and still would of been considered a great fighter but nothing like it is today. The state of boxing is less than a shadow of its former self its almost dead actually. There is no talent out there to even challenge him except Mayweather. I think he would of been defeated by either Chavez or Taylor or even Roberto Duran. Pacquio is solid theres no debating that but thrown into a different era and it would be a completely different story though...
bmillerdrums 5 months ago
even if he got to say I steel ok and win the fight, he would still have the brain damage, I wonder if it has the last final punch that did the damage, the important thing is not that if he lost or might had win just by saying I'm ok, the important thing is the damage that he took, he never recovered from that, and Chavez still ok, well not that ok, but is way better than him.
1800levso 5 months ago
@1800levso Chavez doesn't appear to be affected at all. One of the lucky ones that got out intact, I'd have said.
Writeowl 1 week ago
@pkbosslac I think he had the fastest hand out of any boxer I have ever watched, quite incredible.
tickyul 5 months ago
@tickyul I would say 2nd. To me Roy Jones was faster especially p4p cus he was a natural middleweight and he looked just as fast if not faster than Taylor and Taylor obviously was a natural lightweight or welterweight depending on how u look at it.
Zachrydaman 4 months ago
@Zachrydaman No way....at least not IMHO. Meldrick was like The SiX Million Dollar Man......just a blurr. But Jones was a harder puncher, could really whack. The way Jones is going, just keeps on fighting.....he may end up like Taylor with boxing induced dementia. What the hell is Jones doing....maybe he is broke.....spent all his money on shiny bling and Hoes.
tickyul 1 week ago
damn shame...i feel bad for him. if he possesed the "smarts" to just box the last round, he had it. now a REAL sad fight was what they did to Sweet Pea against their beloved JC
704ondeck 5 months ago
taylor is slurring
mrroyixo 5 months ago
@mrroyixo Who the hell let him fight Chavez and many more after that beating.......pretty sad......he is obviously brain damaged.
tickyul 5 months ago
his voice was kinda slurry in this. poor guy wat a legend
HellsHighwayTrooper 6 months ago
@HellsHighwayTrooper Yeah, he sounded pretty bad BEFORE his first fight with Chavez. If you have seen recent interviews of Taylor ...........wow, he is really bad, hard to understand. I guess getting hit in the head a lot will cause brain damage...oh my.
tickyul 5 months ago
@tickyul yeah it is bad. do you think thats its mainly speech affected.. like if you asked him do you realise your speech is bad? would he understand? hes no that brain dead right? and could you send me a link to some recent interviews? i can only find the chavez hbo one? or is that the only one you seen?
HellsHighwayTrooper 5 months ago
@HellsHighwayTrooper I really doubt that just the speech center of his CNS is effected. Probaby his speech is just the most obvious. But you can seen the confusion and what appears to be slow thought process (not sharp at all, the way you would expect from a world class athlete) during the interview. Probably has the same syndrome as ALi (Parkinsons Pugilistica) or very similar. Taylor started boxing at 8..........yikes..........getting hit for that long is going to damage the whole CNS.
tickyul 5 months ago
@tickyul Yeah hes still young and so far touch wood doesent have parkinsons but it seems the only damage is slowy and quite slurry now. Hes doing well though in his life at the moment though. its always good to know.
HellsHighwayTrooper 5 months ago
don king bribing refs
MrLukedanger 6 months ago
meldrick taylor seems like a nice guy. Its a pity how things turned out for him
june1683 6 months ago
@alcatras4 @trooperjoe73
The fight was stopped with two seconds left. Common guys, do you really think it was a good stoppage? Really? Common... Really?
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
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EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@alcatras4 @trooperjoe73
For fucks sakes, if you don't believe me, just type in "richard steele corrupt" , but don't come here talking about how chavez won the fight. This fight is on several worst moments in boxing lists. Don't be one of the fucking idiots who actually agrees with the decision made by a bought out ref. I bet you guys think Ali really did knock Liston out in round 1 on that notorious night....
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
Richard Steele was in Don King's pocket... Anybody who can't see that is a fucking idiot. There was even a red light going off behind Taylor signalling the last seconds of the fight, and Steele still robbed him. No shame... This fight brings into doubt any stoppage he's ever called or not called... A disgrace to boxing....
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Richard Steele stopped the fight with less than 5 seconds to go! You're gonna watch Lou Duva go crazy now. You're gonna watch Lou Duva go absolutely berserk. This is one of the most unusual calls by a referee in the whole history of the sport!" - Announcer at ringside...
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
Much respect for Taylor who fought a great fight but Chavez slowly but surely wore him down. The ref asked the most important and crucial question to a fallen fighter..ARE YOU OK?..twice with no reply and a glassy far away look. Medical exams proved that Taylor had taken a vicious beating with resulting face fracture, internal bleeding and brain trauma. If Taylor would of just danced around on the final round he would have won. But Taylor is not Mayweather and he fought and lost like a warrior.
alcatras4 7 months ago 5
@alcatras4 Did you watch the fight? How can you pssibly say something like that? Even if Taylor wasn't okay to fight, there was no time left for Chavez to hurt him when the fight was called off. Taylor was robbed, and if you don't realise that, at least stop embrassing yourself with these statements you're making here. Sure Chavez landed good shots, but Taylor won the fight. Anybody who watched that fight agrees. I'm not black, and I have nothing against Latino fighters either. Taylor won.......
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@alcatras4 wtf he put his head up he cant talk he got that thing in the mouth boxers got
classaddress 1 month ago
xpono there you go opening up your fuckin mouth getting smoked by two seconds none of taylors punches did anything to Chavez, you are just like these fucking idiots at HBO , never gave Chavez a Chance but he destroyed Taylor you would never Admit it don't blame Steele you should be praising him for stopping the fight but you are too Ignorant, except it. Taylor was a great fighter but that night he fought someone much better. Taylor Held a Grudge for four years until his Rematch who won?JC
mortek9 8 months ago
xpono there you go opening up your fuckin mouth getting smoked by two seconds none of taylors punches did anything to Chavez, you are just like these fucking idiots at HBO , never gave Chavez a Chance but he destroyed Taylor you would never Admit it don't blame Steele you should be praising him for stopping the fight but you are too Ignorant, except it. Taylor was a great fighter but that night he fought someone much better. Taylor Held a Grudge for four years until he his Rematch who won?JC
mortek9 8 months ago
Chavez fan all the way but I like Taylor doesnt seem too cocky.. sad what happened after tho...
junior1497 8 months ago
a well spoken young man. Lebron James could learn a lot from boxers
mrjones501 8 months ago
Hey Mortek9, what the fuck are you babbling about? Honestly? Getting smoked by TWO SECONDS, that's an ass kicking? Not giving Chavez props isn't bring a chicken to the fucking ring like Mayweather Jr..You're so outside any bounds of logic its astonishing.
XPONO 8 months ago
I admire Taylor for wanting to fight the best fighter in the sport. Other fighters like mayweather jr would dodge a match like this. Taylor was never a runner or hugger, very different from other typical fighters. Chavez fought like a warrior, I admire them both.
guensdei 8 months ago
This interview indicates that he was retarded even before chavez gave him more brain damage.
kukuness 8 months ago
@kukuness Yes, the video shows evidence of brain damage, that much is clear. I do not know how a doc giving a pre-fight exam did not pick up on this fact.....oh yeah..................boxing is corrupt and that includes most of the creeps involved with it.
tickyul 5 months ago
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@kukuness Yes, the video shows evidence of brain damage, that much is clear. I do not know how a doc giving a pre-fight exam did not pick up on this fact.....oh yeah..................boxing is corrupt and that includes most of the creeps involved with it.
tickyul 5 months ago
POOR TAYLOR GOD BLESS HIM HE WAS A REAL GOOD PERSON
aherreramartin89 8 months ago
Taylor Little did you know he was going to ruin your Boxing Career, I guess you were not fast enough you relied on your toughness, you are a loser. but guess what you got your ass kicked,Face,Body,your Little Brain destroyed by a better fighter. you never gave Chavez the respect he deserved. you will always be a loser , but i have Pity for you. Talking is cheap you could never back it up! you got your 2nd chance and got your ass knock out again!! and you still had an excuse your dog died!!!!!!
mortek9 9 months ago
@mortek9 YOU DIRTY LITTLE SPIC, FUUUUCCCKKK YOU!!!!!
canibusnj 9 months ago
@canibusnj say that to chavez fucker or Ortiz you fried chicken eater
oziel8738 8 months ago
@mortek9 What a wanker you are. Yes he got beat up but he tried. Have respect you pig.
wtw88 8 months ago
@wtw88 a Wanker, I know he got beat up but you guys never gave JC any credit you are just as stupid as his corner telling him that he need to win the round.and Duva distracted him, I gave him all the respect in the world
he was over matched look at his face and not to mention that he pissed blood for a week broken cheek bone swollen brain listen to the Doctor that examined him after the fight. he was never the same after that fight.
mortek9 8 months ago
@mortek9 Sorry if I didn't say I respect JC. He was one of the greats, and you're right about how beat up Taylor was; no doubt about it, that fight finished him. Sorry again for insulting you.
wtw88 8 months ago
I was wondering what your opinions are after watching the taylor vs chavez fight and seeing the damage that meldrick taylor recieved in this fight and comparing to collins vs resto & margarito vs cotto and looking at chavez wraps and looking at the color of the wraps at the end of the fight and watching the damage that meldrick taylor recieved do you think there was foul play in the meldrick taylor vs julio cesar chavez fight????????? Just curious what you think in this theory after comparing
oklenoz 9 months ago
He seemed a little mentally impaired here...or maybe thats just how he talked...but i see the early signs here.
MrSlik25 10 months ago
@MrSlik25 After Chavez he had full fledged brain damage. Check out more recent interviews, its pretty tragic.
djrojas 8 months ago
@djrojas NOT REALLY IDIOT, LOOK AT AN PRE FIGHT INTERVIEW RIGHT HERE ON YOUTUBE BEFORE HE FOUGHT TERRY NORRIS POSTED BY RIGGOLD. FULL FLEDGED BRAIN DAMAGE LMFAO!!!!!!!! IF I SAW YOU IN PERSON I WOULD GIVE YOU A FUL FLEDGED ASS WHOPPING! YOU'RE JUST PLAIN FUCKING DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!
canibusnj 8 months ago
@canibusnj Uh, why so hostile??? In your opinion, he is not showing at least some signs of brain damage..........lol, it is quite obvious.
tickyul 3 months ago
I love Julio he is my favorite fighter ever.... But no disrespect to Meldrick awesome in his own right... Too bad what happened to him... I wish that on no human being... Nuff Respect... Thank you guys for the entertainment...
IdoubleL2 10 months ago
Meldrick realy had gutts to step into the ring with Chavez
87lycanthropy 10 months ago
that fight was the robery of the century. They stole that fight and meldricks career all in one night :(
HitMan1263 11 months ago
chavez kicked his ass...and won the fight in his own right.
jochavez81 1 year ago
lmao jim lampley looks at his LIKE :s your umm gonna use the whole ring right?
PanteraMan 1 year ago
chavez s the best and nobody is gonna break his record not even his son lol . . . his son sucks
PRETTYBOYMARIO10 1 year ago
@PRETTYBOYMARIO10 Very much so
embraceforever21 11 months ago
@PRETTYBOYMARIO10 His son will never be the fighter Chavez Sr was. Pretty (marketable) and with the same name but wouldn't have stood a chance against a prime Mel Taylor or any of the good fighters around at that time.
Writeowl 1 week ago
@CEO1451 do u know boxing do you know what i meant julio lost his legs and waist movement after the taylor fight
BROWNREDFOWL 1 year ago
@BROWNREDFOWL Mayweather deserves a Beating from Julio Cesar Chavez.
1718venom9 11 months ago
So sad! Chavez ended M. Taylors career.
hxcmexi 1 year ago
Speech is real choppy and robotic, almost like he is having a real hard time talking or coming up with words.
tickyul 1 year ago
@tickyul SHUT THE FFFFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKK UP!!!!!!
canibusnj 1 year ago
@canibusnj Uh, what did I say that bothered you so much, you disagree with my comments????? Just watch the video again.....real carefully..............Taylor is demented.
tickyul 1 year ago
he took a terrible beating to the head and specially to the body, after the fight his uring was pure blood from those body shots, he spent 3 days in that condition and his head was damaged seriously, now julio was a beast but both were never the same after this fight... VIVA CHAVEZ
parracatau 1 year ago
@parracatau yes chavez lost his legs and waiste movement.
BROWNREDFOWL 1 year ago
@parracatau Taylor had significant symptoms of dementia in this video, really looked out of sorts. I can only imagine how much worse fighting Chavez made his already existing brain damage.
tickyul 1 year ago
@parracatau What are you talking about BOTH never being the same after their fight? Chavez certainly seemed to be in great shape afterwards. After unifiying the titles by defeating Taylor, he beat the crap out of 18(!!!) fighters over 3 years. Among them Lonnie Smith, Hector Camacho, Greg Haugen, and Juan Soberanes Ramos.
inferno0666 1 year ago
@parracatau
Chavez was still good. Came out clean and happy with a victory. M. Taylor was never the same. really sad. He was a good fighter.
hxcmexi 1 year ago 2
taylor was fucked in the ass by chavez he was seriously rape his body was semi dead lol
BROWNREDFOWL 1 year ago
POOR MELDRICK TAYLOR HE DOSENT KNOW HE WILL GO VISIT THE JETSONSSSSS MARCH 17 1990 IN THE LAST ROUND 12
Oandowngoestaylor 1 year ago
poor ... simply he don't know the hell that awaits him on March 17, 1990. It's like his last recording before his death.
rockerkid26 1 year ago
@rockerkid26 He was already brain damaged, watch the interview again, it is pretty obvious.
tickyul 1 year ago
@rockerkid26 Like the Last Supper LOL.
Writeowl 1 week ago
chavez rules!!
ghostrivas 1 year ago
@ghostrivas CHAVEZ IS A BITCH!!!!!!
canibusnj 1 year ago
@canibusnj ooh yes?... but, who win??... chavez!!! ha ha!
brown pride! little chavalas!!
ghostrivas 1 year ago
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@canibusnj Clueless and not worth a reply.
ONENIGGER2ANOTHER 1 year ago
It's got to be genetic, fighters like Chavez, margarito, lamota, hagler etc, take shots and they don't really get affected in the long term then you have certain fighters who it just gains on, I can see in this interview , his been damaged, the Chavez fight must of killed some brain cells, anyone know what Taylors doing now?
frisbyrb5 1 year ago
@frisbyrb5 Yeah, Taylor sounded pretty bad in this interview, the Chavez fight could not have helped. I think if you were to talk to a lot of fighter like Hagler or Lamota you would probably find out they have some deficeits from boxing even if they were not really obvious. Genetics probably has quite a bit to do with it to.
tickyul 1 year ago
8 seconds and he would of beat Chavez , that would ruin Any fighter mentally, imagine the pain being so close and then Steele stops ti, shame
frisbyrb5 1 year ago
I keep coming back to this video, the interview before the first Chavez fight. It is like watching a train wreck....the reason I say that is because Taylor obviously has brain damage in this interview.......think what the beating he took in the Chavez fight did to that already damaged brain.
tickyul 1 year ago
@pkbosslac
THEY FOUGHT TWO TIMES YOU FUCKING MORON
djcruzify 1 year ago
IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE YOU COULD TELL HIS COGNITION WAS DEFINITELY DAMAGED AFTER THE FIRST FIGHT.
djcruzify 1 year ago
Damn, he does sound kind of punch drunk in this interview before fighting JCC the 1st time, he's sort of slurring his words and is glassy eyed like everyone says. JCC just exacerbated the situation after the fight. That's what you get for trying to be a Philly fighter instead of using ring smarts.
lorenzodemedici1 1 year ago
@lorenzodemedici1 Done, fricken done....even before the Chavez fight. All of those gym wars and nearly 200 amateur fights, the brain can only take so much.
tickyul 1 year ago
Can't get over this video, Taylor sounds fucked up, the Chavez fight was just icing on the cake.
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tickyul 1 year ago
@pkbosslac Uh, I am not really getting your point. I was trying to make the point that TAYLOR APPEARED TO BE SUFFERING FROM SOME FORM OF BRAIN DAMAGE BEFORE THE CHAVEZ FIGHT, watch the video again. The Chavez fight was just frosting on the cake. I wonder if the doctor who examined him before the Chavez fight picked up on this fact????
tickyul 1 year ago
he was punch drunk already
CHINOVILLEZCAS 1 year ago
@CHINOVILLEZCAS lol
zacatetas 1 year ago
@pkbosslac After???? Shit, did you just watch the fucking video??????
tickyul 1 year ago
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Just watched an interview with Meldrick Taylor BEFORE the Chavez fight. I am here to tell you HE WAS DONE (AS FAR AS BEING DAMAGED) BEFORE the Chavez fight. I mean, he was mumbling and hard to understand, glassy eyed, stiff and robotic like he was having a hard time coming up with reponses to the interviewer. Meldrick was the fastest puncher I have EVER seen and I have been watching boxing since I was a little kid. Maybe which boxers get dementia depends a lot on genetics. Really sad story.
tickyul 1 year ago
Chavez proved he was the man in this fight...
donnyaldridge 1 year ago
Richard steele is an embarresment to boxing he destroyed meldricks dreams that would of came true, this guy would of went down in history for beating chavez and might of even changed his career, but chavez did his him with alot of shots so i dont know what his career had of turned out,but this man is a real fighter.
WardogBoxingFan 1 year ago
@WardogBoxingFan Meldrick destroyed himself by continuing to trade blows with Chavez on the 12 round. Had he danced around Chavez (not the fastest on the sport) like any other boxer would, he would had won.
But he didn't, so Chavez knocked-him out. He stood up, kept holding the ropes, and didn't answered to Steele's questions. So no, there was no foul play, deal with it.
cernex 1 year ago
He was robbed v Chavez FUCK RICHARD STEELE!
Khaos969 1 year ago
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@Khaos969 @WardogBoxingFan Meldrick destroyed himself by continuing to trade blows with Chavez on the 12 round. Had he danced around Chavez (not the fastest on the sport) like any other boxer would, he would had won.
But he didn't, so Chavez knocked-him out. He stood up, kept holding the ropes, and didn't answered to Steele's questions. So no, there was no foul play, deal with it.
cernex 1 year ago
I feel sorry how his career and personal life and health also went down after Chavez, they are legends!
ZR1Terror 1 year ago
WOW HE WAS DOE BEFORE DA CHAVEZ FIGHT LOOK HOW HE WAS TALKIN CHAVEZ FINISHED HIM
CHINOVILLEZCAS 1 year ago
@CHINOVILLEZCAS You posted just what I was thinking, did not sound real good in the interview, you could hear/feel/see the damage that had already been done. Glassy eyed and hard to understand, he was done before the Chavez fight.
tickyul 1 year ago
If only Meldrick would have boxed Chavez's ears off...............If only.
Wutangspam 1 year ago
@Wutangspam He did for about the first 9 rounds then it all went south from there.
10splayer 1 year ago
@Wutangspam wutang forever
zacatetas 1 year ago
chavez screwed up meldrick taylor... TWICE!!!!!
mameytronic 1 year ago
It looks like MT was reading off the teleprompter.
MIT2004 1 year ago
All my admiration for Meldrick Taylor. He just saw Chavez his upcoming rival give a formidable performance and he is not scared at all. In fact he looks as if though he cant wait for the fight. MT was very courageous to go against a monster like Chavez and fight with no fear.
Thanks MarvinDiggla!
rubenmendez0327 1 year ago 26
@rubenmendez0327 oh he had fear. you can bet that! he was going up against the culiacan lion who was 68-0 with 56 knock outs. chances are very high this dude going to a dent on your fade.
desconocidos27 1 year ago
@desconocidos27 Actually it was 66-0 with 55 knockouts... but you came pretty close anyway, xD
cernex 1 year ago
@rubenmendez0327 and he won it... He clinicked Chavez and that referee that stopped the fight with 6 seconds left for a Taylor win sucks... Its all rigged and Don King was written all over it.
amosbett 8 months ago 2
@amosbett Hating!!!
jiujitsujedi 8 months ago
@jiujitsujedi Truthful!!!
canibusnj 8 months ago
@amosbett Not the fact that Chavez put him down? Not the fact that Taylor could not react? Not the fact that the bell can't save a fighter? Not the fact that the referee can't anticipate the bell and has to call what he sees? It's unfortunate that it took hospital results to see the real damage Chavez did to this kid! No to mention the fact that his face looked like he took several baseball bats to it!
trooperjoe73 7 months ago
@trooperjoe73 You obviously never watched the fight. It was a scandalous ending, everybody in boxing thinks so. Stop embarassing yourself.
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@EvilHenchman10 What are you retarded?! I saw the fight, the night it happened! I'm 37 kid! Not only did I see it then, I've seen it many times over. I'm not just a boxing fan, I've actually boxed. If you watched the HBO special of Chavez vs Taylor, you will see all the commentators talk about the controversy. Eventually, they realize, it's a sad moment for Taylor to get beat to death and not get his "championship" moment. Lou Duva had to LIE in order to not look bad. Camera don't lie!
trooperjoe73 6 months ago
@EvilHenchman10 The fight was fair! Taylor was out-pointing Chavez, but did you see any real damage to him? No! 10-9 point system makes it possible to come back and win by points. However, it wasn't needed! Chavez landed the power shots that did DAMAGE!! Look at his face, do your homework and realize, Chavez beat this guy something terrible! On the standing count, Taylor did not answer as he should. He was groggy, distracted (his corner) and he got TKO'd. End of story! Think, then speak!
trooperjoe73 6 months ago
@trooperjoe73 Ok trooperjoe73... Whatever you say. Let me guess what kind of a boxer you were, a brawler with absolutely no accuracy, speed or finesse... You obviously have ZERO appreciation for either of these boxing traits... And you're saying you wouldn't be mad if the ref called off a fight you were winning on points if there was only two seconds left and your opponent never would have made it across the ring in time to even punch you once anyways? Ok trooper.... Ok..............
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@trooperjoe73 Some also cited that two years before this match, Steele was refereeing the bout between Thomas Hearns and Iran Barkley, and when Barkley first knocked his opponent down in the third round, Hearns was apparently not in the shape to be able to continue but Steele let him go on, stating after the fight when asked about his decision that such a great champion like Hearns should be given the chance to pull himself together
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@trooperjoe73 In contrast with this, after the Chavez-Taylor fight, Steele told that when he sees a hurt fighter he is stopping the fight, regardless of the time left.
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@EvilHenchman10 chavez beat taylor 2 times.But the first fight was enough cause he caused taylors brain damage
mike3000gt7 6 months ago
@amosbett there was actually only 2 seconds left...
EvilHenchman10 6 months ago
@amosbett No whiner, it was Chavez fist written all over Meldrick's broken face. For all the retards out there...when a man can not respond to another man asking him if he is okay then he is knocked out. Steele had no choice but to stop it Mel was KO'd deal with it...........
ChrisinEC 6 months ago
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SAD
movieman7000 2 years ago
@movieman7000 What's so SAD?
canibusnj 2 years ago
@canibusnj maybe that meldrick taylors brain is messed up and he was still boxing
Blackjesus3 1 year ago
@canibusnj he is brain damaged now
jkininji 1 year ago
@canibusnj - Watch Hbo Legendary fights Chavez Taylor then you will know.
Jamietheboi91 1 year ago
@canibusnj Done, fricken toast before the fight, stumbling and mumbling.
tickyul 1 year ago
@canibusnj that he's brain damaged now
ANNABECKDK 1 year ago
@canibusnj The way he speaks, thats what sad.
seblasian 1 year ago
@movieman7000 nothing is sad about this particular interview....though i know what you are getting at
BloodBoxing 1 year ago
@BloodBoxing What do you think Blood..do you think Steele made the right decision in that fight?
OutsideTheRopes 1 year ago
@BloodBoxing Looks like he was pretty messed up BEFORE the Chavez fight, looks slow and demented. language and thinking are effected.
tickyul 1 year ago
please post more interviews/ behind the cenes and ight build ups from the 1980's /90's
many thanks
mr pecker decker
peckerdecker 2 years ago 6