http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/meldrick_taylor/75130 Recent articles about Meldrick Taylor en-us Former Olympic Gold Medal winner and two-time world champion Meldrick Taylor has been added to the Champions of Tomorrow Promotional team. The inaugural event will take place on Thursday night June 20th at the Deck in Essington, PA. Taylor, who captured Olympic Gold in 1984, went on to win the IBF Jr. Welterweight championship with a 12th round stoppage over Buddy McGirt on September 3, 1988.  Taylor defended the title twice before engaging his memorable fight with Julio Cesar Chavez.  Taylor went on to win WBA Welterweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision over Aaron Davis.  He defended that belt two times and challenged for the world championship on three more occasions. Taylor joins Marty and Damon Feldman as part of the promotional team. “It’s great to get back in boxing,” said Taylor. “I hope to help these young fighters realize their dreams to become world champions and with my experience I hope to be able to provide that insight.  Plus it’s great to work ... Wed, 08 May 2013 16:30:20 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/meldrick_taylor_working_with_champions_of_tomorrow_pa_fight_card_on_june_20/13577840 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/meldrick_taylor_working_with_champions_of_tomorrow_pa_fight_card_on_june_20/13577840 Meldrick Taylor working with Champions of Tomorrow, PA fight card on June 20 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/meldrick_taylor_working_with_champions_of_tomorrow_pa_fight_card_on_june_20/13577840 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/2/229ea355c808f3d4bf4ca1a900ce635a1546d9e4/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f1789378.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935BBE657AC86A96484F78DDE719B69FD6.jpg Main Events officially announced today the signing of undefeated lightweight prospect Karl "Dynamite" Dargan to an exclusive promotional contract. Dynamite, 11-0, 6 KOs, who hails from Philadelphia, was an outstanding amateur with extensive experience and both national and international tournament titles to his credit. He turned professional in 2007, and has defeated all eleven of his opponents to date. Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski In his most recent start, Dynamite stopped Jesse Caradine, 8-1-1, 4 KOs, in the fourth round at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The victory, on a Main Events-promoted show in September, impressed the promoter enough to offer Dynamite a promotional contract. Kathy Duva, Main Events CEO, said "Dynamite is one of the most exciting young prospects in boxing. His ring intelligence, power, skills and finesse gave me flashbacks of the '84 Olympic team that signed with Main Events; he would have fit in perfectly with that group." Duva ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:24:38 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/undefeated_karl_dynamite_dargan_signs_with_main_events/12735982 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/undefeated_karl_dynamite_dargan_signs_with_main_events/12735982 Undefeated Karl Dynamite Dargan signs with Main Events http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/undefeated_karl_dynamite_dargan_signs_with_main_events/12735982 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png All it took was one punch. There were few out there, whether fans, critics or media aficionado’s that placed their faith behind Cung Le this past Saturday morning to defeat former UFC titlist Rich Franklin. Seconds into the fight it seemed the former Strikeforce champion looked flat as Franklin began to put his combinations together, hitting the slower Sanshou expert. Right when it looked like it was going to be a long night for the Vietnamese fighter, a perfectly timed right-hook sent Franklin crushing down to the floor. He was unconscious before his head abruptly cracked against the Octagon’s canvas. The Chinese crowd, whom we had barely heard a peep from during the decision-heavy event became unglued. It was a thing of beauty as the aging fighter without a clean bill of health landed the perfect shot that suddenly and violently ended the night for Franklin. I had watched fighting for hours, it was 90 minutes before I had to clock in for my other job and the effects of my energy d... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 05:47:47 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/are_todays_mma_athletes_the_punch_drunk_fighters_of_tomorrow/12208306 http://network.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/are_todays_mma_athletes_the_punch_drunk_fighters_of_tomorrow/12208306 Are todays MMA athletes the punch-drunk fighters of tomorrow? http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/articles/are_todays_mma_athletes_the_punch_drunk_fighters_of_tomorrow/12208306 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Boxing did not, after all, eat itself this past weekend. Thrilling fights and thrilling moments came like slot machine pings one after the other Saturday, sounding in places both expected and unexpected, keeping boxing fans feeling like they were lived in a near-constant state of jackpot. Two shows on two rival channels by two rival promoters weren't expected to pack two houses in Vegas just down the street from one another, but pack them they did.That doesn't mean boxing wasn't already gnawing on its own leg, though. For all the "what makes boxing great" material we got, I don't think the concurrent shows helped each other by being concurrent. We'd have gotten the same thrills, only spread out over two weekends, if they hadn't competed. More people could've seen both live. Everyone would've made more money. In other words, don't take the lack of a disastrous sinkhole from this one weekend as an excuse to get atheistic about the ongoing ... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:20:38 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/weekend_afterthoughts_featuring_whats_next_for_sergio_martinez_fight_and_round_of_the_year/11740954 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/weekend_afterthoughts_featuring_whats_next_for_sergio_martinez_fight_and_round_of_the_year/11740954 Weekend Afterthoughts, Featuring What's Next For Sergio Martinez, Fight And Round Of The Year ... http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/weekend_afterthoughts_featuring_whats_next_for_sergio_martinez_fight_and_round_of_the_year/11740954 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/d/0d14083c98c35030cb8f75ae648dfef84dbc32cc/mini/BOX_CONFE_MARTINEZ_abfd.jpg Boxing is abuzz with the outcome of Saturday's Sergio Martinez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. bout, and justifiably so. After boxing Chavez's ears off for 10 straight rounds, Martinez decided to close the show by going toe-to-toe with the much bigger Chavez in the 11th, producing an electrifying brawl. This was a bad tactical decision on the part of Martinez, who relies on head movement and footwork rather than point defense for protection, and he got clobbered for it in the 12th. Credit: Will Hart - HBO With "Maravilla" so badly hurt that he did just about everything but grab Chavez and hang on, it looked like Chavez might finish the Argentine, or at least pound him sufficiently to bring on a stoppage. Every article I have seen on the Martinez vs. Chavez results liken the bout to 1990's Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor I, where Chavez, Sr. was out-boxed for much of the fight, but ultimately ground down and stopped Taylor in what remains one ... Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:24:32 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/martinez_survives_12th_round_shocker_but_this_was_no_chavez_sr_meldrick_taylor/11733928 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/martinez_survives_12th_round_shocker_but_this_was_no_chavez_sr_meldrick_taylor/11733928 Martinez survives 12th round shocker, but this was no Chavez Sr-Meldrick Taylor http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/martinez_survives_12th_round_shocker_but_this_was_no_chavez_sr_meldrick_taylor/11733928 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c760caa7feb4469e8b0813dd2847ae12cc79df12/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f55882250.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E099D930B07FF42B7E3.jpg The Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs. Sergio Martinez middleweight championship fight on Saturday night nearly reproduced the historic action from Las Vegas over 20 years, where Julio Cesar Chavez stopped Meldrick Taylor with just seconds remaining in the 12th and final round. Here, JCC Jr. was dominated all night, but in the 12th, he rallied and put down Maravilla, and went for the kill. Martinez managed to survive the late onslaught, but not without gaining some last-minute, new-found respect for Jr. Right here, see how all the action went down with our collection of Chavez Jr. vs. Martinez fight night pictures. Martinez had won every round up until the final stanza. But he wasn't playing it safe, he continued fighting the same way he had all night, and in fact, was being even more brazen, looking to finish the show strong. Chavez decked him, and he was badly hurt, beating the count but stumbling around, still holding his hands at his waist. Refusing to hold on, he manag... Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:33:21 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/chavez_jr_vs_martinez_results_photo_gallery_from_fight_night/11726287 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/chavez_jr_vs_martinez_results_photo_gallery_from_fight_night/11726287 Chavez Jr vs. Martinez results: Photo gallery from fight night http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/chavez_jr_vs_martinez_results_photo_gallery_from_fight_night/11726287 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/1/51e8cc6775ef7ae160107b6e1071610627726ba6/mini/Tyler_Ziolowski_v_41b5.jpg For 30 minutes, it looked like a fight that needed no return bout. Three minutes later, the word most commonly thrown around in the post-fight press conference was “rematch”. That was the kind of predictable then unpredictable fight that Sergio Martinez' victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. turned out to be Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Martinez was able to outclass Chavez Jr. for all but a few seconds of each of the first 11 rounds of the fight. You could call it a virtuoso performance, similar to what Meldrick Taylor did to Chavez Jr.'s pops for seven or eight rounds before getting stopped with two seconds left in the fight. Chavez Jr. almost duplicated his father's Fight of the Century effort as he put Martinez down on the canvas midway through the final round of what was up until that point a lopsided fight. When Martinez rose, he elected to trade, probably due to his immense pride and talk of demolishing Chavez Jr. before the fight. T... Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:06:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/sergio_martinez_survives_julio_cesar_chavez_jr_in_memorable_final_round/11724814 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/sergio_martinez_survives_julio_cesar_chavez_jr_in_memorable_final_round/11724814 Sergio Martinez Survives Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. In Memorable Final Round http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/sergio_martinez_survives_julio_cesar_chavez_jr_in_memorable_final_round/11724814 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/6/76025c36885c1de401280a330fbb95c63d90f98c/mini/Chavez_V_Parisi_1d79.jpg For 11 rounds, Sergio Martinez did everything he wanted, including giving Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. the beating he promised. Then came a wild 12th round that will be talked about in boxing for a long time to come. Bleeding from the nose and his face bruised from the hands of Martinez, Chavez somehow found a way to land a left hook and then another that put Martinez on the canvas before a frenzied capacity crowd at the UNLV campus arena. Martinez would go down one more time in the final round and was taking huge punches when the bell mercifully sounded to end the fight. Martinez ended up winning a lopsided unanimous decision to regain the middleweight title. But the 12th-round rally by Chavez was one for boxing lore, reminiscent of a fight his father was in 22 years ago against Meldrick Taylor just a few miles away from the Las Vegas Strip. ''I was 20 seconds away from knocking him out. I started way too late,'' Chavez said. ''I didn't really get started until the eighth round.&#39 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:45:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/martinez_dominates_to_win_title_from_chavez_jr/11724535 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/martinez_dominates_to_win_title_from_chavez_jr/11724535 Martinez dominates to win title from Chavez Jr. http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/martinez_dominates_to_win_title_from_chavez_jr/11724535 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/9/09602f073e5511bf40144fa5aa97dc19c536ac55/mini/BOX_CONFE_MARTINEZ_b11c.jpg For 11 rounds, Sergio Martinez did everything he wanted, including giving Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. the beating he promised. Then came a wild 12th round that will be talked about in boxing for a long time to come. Bleeding from the nose and his face bruised from the hands of Martinez, Chavez somehow found a way to land a left hook and then another that put Martinez on the canvas before a frenzied capacity crowd at the UNLV campus arena. Martinez would go down one more time in the final round and was taking huge punches when the bell mercifully sounded to end the fight. Martinez ended up winning a lopsided unanimous decision to regain the middleweight title. But the 12th-round rally by Chavez was one for boxing lore, reminiscent of a fight his father was in 22 years ago against Meldrick Taylor just a few miles away from the Las Vegas Strip. ''I was 20 seconds away from knocking him out. I started way too late,'' Chavez said. ''I didn't really get started until the eighth round.&#39 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:45:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/martinez_wins_despite_late_scare/11741569 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/martinez_wins_despite_late_scare/11741569 Martinez wins despite late scare http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/martinez_wins_despite_late_scare/11741569 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/2/a2569d9750651dc4aa2ffbb5bdd4189da0e8f916/mini/BOX_CONFE_MARTINEZ_5350.jpg Tuesday afternoon in a preliminary round of Olympic boxing, a nondescript Russian boxer tried to beat some sense into America's latest Great Big Dope. It didn't work. Shortly after barely surviving a 9-minute onslaught delivered by a Ruskie tomato can, mid-major quarterback-turned-American super heavyweight fighter Dominic Breazeale enthusiastically talked about his plans to turn professional and reach the top of boxing. Good luck. Breazeale is as clueless as the people running the USA boxing program and many of the people offering up reasons for the demise of American boxing. Breazeale is a creation of television syndication mogul Michael King's All-American Heavyweight boxing academy. In a previous life, King and his brother Roger ran King World Productions and birthed The Oprah Winfrey Show, among other things. In recent years, Michael King decided he wanted to reinvigorate boxing by developing a heavyweight champion through unconventional methods. King recruits former college football and Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:49:02 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/neglect_leaves_usa_boxing_on_the_ropes/11357719 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/neglect_leaves_usa_boxing_on_the_ropes/11357719 Neglect leaves USA boxing on the ropes http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/neglect_leaves_usa_boxing_on_the_ropes/11357719 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Officials have been named for the Fresquez Productions-presented "The Reckoning," featuring the International Boxing Association (IBA) and WBAN rematch between light welterweight champion Anne Sophie Mathis (26-1, 22 KOs) and nine-time World Champion Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm (30-2-3, 9 KOs) to determine the mythical women's pound-for-pound championship, June 15 Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The judges, all from Las Vegas, will be Duane Ford, Dave Moretti and Lisa Giampi with Jon Schorle (El Dorado Hills, CA) as the referee. "We wanted to insure fairness to both fighters, as well as eliminate any potential controversy, by having three of the most high-respected judges and referee working Mathis-Holm II," said Tom King, New Mexico Athletic Commission. "They are all among the most qualified officials in boxing." Moretti and Giampa were judges for last December's initial fight between Mathi... Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:55:22 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/officials_named_for_mathis_holm_ii/10944065 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/officials_named_for_mathis_holm_ii/10944065 Officials named for Mathis-Holm II http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/officials_named_for_mathis_holm_ii/10944065 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png On the night of May 7, 2005, a few friends and I huddled in front of the television set, our fists clenched, hearts pumping, and voices wavering as we watched Diego "Chico" Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo fight in the proverbial phone booth. Forehead to forehead the two gladiators stood, ripping each other to the body and head, each punch thrown with malice of forethought, with intent to injure and maim -- to kill if possible. Castillo, with the more famed punch resistance, took Corrales' shots better. And with each uppercut he landed between Corrales' gloves we watched as Corrales' head snapped back, and without taking a step back Corrales came right back to dish out his own punishment. Castillo took everything "Chico" had to offer, and gradually broke him down, sending him to the canvas with a counter left hook to the chin only 30 seconds into the 10th round. Corrales made it to his feet and was granted a moment to have his mouthpiece put back in by trainer Joe Goossen. &qu Sun, 13 May 2012 07:49:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/can_head_trauma_lead_to_mental_illness/10797215 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/can_head_trauma_lead_to_mental_illness/10797215 Can head trauma lead to mental illness? http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/can_head_trauma_lead_to_mental_illness/10797215 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/9462cee43c66473880691915507c4420e99a8ccf/mini/Diego_Corrales_v_91a5.jpg It has long been understood that if you are a Mexican superstar fighter, you will be fighting on Cinco de Mayo weekend, which has traditionally become the date and stage for boxing's biggest mega-events. Thanks to precocious 21-year-old WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez, it's clear that this fistic holiday tradition will continue well into the future. In that vein, Canelo will be defending his title against Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley as the co-main event of "Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto,"on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®. Canelo will be making his second Cinco de Mayo appearance, with his first being on May 1, 2010, when he defeated Jose Miguel Cotto on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's win over Mosley. This year's Cinco de Mayo celebration will also mark the 150thanniversary of the famous Me... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:47:26 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/canelo_alvarez_is_heir_apparent_to_cinco_de_mayo_stardom_following_chavez_sr_de_la_hoya_more/10652480 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/canelo_alvarez_is_heir_apparent_to_cinco_de_mayo_stardom_following_chavez_sr_de_la_hoya_more/10652480 Canelo Alvarez is heir apparent to Cinco De Mayo stardom, following Chavez Sr, De La Hoya & more http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/canelo_alvarez_is_heir_apparent_to_cinco_de_mayo_stardom_following_chavez_sr_de_la_hoya_more/10652480 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Ten Greatest Junior Welterweights in Boxing History While a “tweener” division, the 140-pound class is one of the older junior classes and one that has perhaps enjoyed more great fighters and fights than any other of the divisions not in the “original 8.” Nevertheless, it has been a division that has seen rocky times since its creation in the 1920’s. By the 1930’s. some of the best fighters in the world were staking their claim at 140. But by the 40’s, the division had fallen into disarray. In the 1960’s, the framework was being laid for what would eventually give way to one of the sport’s hottest divisions, and by the 1970’s, junior welterweight began to pick up more steam, with top fighters coming into the fray. In the 1980’s, super-fights were being contested at this weight, and the junior welterweights ceased being a mere stopover for growing lightweights, with many superstar fighters making 140 their home. That doesn’t make compiling a top ten an easy endeavor. You’ll notice th Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:34:27 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_best_junior_welterweights_of_all_time/10040002 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_best_junior_welterweights_of_all_time/10040002 Top 10 Best Junior Welterweights of All-Time http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_best_junior_welterweights_of_all_time/10040002 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png It isn't easy being the son of a legend. Ask Marvis Frazier. The son of late legendary heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, Marvis finished his career with a 19-2 record. His lone losses were to men often listed among the greatest heavyweights who ever lived: Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson. But he'll always be remembered first for being Joe's son. Always. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. is in the same boat. Chavez, the current WBC middleweight champion of the world, isn't known for what he's done inside the ring, but instead who he is outside of it. Heck, he's headlining a major HBO card this Saturday and he doesn't even have his own website to show for it. Google it and you'll see. His official internet presence is a subpage on his father's site. But don't feel sorry for the guy. Not yet. Chavez isn't in the twilight of his career. He's not looking back on what might have been or counting losses against all-time greats. He still has time to make the Chavez name known fo Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:33:03 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/can_chavez_emerge_from_fathers_shadow/8120494 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/can_chavez_emerge_from_fathers_shadow/8120494 Can Chavez emerge from father’s shadow? http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/can_chavez_emerge_from_fathers_shadow/8120494 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/d/eddccff38f87bfde1241cbc7b47040d4d171262a/mini/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f1785174.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1935BBE657AC86A9648CEE09B8ABF97C852.jpg