Julio cesar chavez knocked out meldrick taylor, the first time by dramatic. Oct 15, 2006 part 1 of 3 the tale of jc chavez vs taylor. Nov 16, 2007 hbo has indefinitely shelved plans for six new episodes of the acclaimed 2003 emmyaward winning documentary series legendary night, which showcased 12 of hbo s most memorable fights, hbo sports executive producer rick bernstein told. Chavez jr vs canelo live online, chavez jr vs canelo live stream, chavez jr vs canelo live on sky sports, chavez jr vs canelo press j to jump to the feed. As an amateur, taylor won a gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1984 summer olympics.
Chris schenkel also did playbyplay with bud wilkinson providing color commentary for the legendary 1969 texas vs. Roberto duran redeems himself and wins his third world title. Olympic boxing team, entered the ring with a professional record of 2401 and a 140pound title. The main source in the united states will be hbo payperview, but there is also an online streaming ppv option at canelo. A look back at one of the greatest fights in boxing history. But the manner of chavez s escapereferee richard steele had waved the fight to a halt with two seconds left and taylor still on his feetaroused doubts. Perhaps most stunning was his appearance and speech during legendary nights, an hbo documentary series that profiled some of its most famous bouts.
As for steele, chavez taylor i would prove to be the first of a devastating onetwo to his reputation. Many of these events aired under the wide world of sports banner which began on april 11, 1964 when challenger muhammad ali, then known as cassius clay, defeated champion sonny liston in the seventh round. Meldrick taylor was once young and beautiful ny fights. With julio cesar chavez having recently retired, the vacancy for the title of the next. Jul 07, 2011 chavez vs taylor hbo legendary nights 23. Chavez regained his belt thanks to a rules technicality and the taylor bout was the first defense of his second reign. The fight was much closer than the biased hbo commetators. The game, also known as the big shootout, garnered a share of 52. Viewers were disturbed by his slurred speech on hbo s legendary nights, which was revealed to have been a result of pugilistic dementia. Overwhelming him with physical talent and superior skill. Hbo legendary nights boxings greatest treasure anyone who is not familiar with hbo legendary nights, they were documentaries made around the late 90s and early 2000s.
With 17 seconds left in the fight, chavez floored taylor. Last saturday night, at the mgm grand hotel, chavez shocked taylor with a. With jim lampley, julio cesar chavez, meldrick taylor, liev schreiber. Legendary nights hbo riddick bowe vs evander holyfield hd by ohnstad85. I recently had the painful privilege to watch the hbo documentary, legendary nights. Chavez jr fathom events, goldenboy promotions, canelo alvarez promotions, chavez promotions, oreilly auto parts and hbo ppv bring you the highlyanticipated 12round showdown when canelo vs. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play. After watching the special, and recalling the brutality and magnitude. It will be the first time that both stations carry a main event featuring mexican fighters canelo vs chavez live online. In january of that year, mike tyson was considered to be pound for pound the. Apr 30, 2015 boxing news about julio cesar chavez vs.
Referee richard steele stops the fight with three seconds left of the 12th and last round, indicating taylor s defeat unbelievable. Jcc vs meldrick taylor is one of the most intense fights i. Oct 15, 2006 chavez vs taylor hbo legendary nights pt. Meldrick taylor, often compared early on in his career to sugar ray leonard, was. Julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor legendary nights by hbo by cesar glz. During an episode of hbos legendary nights in 2003, an interview with taylor.
The start of one of the most legendary rivalries in all of sports, the first fight. Julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor fan scorecards. Meldrick taylor hbo legendary nights boxing documentary pt. Julio chavez relives meldrick taylor 25 yrs later bad ass match. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They focused on the best fights, incidents, and storiesin boxing history. The episode dealing with chaveztaylor showed taylors speech to be extremely slurred and at times nearly incomprehensible, quite a change from the articulate young taylor that many fans remembered. The tale of gattiward premiers on saturday at 12 am, est. Richard steele stops the fight with fewer than five seconds to go. But on that truly legendary night in las vegas, chavez brought a whole nation to its feet with one crushing right hand, and richard steele made a truly regrettable call that stole victory from a warrior who left a piece of his soul in the ring. Looking to reclaim the title, norton kept ali on his toes all night, continually. It was heartbreaking to see taylor speak in the hbo legendary night documentary.
Hbo had previously announced that a new batch of episodes was in the works and would debut in the fourth quarter of 2008. Meldrick taylor born october 19, 1966 is an american former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. To really enjoy a fight you need context where these guys were in the division, how the fight came to be made, what is at stake, what is each mans legacy coming in to the ring, etc. The first 9 were a lot closer than hbo legendary nights makes them out to be. Lampley also hosted a series called legendary nights in 12 installments in honor of hbo s three decades covering boxing in 2004, recounting 12 memorable fights broadcast on hbo in that timespan. Perhaps most stunning was his appearance and speech during legendary nights, an hbo. Julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor legendary nights by hbo. Canelo vs chavez live online hbo boxing golden boy promotions. About two weeks ago, i had an awesome conversation with few of my friends after our work out and the topic was the same as the title of this thread. My grandfather had money on chavez, when they stopped that fight he went absolutely bat shit crazy with joy. Flip homansky, who examined taylor after the fight, said, meldrick suffered a facial fracture, he was urinating pure blood, his face was grotesquely swollen. Hbo longrenowned for their original video productions returns with canelochavez, jr a fighting tradition a behind the scenes look at the muchanticipated may 6th showdown between the two mexican stars. They can be purchased individually or as complete set and contain both the hbo documentary of the fights and the fights in full. Until yesterday,although id heard about it many times before,id never really payed much attention to this fight.
A few years later, hbo ran a documentary on the taylor chavez fight as a part of their legendary nights series. Fight thread canelo alvarez vs julio cesar chavez jr, david. Legendary nights tyson vs douglas by eddie edwards. He is a twoweight world champion, having held the ibf junior welterweight title from 1988 to 1990, and the wba welterweight title from 1991 to 1992. In 2003, hbo sports introduced legendary nights, a 12part documentary series showcasing 12 of the most memorable fights that have appeared on hbo. In the interview, he appeared confused and his speech was slurred and. Julio cesar chavezmeldrick taylor i remembered the ring. Jul 16, 2008 tornado why did you do this to methe great chavez who had his whole country behind him against the hawk aaron pryor who felt that he never got the respect of a sugar ray leonard or howard davis jr.
Meldrick taylor, often compared early on in his career to sugar ray leonard, was one of. Taylor appeared on an episode of the hbo series legendary nights. Julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor fan scorecards eye on. This section contains the complete series of hbo legendary nights. The world championship bout held on march 17, 1990 between wbc world champion julio. Legendary nights hbo riddick bowe vs evander holyfield. This is julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor 2 by steve armstrong on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Home series legendary nights official order season 1. Brian hylands profile and production credits staff me up. Hbos groundbreaking series, legendary nights returns with an in depth look at arturo gatti and micky wards thrilling trilogy. These are some of the best and most insightful boxing documentaries i found. Arkansas football game, known as the game of the century, culminating the first 100 years of college football in 1969. Boxing on abc refers to a series of boxing events that have been televised on the american broadcasting company.
Taylor all complete boxing fights all on premium labeled dvds. If you cant get to a tv, or you dont have cable or satellite subscription, you can order the fight and watch a live stream online at goldenboyppv. Hbo world championship boxing, hbo payperview, boxing after dark from premiere to april 2006 and sporadically afterwards. Page 1 of 4 julio cesar chavez vs meldrick taylor revisited. Mar 21, 2012 james foley of bad left hook looks at some fights that would qualify for a possible return of the hbo series, legendary nights. Boxing legend, aaron the hawk pryor 391, 35 kos has passed away at the age of 60 according to the ap, the relentless junior welterweight who fought two memorable bouts with alexis arguello, died sunday at his home in cincinnati after a long battle with heart disease. Taylor chavez has 37 photos and videos on their instagram profile.
Meldrick taylor legendary nights boxing documentary pt. Clickbank affiliate storefront your onestop storefront for instant download of. Watch canelo vs chavez face off with max kellerman hbo. His most famous bout was against julio cezar chavez. Thetvdb is an open database, meaning that if information or images are missing, you. Meldrick taylor was stopped by julio cesar chavez with two seconds to go, the first end in a career that would keep on ending, as a death fugue or a dirge, long after that night. Home series legendary nights aired order all seasons.
Boxing legendary nights documentary arturo gatti v. Aug 22, 20 hbo sports, honored nine times with the george foster peabody award for broadcast excellence in sports documentaries, will produce an allnew installment of the acclaimed legendary nights boxing documentary series, celebrating the most memorable fights in the networks 40 years of presenting the sweet science. Shame they stopped making these, these type of mini documentaries are perfect for new fans like me to appreciate classic fights. Once again, taylor sprinted to an early lead but chavez eventually found his form and scored an eighthround tko. Victor ortiz vs marcos maidana working megaupload link. He was defeated by julio cesar chavez on two separate occasions.