Taylor vs Tszyu @ 140

Discussion in 'Mythical Matchups' started by Xplosive, Jan 30, 2024.

  1. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Who wins? And just for clarity, I mean Mel Taylor.

    Tszyu would execute Josh Taylor.
     
  2. Fortunato

    Fortunato WBC Champion

    It's not one sided and Kostya takes his pound of flesh but I think Taylor edges him by decision.

    I think Taylor's hand and foot speed would really bother Tszyu and Kostya would face some of the same issues as McGirt, Davis and others did when trying to time him in exchanges.
     
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  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Agreed.
     
  4. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Close fight, but Taylor is a bit too active and fast for Tszyu. Hed get rocked a few times, but he was tough enough to withstand these moements
     
  5. Fortunato

    Fortunato WBC Champion

    I saw the same topic on another forum a while back and for some reason the younglings that didn't actually see Taylor in his prime had the mistaken idea that he was chinny. It's funny to see folks with the ability to actually watch his fights refuse to do so.

    Those folks also argued that Terry Norris only had average speed and power and wasn't that much bigger than Meldrick.
     
  6. Jesus of montreal

    Jesus of montreal WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ


    oh god......

    While I think Norris deserves a bit more credit for completely destroying Mel, this is a horrible take
     
  7. whiskey

    whiskey Czarcasm

    Exactly. You could make arguments for some of those things but it's clear they don't really no much when context is taken out of the equation.
     
  8. Dog Jones

    Dog Jones WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Slap avalanche bemusement
     
  9. Fortunato

    Fortunato WBC Champion

    You know the only the fights they watched would be parts of the Chavez fights, Norris, etc.

    The thing is if someone wants to make a reasoned case for Tszyu I could see it but he wouldn't be able to do what Terry Norris did to Taylor at 154.
     
  10. Flo-Raiden

    Flo-Raiden Undisputed Champion

    Taylor slaps Tszyu around. Possibly stops him late.
     

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