Quincy Lee Taylor (born July 18, 1963) is an American former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed between 1986 and 2001. He held the
WBC middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
title from 1995 to 1996.
Professional career
Taylor, a
southpaw, turned pro in 1986. In 1987, he nearly KO´d Sugar Ray Leonard whilst sparring in preparation for
Leonard's match against Marvin Hagler. In 1994, he landed a shot at
WBC middleweight champion
Julian Jackson. Taylor scored an upset TKO victory over Jackson, but lost the title in his next fight to
Keith Holmes.
After a two-year layoff and a victory in 1998, followed by a three-year layoff and a victory in 2001, Taylor retired from boxing. He coaches amateur boxers at the Boys and Girls Club and trains along with them.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world middleweight boxing champions Championship recognition
1884–1910
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a cha ...
References
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1963 births
Living people
American male boxers
Boxers from Texas
Sportspeople from Dallas
African-American boxers
Middleweight boxers
World middleweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions