Remembering a legend that almost but never was...

The post on Floyd is coming, in the meantime, the 1984 US boxing team is the most celebrated Olympic team of all time, with 9 gold medals. Meldrick Taylor was the youngest, and probably the rawest, but certainly the most talented. Handspeed to blind you, footspeed to run circles around you, power enough to put you away if he was committed to doing so. This year is the 20th anniversary of his first fight with the Mexican legend Julio Cesar Chavez. Who'd have thought 2 seconds would carry so much infamy?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/bryan_armen_graham/03/17/meldrick.taylor/index.html

Very good SI article. I'm usually not impressed with their coverage of boxing, but this one had very good depth on Meldrick Taylor.

Edit: A link to the career highlights of Meldrick Taylor. Truly a supernova that ended up burning out too quickly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=porsK2f9emo