Taylor had an incredible career as an amateur boxer, compiling a record of 481-8. Taylor qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In 2007, he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.[1]
Amateur Highlights
1972 National Junior Olympics Light Flyweight champion
1976 Duel Soviet Union vs USA-Moscow January 24
1976 National AAU Bantamweight champion
1976 National Golden Gloves Bantamweight champion
1977 National Golden Gloves Featherweight champion
1978 National Golden Gloves Featherweight champion
1979 National AAU Featherweight champion
1980 National Golden Gloves Featherweight champion.
Professional career
Taylor turned pro in 1980 and was undefeated in 18 fights when he was given a shot at Panama's Eusebio Pedroza for the W.B.A. featherweight championship of the world. The fight took place in Taylor's hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina in October 1982. After building a lead in the first ten rounds of the fight, Taylor faded down the stretch and had to settle for a draw. Three years later, Taylor was still undefeated in 34 fights (33-0-1) when he was given another shot at the WBA featherweight championship. This time, the champion was Ireland's Barry McGuigan, who had dethroned Pedroza 3 months earlier. Taylor failed to come out for the 9th round, and lost via TKO. After several years and a couple of lengthy layoffs, Taylor earned a 3rd opportunity at a world championship against IBF junior lightweight champion John John Molina in 1993. Taylor again came up short via TKO in the 8th round. He retired following a loss in his next bout in 1994. Taylor did manage to win the NABF featherweight and the USBA junior lightweight titles, coming from behind to stop Calvin Grove in the latter fight.
References
^Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN978-0942257403.
Boxing record for Bernard Taylor from BoxRec(registration required)
bernard, taylor, boxer, bernard, taylor, born, june, 1957, american, former, professional, boxer, amateur, gold, medal, 1979, american, games, silver, 1975, american, games, bernard, taylorstatisticsnickname, expressweight, featherweightsuper, featherweighthei. Bernard Taylor born June 26 1957 is an American former professional boxer As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and a silver at the 1975 Pan American Games Bernard TaylorStatisticsNickname s The B T ExpressWeight s FeatherweightSuper featherweightHeight5 ft 6 in 168 cm Reach69 in 175 cm NationalityAmericanBorn 1957 06 26 June 26 1957 age 65 StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights51Wins45Wins by KO22Losses4Draws2No contests0Medal record Representing United StatesMen s BoxingPan American Games1979 San Juan Featherweight1975 Mexico City Bantamweight Contents 1 Amateur career 1 1 Amateur Highlights 2 Professional career 3 ReferencesAmateur career EditTaylor had an incredible career as an amateur boxer compiling a record of 481 8 Taylor qualified for the 1980 U S Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott In 2007 he received one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes 1 Amateur Highlights Edit 1972 National Junior Olympics Light Flyweight champion 1976 Duel Soviet Union vs USA Moscow January 24 1976 National AAU Bantamweight champion 1976 National Golden Gloves Bantamweight champion 1977 National Golden Gloves Featherweight champion 1978 National Golden Gloves Featherweight champion 1979 National AAU Featherweight champion 1980 National Golden Gloves Featherweight champion Professional career EditTaylor turned pro in 1980 and was undefeated in 18 fights when he was given a shot at Panama s Eusebio Pedroza for the W B A featherweight championship of the world The fight took place in Taylor s hometown of Charlotte North Carolina in October 1982 After building a lead in the first ten rounds of the fight Taylor faded down the stretch and had to settle for a draw Three years later Taylor was still undefeated in 34 fights 33 0 1 when he was given another shot at the WBA featherweight championship This time the champion was Ireland s Barry McGuigan who had dethroned Pedroza 3 months earlier Taylor failed to come out for the 9th round and lost via TKO After several years and a couple of lengthy layoffs Taylor earned a 3rd opportunity at a world championship against IBF junior lightweight champion John John Molina in 1993 Taylor again came up short via TKO in the 8th round He retired following a loss in his next bout in 1994 Taylor did manage to win the NABF featherweight and the USBA junior lightweight titles coming from behind to stop Calvin Grove in the latter fight References Edit Caroccioli Tom Caroccioli Jerry Boycott Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games Highland Park IL New Chapter Press pp 243 253 ISBN 978 0942257403 Boxing record for Bernard Taylor from BoxRec registration required AchievementsPreceded byCalvin Grove USBA Super Featherweight ChampionFebruary 8 1990 February 20 1994 Succeeded byPete Taliaferro This biographical article related to an American boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Taylor boxer amp oldid 1125328829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
