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Fight of the Century. Julio César Chávez vs. Meldrick Taylor, also billed as Thunder Meets Lightning, was a light welterweight world championship bout held on March 17, 1990 between WBC world champion Julio César Chávez of Mexico and IBF world champion Meldrick Taylor of the United States, both at light welterweight, which was a historic ...
- March 17, 1990
- Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
- Julio César Chávez
- The Great Mexican Champion
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor at 17 March 1990 for WBC & IBF Super Light titles. Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor at 17 March 1990 for WBC & IBF Super Light titles.
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- Batman Boxing
Mar 17, 2024 · The first great battle between Meldrick Taylor and Julio Cesar Chavez is just such a fight. Looking back, it is impossible to overstate the esteem in which Mexico held Chavez. Born into extreme poverty, his family living in an abandoned box-car, Chavez had promised his mother he would one day buy her a home.
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Nov 7, 2013 · See also: Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor (2nd meeting) Notes. Chavez earned $1.4 million, and Taylor got $1 million. The fight aired live on HBO. Dr. Flip Homansky, who examined Taylor after the fight, said, "Meldrick suffered a facial fracture, he was urinating pure blood, his face was grotesquely swollen...this was a kid who was truly ...
Jan 4, 2023 · A look back at Julio Cesar Chavez’s all-time controversial win over Meldrick Taylor in 1990, and what is sometimes lost in the discussion: It was a damn good fight.