Quincy Lee Taylor (born July 18, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1986 and 2001. He held the WBC middleweight 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 and which in Sugar Ray Leonards biography he gives credit to Quincy Taylor for helping him prepare for that fight.
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 a forced mandatory title defense in his next fight and coming off knee surgery which was not fully recovered 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound,timeDateAgeLocationNotes32Win28–4Fred MooreTKO4 (10)Jun 16, 200131Win27–4Melvin WynnKO2 (10), Apr 11, 199830Loss26–4Keith HolmesTKO9 (12), Mar 16, 199629Win26–3Julian JacksonTKO6 (12), Aug 19, 199528Win25–3Rafael WilliamsTKO7 (12)May 3, 199527Win24–3Rodney ToneyTKO12 (12), Jan 3, 199526Win23–3Derrick RolonTKO8 (12), Aug 18, 199425Win22–3Otis GrantKO12 (12), Mar 15, 199424Win21–3Eric MartinUD10Jun 25, 199323Win20–3James RivasTKO2 (10)Apr 24, 199322Win19–3Robert BrittKO1 (?)Mar 27, 199321Win18–3Martin QuirozTKO5 (10)Mar 5, 199320Win17–3Anthony CampbellKO2 (?)Oct 2, 199219Win16–3Tommy JeansTKO2 (6)Jul 23, 199218Loss15–3Jorge VacaUD10May 6, 199117Win15–2Armando RodriguezTKO7 (12), Dec 13, 199016Loss14–2Jorge VacaTD6 (10), Oct 8, 199015Win14–1Mario GastonTKO7 (12), Jul 9, 199014Win13–1Tomas PerezUD10Mar 26, 199013Win12–1Gilbert BaptistUD10Feb 26, 199012Win11–1Donald JohnsonTKO7 (8)Feb 21, 198911Loss10–1Terry NorrisUD10Aug 12, 198810Win10–0Tim KnightKO2 (8), Jul 28, 19889Win9–0Roy BedwellTKO2 (8), Apr 14, 19888Win8–0Malcolm ShawKO1 (6), Jan 8, 19887Win7–0Joe WalkerTKO2 (6), Dec 16, 19876Win6–0Mario DavisUD6Nov 11, 19875Win5–0Carl OwensKO1 (6)Oct 18, 19874Win4–0Bill RobinsonKO1 (6), Sep 17, 19873Win3–0Maurice DaughertyKO4 (4)Nov 11, 19862Win2–0Mike WilliamsKO1 (?)Oct 21, 19861Win1–0John RobinsonRTD3 (4), Aug 13, 1986
See also List of world middleweight boxing champions
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