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Old 12-22-2008, 08:30 PM   #163
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Originally Posted by Ric915 View Post
Crisanto Espana held the WBA Welterweight Championship that he won with an eighth round TKO of Meldrick Taylor. He defended the title twice before being stopped by Ike Quartey in 11 rounds, which was the only loss of his career. He retried with a record of 31-1-0-25.
I remember watching Espana fight. He was pretty tall if I remember correctly? Long reach. Good jab. Quartey was a real monster at Jr. Welterweight, though. And Meldrick Taylor's career was like a blazing meteor! I always thought he would have beat his friend, Pernell Whitaker if they had met in their primes. At his best, his hands were so fast he could hit anyone! Of course, he was there to be hit too, and therein lay the problem.
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