Meldrick Taylor
ABOUT MELDRICK TAYLOR
World Champion in two weight classes: Light Welterweight and Welterweight. He was a 1984 Olympic gold medalist.
He posted a stellar 99-4 record as an amateur.
Viewers were disturbed by his slurred speech on HBO's Legendary Nights, which was revealed to have been a result of pugilistic dementia.
His brother is former boxer Myron Taylor.
He was defeated by Julio Cesar Chavez on two separate occasions.