Meldrick Taylor
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Meldrick Taylor is an American former professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist known for his exceptional hand speed and his dramatic 1990 title fight against Julio César Chávez.
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| Meldrick Taylor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Meldrick Taylor Context triple: [Julio César Chávez, fought, Meldrick Taylor]
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A.
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.
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B.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
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C.
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks is an American former professional boxer, Olympic gold medalist, and world champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, renowned for his technical skill and unorthodox style.
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D.
Micky Ward
Micky Ward is a former American professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts, best known for his trilogy of brutal, crowd-pleasing fights with Arturo Gatti and for inspiring the film "The Fighter."
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E.
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins is an American former professional boxer renowned for his longevity, defensive mastery, and reign as a multiple-time world champion in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meldrick Taylor Target entity description: Meldrick Taylor is an American former professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist known for his exceptional hand speed and his dramatic 1990 title fight against Julio César Chávez.
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A.
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker was an American boxing great renowned for his exceptional defensive skills and multiple world championships across several weight classes.
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B.
Thomas Hearns
Thomas Hearns is an American boxing legend known for his devastating punching power, multiple world titles across different weight classes, and classic battles in the 1980s against fellow greats like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler.
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C.
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks is an American former professional boxer, Olympic gold medalist, and world champion in both the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, renowned for his technical skill and unorthodox style.
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D.
Micky Ward
Micky Ward is a former American professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts, best known for his trilogy of brutal, crowd-pleasing fights with Arturo Gatti and for inspiring the film "The Fighter."
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E.
Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins is an American former professional boxer renowned for his longevity, defensive mastery, and reign as a multiple-time world champion in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| amateurRecordHighlight | 1984 Olympic featherweight gold medalist for the United States ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1966-10-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| competitionClass | featherweight (amateur) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fightLocation |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| fightOutcome | TKO loss to Julio César Chávez in 12th round ⓘ |
| givenName | Meldrick ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Myron Taylor ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
IBF light welterweight title
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WBA (Super) welterweight title ⓘ
surface form:
WBA welterweight title
|
| knownFor |
1990 title fight against Julio César Chávez
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exceptional hand speed ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | The Kid ⓘ |
| notableFight | Meldrick Taylor vs. Julio César Chávez, March 17, 1990 ⓘ |
| occupation | boxer ⓘ |
| OlympicEvent | boxing, featherweight, 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal | gold medal ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1984 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| professionalDebutLocation |
Atlantic City
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surface form:
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| prominentEra |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| representing | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
combination punching
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fast footwork ⓘ high punch volume ⓘ |
| titleReignEnd |
IBF light welterweight title 1990
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WBA welterweight title 1992 ⓘ |
| titleReignStart |
IBF light welterweight title 1988
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WBA welterweight title 1991 ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | 1984 ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light welterweight
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lightweight ⓘ super featherweight ⓘ welterweight ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meldrick Taylor Description of subject: Meldrick Taylor is an American former professional boxer and Olympic gold medalist known for his exceptional hand speed and his dramatic 1990 title fight against Julio César Chávez.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Julio César Chávez