Brooklyn heavyweight contender Price Taylor finds success in transition from basketball to boxing

Brooklyn heavyweight contender Price Taylor finds success in transition from basketball to boxing

PhilBoxing.com
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

NEW YORK CITY (March 19, 2024) – Brooklyn heavyweight Price Taylor (3-0, 2 KOs) has successfully made the transition from basketball to boxing, and the 27-year-old prospect is currently an undefeated boxer. He is emerging as a prize fighter.

Taylor said he brought his feet from the court into the ring. He first dunked a ball in eighth grade, when he was four inches shorter than Taylor's current height of 6 feet, 4 inches. Price has admitted to missing basketball, but is quick to point out that he doesn't necessarily have to be on the team since he's no longer in basketball shape, but he could still play. did. “I'm staying in shape in boxing,” he said proudly.

An American amateur boxer who gained attention with two New York Golden Gloves championship titles, Taylor was also a four-time runner-up in the U.S. championships, including qualifying for Team USA's super heavyweight squad. It also includes a win with Joshua Edwards, who has won. At the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Last year, Taylor won seven games representing New York in the Team Combat League (TCL), a one-round team-based competition. Strictly speaking, the win doesn't count towards his professional boxing record. Taylor has benefited from his experience and will be competing again this season.

Taylor played basketball for one season at Corning Community College in upstate New York. “He stopped playing basketball six years ago,” Taylor said. “I've fought 60 fights (amateur, professional, TCL) so far, and I believe that the best boxers can get there by gaining experience in sparring.So I've gained a lot of experience. . I have a good skill set and I know what needs to be done in the ring.

“My mindset is to do things that other boxers don't do. All boxers learn the basics, but everything they want to throw, I've already thrown myself and I'm going to counter that. I know how to do it. No matter what they throw at me, I can defend.”

Taylor's manager, New York City attorney Keith Sullivan, discovered that finding a suitable opponent for Taylor would not be easy, due to Taylor's size, amateur pedigree, and participation in the TCL, and suddenly decided to I picked Taylor on the pitch. More evolved than his three professional fights indicate.

Another valuable part of Taylor's development was working alongside established heavyweights such as Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller, Otto Wallin, Vdislav Sirenko, and Brandon Glanton, to name a few big names. It's sparring.

Taylor made his pro debut last December, stopping Mike Diorio in the opening round, and followed it up with the same result against Gabriel Aguilar Costa on January 27th. In his most recent fight in March, Taylor earned his first shutout victory as a professional with a 40-36, three-round shutout victory over Antonio Torres (4-1).

For the final match, which took place at Sonny Hall, Taylor entered the ring and was then paraded around the ring with an Irish flag draped over his large shoulders (see photo above).

“Keith (Sullivan) knew there would be a lot of Irish fans there to see the Irish fighter (Emmett Brennan) fight after me,” Taylor explained. “He thought it would be a good way to attract large Irish crowds and had me wear the Irish tricolor. He was right, the Irish people in attendance loved it. Because of that, I gained even more fans.”

Basketball's loss is boxing's gain. Price-Taylor is a legitimate prospect with a big return.

In addition to managing Price-Taylor, former New York State Athletic Commission vice-chairman and longtime boxing attorney Keith Sullivan has teamed up with IBF bantamweight world champion Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KOs) and the Bronx. He also manages middleweight contender Nisa Rodriguez (1-0), World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 12 ranked welterweight contender and current WBA Continental Champion Paddy “The Real Deal” from Limerick, Ireland. In addition to co-managing Donovan (13-0, 10 KOs). Sullivan will co-manage Donovan with former world middleweight champion Andy Lee.

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