Was Terry Norris-Meldrick Taylor a "cash-out" fight from Team Taylor?

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Taylor already lacked size and power at welterweight, and had looked shaky in his previous fight against Glenwood Brown. The way he was reacting to getting hit flush in that fight was kind of troubling.

His management should've steered him away from Norris, but do you think they were just basically cashing out on him? Or maybe Taylor just had that much of a say in his fights and had too much balls for his own good?

[joseph5620]

Taylor already lacked size and power at welterweight, and had looked shaky in his previous fight against Glenwood Brown. The way he was reacting to getting hit flush in that fight was kind of troubling.

His management should've steered him away from Norris, but do you think they were just basically cashing out on him? Or maybe Taylor just had that much of a say in his fights and had too much balls for his own good?

I've always believed that. Especially after Duva flat out said no when Pernell Whitaker wanted a fight with Norris. I don't believe they truly felt Taylor had a chance to win that fight. He lacked the size and the power to compete with Norris. And Norris matched Taylor's hand speed at that point. A terrible match up.