About Taurus Sykes
Born 1975. Taurus Sykes is an American boxer.
Taurus Jabbar Sykes (born May 20, 1975) is an American former professional boxer. A heavyweight who turned pro in 1998, he fought against several contenders throughout his career, finishing with a record of 25–8–1 in 2015.
Overview Sykes, who hails from Brooklyn, is nicknamed "The Bull", due to his first name. Specifically, he hails from the Rutland Rd./the 90'z section of Brooklyn. He lost his 13th fight to unbeaten Owen Beck but that remained his only blemish on his record for a while in that he beat the likes of Israel Garcia (record 10-0), Charles Hatcher (15-2), Talmadge Griffis (21-1-3) and Sherman Williams to climb up the ladder. He drew with former Cruiser title holder Imamu Mayfield then beat Jovo Pudar (21-1) and even fringe contender Friday Ahunanya (20-2-1) in 2005. His only problem was his lack of power as only 7 of his first 25 wins have come the short route.
Undefeated KO artist Samuel Peter was the first to knock him out but lightly regarded southpaw Derek Bryant (18-4-1) also scored a TKO effectively ending any hopes of becoming a contender.
Former two-time heavyweight champ Hasim Rahman beat him in a 10-round decision. He was knocked out by IBF #1 contender Alexander Povetkin in Moscow on July 19, 2008.
Professional boxing record
Loss
UD 8 26/3/2015
Loss
KO 5 11/12/2010
Loss
SD 8 28/10/2010
Loss
TKO 4 19/07/2008
Loss
UD 10 14/06/2007
Win
KO 3 01/12/2006
Loss
TKO 4 21/04/2006
Win
UD 8 03/03/2006
Loss
KO 2 02/07/2005
Win
UD 12 11/03/2005
Win
TKO 2 10/12/2004
Win
UD 10 21/02/2004
Draw
PTS 10 07/06/2003
Win
UD 10 20/10/2002
Win
MD 10 07/06/2002
Win
UD 8 17/03/2002
Win
UD 8 12/01/2002
Win
UD 6 13/10/2001
Win
UD 6 28/09/2001
Win
UD 6 25/08/2001
Win
UD 6 29/04/2001
Loss
UD 6 07/10/2000
Win
UD 6 29/06/2000
Win
UD 6 27/04/2000
Win
TKO 4 31/03/2000
Win
PTS 4 24/02/2000
Win
TKO 1 27/01/2000
Win
KO 2 29/07/1999
Win
KO 6 18/06/1999
Win
UD 6 09/04/1999
Win
UD 4 12/03/1999
Win
TKO 3 20/11/1998
Win
UD 4 07/11/1998
Win
UD 4 12/09/1998
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American boxer
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Taurus Sykes was born on 20 May 1975 in Brooklyn.
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