How boxing found New York heavyweight Pryce Taylor after hoop dreams faded

Growing up, Pryce Taylor seemed destined to make his legacy on the basketball court, not the professional boxing ring. The 6’4” big man from the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, N.Y. had been dunking since middle school and had the kind of long range shooting skills that make him a natural fit for modern basketball. A shooting guard who seemed just as at home playing the center position, Taylor admits that only his scholastic shortcomings hindered his dream of playing at an NCAA Division I team.