Jones vs. Taylor In June?
February 19th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Roy Jones Jr.
By David Lahr: In the latest boxing news, former WBO/WBC middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs) is reportedly considering fighting light heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) for June of this year. Based on reports, Taylor, 29, who recently lost again to Kelly Pavlik on February 16th, would be willing to take a […]
Taylor: Was His Fight Strategy Wrong For Pavlik?
February 18th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
By Jim Carran: For the second time in the past five months, undefeated World Boxing Organization/World Boxing Council middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (33-0, 29 KOs) has defeated Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs), this time by a unanimous 12-round decision at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday night. Though the fight was ultimately […]
What Will Taylor Do If He Loses Again To Pavlik?
February 15th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
By Tim Williams: Ever since I found out about former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) was planning on fighting a rematch with new middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), I’ve thought that Taylor was either slightly deluded about his chances, or he had some secret weapon hidden up his sleeve, something […]
Pavlik vs. Taylor: Kelly Tries For Second Win
February 14th, 2008 Tags: Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
By “Big” Nate Anderson: It’s often difficult for fighters to defeat the same opponent in rematches, due to a natural let down that seems to occur when going over old ground. Some of it may be over confidence, while others are perhaps fear based, knowing that your opponent will be determined more than ever to […]
Taylor-Pavlik: Look For Jermain To Defeat Kelly
February 13th, 2008 Tags: Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
By Manuel Perez: This Saturday night, former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) attempts to regain his world titles against unbeaten champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For many people, they seem to be backing the 25 year-old Pavlik to once again stop Taylor in […]
Kelly Pavlik vs Jermain Taylor
February 9th, 2008 Tags: Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
KELLY PAVLIK : “I know Taylor wants redemption, he’s a competitor, but that may be his downfall. I can tell he is more intent on beating me than on winning the fight and believe me, there is a difference in those philosophies. This fight is my sole focus. I’ve been watching more tape than I […]
Jermain Taylor: Defeat To Pavlik a “Wake-Up Call”
February 8th, 2008 Tags: Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
By Eric Schmidt: Since losing his World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight championship last September 29th, by 7th round TKO to undefeated knockout artist Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) has made a lot of changes to avoid that happening again, starting […]
Pavlik-Taylor: Does Jermain Have a Plan B?
January 30th, 2008 Tags: Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
By Chris Thomas: With little more than two weeks to go before the big showdown between former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) and new middleweight WBO/WBC middleweight champion undefeated Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, many fans are wondering what Taylor, […]
Miranda Wants Shot At Pavlik vs. Taylor II Winner
January 13th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik, Edison Miranda
In the latest boxing news, super middleweight Edison Miranda commented after his 3rd round KO of David Banks on Friday that he wants to fight either Kelly Pavlik or Jermain Taylor, whoever comes out on top between the two of them. Apparently, Miranda isn’t particularly interested in fighting unbeaten Canadian super middleweight Jean Pascal, saying […]
Will Taylor Be Improved For His Rematch With Pavlik?
December 26th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
With the rematch fast approaching for former middleweight Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) against undefeated knockout artist Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) on February 16, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, the big question is whether the 29 year-old Taylor will have a better game plan this time around to counteract Pavlik’s slugging […]
Pavlik Eager To Face Taylor
December 14th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
In a recent press conference, WBO/WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik said that he’s looking forward to his rematch with former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor in a PPV fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, on February 16th. Last time out, Pavlik destroyed Taylor, stopping him in the 7th round of their bout in September. […]
“Pavlik To Be Even Stronger At 166 lbs” - Steward
November 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
According to the Boston Herald, Emanuel Steward, the former trainer for WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, says that Pavlik will be even stronger at 166 lbs than he was at 160 lbs for Kelly’s rematch with former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1, 17 KOs) on February 16th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, […]
Taylor Pavlik: “This is the most important fight of my career” - Jermain
November 22nd, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
Former WBO/WBC middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1, 17 KOs) will be in the fight of his life on February 16th when he fights unbeaten knockout artist Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor, 30, has a tremendous amount of pressure on him at this stage of his career, […]
Pavlik Given OK By Doctors To Fight Taylor
November 20th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
Undefeated World Boxing Council/World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) has reportedly been given the ok to begin training for his rematch with Jermain Taylor on February 16th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the latest boxing news. Pavlik, 25, was recently badly injured while replacing a […]
Steward Steps Down As Trainer For Jermain Taylor
November 12th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor
According to the latest boxing news, ESPN is reporting that trainer Emanuel Steward will no longer be training former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. Steward had trained Taylor for little more than a year, seeing him through fights with Kelly Pavlik, Kassim Ouma, Winky Wright and Cory Spinks. Unfortunately, Taylor appeared to regress as a fighter […]
Taylor To Exercise His Contractual Option For a Rematch With Pavlik
October 25th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
Former World Boxing Council middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs)m has decided to exercise his contractual option to fight an immediately rematch against now WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), who brutally stopped him in the 7th round on September 29th, at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Though Taylor, […]
Pavlik Beats Taylor, Calzaghe Congratulates
October 1st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik, Joe Calzaghe
Many thought that all Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs), had was a ghost of a chance when he entered the ring at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, packed with over 10,000 fans, last night to challenge defending middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs), in a fight that was broadcast live on HBO. Apparently that’s […]
Taylor Angered By Lack Of Respect
September 27th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs) has been heated all week long leading up to Saturday’s fight with #1 challenger Kelly Pavlik by the many fans and sports writers that have brushed off his career and given him slim chance at winning. Most of the criticism has been centered around Taylor’s lackluster performances […]
Pavlik-Taylor: A Middleweight Showdown
September 19th, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
With only two weeks to go before the showdown between unbeaten WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-0, 17 KOs) and his challenger Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs), many of the fight predictions on various websites have been pointing the direction of the 25-year old Pavlik winning the fight against Taylor, mostly because of Pavlik’s […]
HBO: Taylor-Pavlik
September 19th, 2007 Tags: Jermain Taylor, Kelly Pavlik
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty-minute special analyzing the upcoming middleweight title fight between reigning champion Jermain Taylor and fast-charging challenger Kelly Pavlik. The highly anticipated 160-pound bout is set for Saturday, September 29th at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and will be carried live on HBO in one of the network’s signature broadcasts of […]
