Jermain Taylor

Taylor pulls out of Super Six tourney, Green-Bika winner to replace him

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Image: Taylor pulls out of Super Six tourney, Green-Bika winner to replace himBy Daniel Ciminera: American veteran Jermain Taylor has pulled out of the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament stating that he wants to take a break as the reason.

Taylor released a statement saying “I’m going to take some time off from the sport of boxing and take myself out of [the] Showtime Sports World Boxing Classic tournament……It’s important that I give my body and mind some much-needed rest, because I have been boxing for nearly 20 years. I plan on keeping myself in shape and making a return to the sport sometime in the future.”

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Which two fighters will be eliminated from the Super Six tournament after group stage 3?

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Image: Which two fighters will be eliminated from the Super Six tournament after group stage 3?By William Mackay: After the three group stages are completed with the Super Six tournament, four fighters with the best records will move forward to the semi finals while two of the fighters with the worst records will be eliminated. After group stage 1 of the Super Six tourney, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Andre Ward have come out the winners while Andre Dirrell, Jermain Taylor and Mikkel Kessler have all lost their fights and picked up zero points in losing.

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Dirrell-Abraham, Ward-Taylor, Froch-Kessler: Picking the next winners of the Super Six tourney

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Image: Dirrell-Abraham, Ward-Taylor, Froch-Kessler: Picking the next winners of the Super Six tourneyBy Scott Gilfoid: In the first bouts of the Super Six tournament, we saw a couple of impressive wins with talented American Andre Ward easily outclassing World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in an 11 round technical decision, and former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham stopping Jermain Taylor in the 12th round in their fight in Germany.

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Super six next round: Froch, Ward and Abraham to come out on top and Taylor to drop out

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Image: Super six next round: Froch, Ward and Abraham to come out on top and Taylor to drop outBy Peter Wells: With the next round of the Super Six tourney on its way for next March/April, I would now like to give my preview for each fight for this round. Arthur Abraham tops the leader board with 3 points for his 12th round knockout of Jermain Taylor. Carl Froch and Andre Ward are both on 2 points; Carl beat Andre Dirrell via split decision while Ward beat Mikkel Kessler via technical decision after the fight was stopped in the 11th by accidental head butts, or more like purposeful head butts.

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Valero vs. Velazquez on Saturday; Jermain Taylor loses promoter – News

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By Jason Kim: Unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KO’s) will be trying to keep his perfect knockout string intact on Saturday night against 34-year-old super featherweight Hector Velazquez (51-13-2, 35 KO’s) at the Polideportivo Jose Maria Vargas, in La Guaira, Caracas, Venezuela. Valero, 28, will be defending his WBC title for the first time and looking to impress. It’s been three years since Valero fought in his home country, as he’s been fighting mostly out of Tokyo, Japan, during the past three years.

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Taylor-Ward: Should Jermain retire?

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taylor5645By Chris Williams: At 31, it would appear that former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) has seen better days in his boxing career. Taylor, once arguably the best fighter in the entire middleweight division three years ago, is now more of an afterthought for many boxing fans. Taylor has been knocked out in three out of his last five fights and has been beaten in four of them.

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Ward vs. Taylor on April 17th

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ward3475By Jason Kim: Undefeated WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (21-0, 13 KO’s) will be facing fellow American Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KO’s) on April 17th, in a Super Six tournament bout at a still to be determined location. This is great news for Taylor fans, who were concerned that he might not continue to participate in the Super Six tournament after experiencing a vicious 12th round knockout loss to Arthur Abraham in October 17th.

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Boxing: Jermain Taylor – Take a Bow

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tay56By Richard Gough: Any other boxer with a record of four defeats (3 knockouts) and one win (points) from his last five fights would be urged to retire as a spent force.

Not Mr Jermain Taylor. The man is an enigma, draws crowds, generates hype, gets us talking and makes us wish for him to do well. He is a solid boxer, with the most open and visible flaw, he can’t compete in the championship rounds.

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Taylor – Abraham Report

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abe564334By Glen Anglin: With a single, last minute, right hand thunderbolt through the guard and to the chin of Jermain Taylor, Arthur Abraham stamped himself too many as the odds on favorite to win the Super Six tourney. However, I am not convinced.

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