Erislandy Lara
Jermain Taylor vs. Caleb Truax, Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald Hearns tonight
(Photo Credit: Craig Bennett / SHOWTIMET)By Jim Dower: Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) will be fighting tonight in a 10 round tune-up bout against over-matched Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) at the Beau Rivage & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. In addition to this fight, junior middleweight contender Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 rounder against Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) in what looks to be another mismatch.
Taylor vs. Truax & Lara vs. Hearns this Friday
By Jason Kim: This Friday night, former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) will be taking a slight step up in competition against Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi. On the undercard, Ronald Hearns and Erislandy Lara will be fighting in a 10 round bout.
Erislandy Lara vs. Ronald Hearns: who do you pick?
By Gerardo Granados: Middleweight Ronald Hearns “The Chosen one”, son of boxing legend Thomas Hearns will engage against top light middleweight contender Cuban born Erislandy Lara next April 20th at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.A. Although Ronald inherited the famous and prestigious last name of his hall of fame father he might not have inherited his father boxing skills.
Jermain Taylor – Caleb Truax on 4/20; Lara-Hearns, Russell Jr-Nguyen also on card
By Jim Dower: Jermain Taylor (29-4, 18 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 round bout against 2nd tier fighter Caleb Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) on April 20th at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. This is the 33-year-old Taylor’s second fight of his comeback and he’s looking to impress so that he can keep moving forward to recapture one of the middleweight titles.
Lara vs. Hearns mismatch moved to Berto-Ortiz undercard on Feb. 11th
By Dan Ambrose: If you’re excited about seeing Erislandy Lara take on fringe middleweight contender Ronald Hearns then you might like the news that the fight has moved from its previous spot on the January 21st undercard of the Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida card to the February 11th undercard of the Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz II rematch at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lara-Hearns, Williams-Ishida doublehearder on 1/21 on Showtime
By Dan Ambrose: If you’re bored and want to see a couple of mismatches you might want to check out the January 21st doubleheader headlined by Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) vs. Nobuhiro Ishida (24-6-2, 9 KO’s) and Erislandy Lara (15-1, 10 KO’s) vs. Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Paul Williams and Erislandy Lara could fight in separate bouts on 1/21 on Showtime
Saul Alvarez: Potential next opponents – Erislandy Lara & James Kirkland
By Jason Kim: If WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28 KO’s) can get by his opponent Kermit Cintron (33-4-1, 28 KO’s) this Saturday night in Mexico, Alvarez has several interesting fights he can choose from starting with a mega fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Williams – Lara: Will the decision stand?
By John F. McKenna (McJack): I have followed boxing for a long time and have seen many poor decisions rendered. The decision last Saturday night which was awarded to Paul Williams (40-2, 27 KO’s) over Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO’s) in their title elimination bout however, was as bad as any decision this writer has ever seen.