On the fourth of December, Jermain Taylor makes his return to the ring for the first time since stopping and ultimately retiring veteran and former IBF champion Raul Marquez. Taylor, one of the stars of the Olympic class of 2000 has been accused of fighting opposition predominantly much lighter than himself. But in Joppy he comes up against a legitimate 160-pound fighter and a former three time WBA champion at the weight. Joppy has not fought since his systematic beatdown at the hands of middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins a year ago but he says that the fact that he is a legitimate middleweight will make all the difference to his chances of victory against Taylor. The fight will be held in Taylor's backyard of Little Rock Arkansas, USA and we will see just how many 'bad intentions' he has and whether or not he has the stuff to become the next great middlweight champion.
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