Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor 9/29/07 Also news on both Fighters updated!
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So what technique do you think Taylor is going to use to beat Pavlik. I tell you if he ends up on the ropes as he dose with most of his 154 lbers he fights he is screwed.
True that... But Taylor is well schooled so this should be an very interesting match up! I'm pulling Pavlik by mid round stoppage.
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor 9/29/07 Also news on both Fighters updated!
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So what technique do you think Taylor is going to use to beat Pavlik. I tell you if he ends up on the ropes as he dose with most of his 154 lbers he fights he is screwed.
I think if Taylor withstands the first few rounds of Pavlik's power, he will do very good. And stay off the ropes like you mentioned. Taylor is more experienced than Pavlik and I think that will give him what he needs to pull it out.
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor 9/29/07 Also news on both Fighters updated!
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So what technique do you think Taylor is going to use to beat Pavlik. I tell you if he ends up on the ropes as he dose with most of his 154 lbers he fights he is screwed.
I think if Taylor withstands the first few rounds of Pavlik's power, he will do very good. And stay off the ropes like you mentioned. Taylor is more experienced than Pavlik and I think that will give him what he needs to pull it out.
We'll see. I just want the better fighter to win. Taylor might have the edge in the boxing skill but he looks off balance alot with Spinks. But that is what Spinks dose is make fighters look bad. If it comes down to a fight Pavlik is walking away with the bling. He has the chin ,the power ,the reach and the longer arms than Taylor. I cant wait for this one.
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor(September 29, 2007)Poll
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I got to go with Pavlik by knock out easy. Jermaine allows his self to be pressed and pushed back alot. You cannot do that with a guy who has wrecking balls at the end of his wrists. Kassim Umoa pressed him back and so did Winky Wright.Pavliks fist will find a home diffinetly if Taylor finds his self up on the ropes. Which he did that alot with Kassim. I belive Pavlik chin is much more sturdy than Taylor. I think his power is much greater than Taylors , and also I belive fans would like Pavlik's humble personality over a champ who speaks of himself in the third person.
thats generic boxing talk and you have nothing to back any of that chin and power garbage up. tell me a little bit about what you base this on. taylor may need some mechanical work or somthing like that but he is days more powerfull than kelly and has never even been stumbled.
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor 9/29/07 Also news on both Fighters updated!
31-0 Kelly Pavlik (jumping) will take on 27-0-1 Jermain Taylor in New Jersey on Sept. 29. (AP Images)
Jermain Taylor and Kelly Pavlik have closed a deal to put their undefeated records on the line in a fight for Taylor's middleweight championship.
Lou DiBella, Taylor's promoter, said the fight will happen Sept. 29 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
If Pavlik (31-0) wins, a rematch would take place at the super middleweight level. Taylor's team has become increasingly concerned lately about the champion's ability to slim down to the 160-pound middleweight limit.
Taylor, of Little Rock, Arkansas beat Bernard Hopkins in 2005 to win the middleweight title. He then beat Hopkins in a rematch and escaped with a draw against Winky Wright. He then outpointed Kassim Ouma and Cory Spinks, two fighters up from the junior middleweight ranks.
Taylor (27-0-1) drew criticism for fighting the two smaller opponents, but there should be fewer complaints about his next foe. Pavlik, of Youngstown, Ohio, fought on the Taylor-Spinks undercard in May in Memphis, Tenn. He stopped Edison Miranda in an action-packed seven-round bout that in many ways upstaged Taylor's split decision over Spinks.
Pavlik and Miranda combined to throw 191 punches in the first round. Pavlik's promoter, Bob Arum, compared the fight to great middleweight bouts of the 1980s.
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor 9/29/07 Also news on both Fighters updated!
Taylor-Pavlik official!
Tickets go on sale tomorrow
WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs) will make the fifth defense of his two-year title reign when he faces the stiff test of unbeaten #1 contender Kelly Pavlik (31-0, 28 KOs) on September 29 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, it was announced today by Lou DiBella, president of DiBella Entertainment. HBO Sports World Championship Boxing will televise the world championship bout live at 10:15 p.m. ET/ 7:15 p.m. PT. Tickets, priced at $400, $300, $200, $100 and $50, will go on sale on Wednesday at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
Tuesday, July 24 2007
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor(September 29, 2007)Poll
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I got to go with Pavlik by knock out easy. Jermaine allows his self to be pressed and pushed back alot. You cannot do that with a guy who has wrecking balls at the end of his wrists. Kassim Umoa pressed him back and so did Winky Wright.Pavliks fist will find a home diffinetly if Taylor finds his self up on the ropes. Which he did that alot with Kassim. I belive Pavlik chin is much more sturdy than Taylor. I think his power is much greater than Taylors , and also I belive fans would like Pavlik's humble personality over a champ who speaks of himself in the third person.
thats generic boxing talk and you have nothing to back any of that chin and power garbage up. tell me a little bit about what you base this on. taylor may need some mechanical work or somthing like that but he is days more powerfull than Kelly and has never even been stumbled.
You mean to tell me Taylor wouldn't be wobbling around after 5 sharp power shots by Edison Miranda placed right to his chin. Also you saying Taylor is way more powerful than Pavlik . He landed a greater amount of power shots on Spinks. Spinks looked the same after the fight as he did before the fight. He landed on Wright and he never broke. Pavlik has murdered every bit of comapetion they have put in front of him. Including a guy that tagged him a bunch of times and broke Abraham's jaw. Pavlik walked through everything he threw at him. I cant really hear your chatter buddy because your underware is muffling you voice. My advice is to stop talking out your a@@.
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor(September 29, 2007)Poll
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I got to go with Pavlik by knock out easy. Jermaine allows his self to be pressed and pushed back alot. You cannot do that with a guy who has wrecking balls at the end of his wrists. Kassim Umoa pressed him back and so did Winky Wright.Pavliks fist will find a home diffinetly if Taylor finds his self up on the ropes. Which he did that alot with Kassim. I belive Pavlik chin is much more sturdy than Taylor. I think his power is much greater than Taylors , and also I belive fans would like Pavlik's humble personality over a champ who speaks of himself in the third person.
thats generic boxing talk and you have nothing to back any of that chin and power garbage up. tell me a little bit about what you base this on. taylor may need some mechanical work or somthing like that but he is days more powerfull than Kelly and has never even been stumbled.
You mean to tell me Taylor wouldn't be wobbling around after 5 sharp power shots by Edison Miranda placed right to his chin. Also you saying Taylor is way more powerful than Pavlik . He landed a greater amount of power shots on Spinks. Spinks looked the same after the fight as he did before the fight. He landed on Wright and he never broke. Pavlik has murdered every bit of comapetion they have put in front of him. Including a guy that tagged him a bunch of times and broke Abraham's jaw. Pavlik walked through everything he threw at him. I cant really hear your chatter buddy because your underware is muffling you voice. My advice is to stop talking out your a@@.
lol
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor(September 29, 2007)Poll
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I got to go with Pavlik by knock out easy. Jermaine allows his self to be pressed and pushed back alot. You cannot do that with a guy who has wrecking balls at the end of his wrists. Kassim Umoa pressed him back and so did Winky Wright.Pavliks fist will find a home diffinetly if Taylor finds his self up on the ropes. Which he did that alot with Kassim. I belive Pavlik chin is much more sturdy than Taylor. I think his power is much greater than Taylors , and also I belive fans would like Pavlik's humble personality over a champ who speaks of himself in the third person.
thats generic boxing talk and you have nothing to back any of that chin and power garbage up. tell me a little bit about what you base this on. taylor may need some mechanical work or somthing like that but he is days more powerfull than Kelly and has never even been stumbled.
You mean to tell me Taylor wouldn't be wobbling around after 5 sharp power shots by Edison Miranda placed right to his chin. Also you saying Taylor is way more powerful than Pavlik . He landed a greater amount of power shots on Spinks. Spinks looked the same after the fight as he did before the fight. He landed on Wright and he never broke. Pavlik has murdered every bit of comapetion they have put in front of him. Including a guy that tagged him a bunch of times and broke Abraham's jaw. Pavlik walked through everything he threw at him. I cant really hear your chatter buddy because your underware is muffling you voice. My advice is to stop talking out your a@@.
ahhh...few people on this board talk trash with such creativity as Southy ;D
Re: It's On!!! Pavlik Vs Taylor(September 29, 2007)Poll
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I got to go with Pavlik by knock out easy. Jermaine allows his self to be pressed and pushed back alot. You cannot do that with a guy who has wrecking balls at the end of his wrists. Kassim Umoa pressed him back and so did Winky Wright.Pavliks fist will find a home diffinetly if Taylor finds his self up on the ropes. Which he did that alot with Kassim. I belive Pavlik chin is much more sturdy than Taylor. I think his power is much greater than Taylors , and also I belive fans would like Pavlik's humble personality over a champ who speaks of himself in the third person.
thats generic boxing talk and you have nothing to back any of that chin and power garbage up. tell me a little bit about what you base this on. taylor may need some mechanical work or somthing like that but he is days more powerfull than Kelly and has never even been stumbled.
You mean to tell me Taylor wouldn't be wobbling around after 5 sharp power shots by Edison Miranda placed right to his chin. Also you saying Taylor is way more powerful than Pavlik . He landed a greater amount of power shots on Spinks. Spinks looked the same after the fight as he did before the fight. He landed on Wright and he never broke. Pavlik has murdered every bit of comapetion they have put in front of him. Including a guy that tagged him a bunch of times and broke Abraham's jaw. Pavlik walked through everything he threw at him. I cant really hear your chatter buddy because your underware is muffling you voice. My advice is to stop talking out your a@@.
ahhh...few people on this board talk trash with such creativity as Southy ;D
I try my best. I try to role my self after Gilbert Godfrey and Dennis Miller.
Re: Taylor-Pavlik official! Tickets go sale Tomorrow
20.05.07 - By Alden "The Kid" Chodash: Saturday night was sort of a crossroads night in the middleweight boxing division. We saw Kelly Pavlik, 31-0 (28), slingshot to the top as a result of his terrific knockout over a fighter regarded by many to be the most dangerous middleweight on the landscape, and we also saw Jermain Taylor, 27-0-1 (17), lower the expectations of himself with his second unimpressive struggle against a naturally smaller and weaker foe.
To his credit, Cory Spinks is an excellent boxer but after some of the shots that connected, Taylor never followed like a naturally bigger, stronger man should. At the end of the night there was an obvious star, and as many predicted, he emerged in the co-feature.
Since the desertion of Winky Wright from the middleweight title picture (who moved to light-heavy to challenge Hopkins), Jermain Taylor was waiting for another star to fill the void. And after a performance like the one Pavlik put on, how couldn't he. In other words, a Taylor-Pavlik bout appears like a natural. And besides the attraction the bout would bring if it were made, I believe they both need each other equally. Taylor especially, considering the fact that he hasn't registered a win that wasn't either marred by controversy or unimpressive since Daniel Eduard, which took place more than two years ago. And also, if you're getting the impression lately that Taylor fights to the level of his opposition, Pavlik is nonetheless equipped to dethrone Taylor.
About Kelly's chances in the fight - I believe he certainly can pull it off. If you think of all the vulnerabilities that Cory Spinks didn't expose, which is Taylor's consistent backpedaling, low left hand, and tendency to get off-balance, they don't stack up well against Pavlik's approach to fighting. First of all, Pavlik doesn't know how to take a step back, and the fact that he is bigger and probably stronger than Jermain definitely gives me the impression that Taylor's back will graze the ropes more than a few times. Pavlik best shot also happens to be his right hand, which demolished both Zertuche and Miranda, and the fact that Taylor has recently shown a tendency to drop his left hand gives Pavlik a great target with his Sunday punch.
And although I have no second thoughts on whether or not Pavlik would be coming forward against Taylor, I do believe he has a good jab and the tactical skills necessary to make Taylor miss at times, though probably not consistently. Also Taylor's advantages in size, which he has over many of his former victims, will not be in full effect on a night in which he's facing the taller Pavlik. I am leaning towards Pavlik to walk off with the middleweight title, but regardless, there's one thing to be sure of, it will definitely be no Taylor-Spinks.
Re: Taylor-Pavlik official! Tickets go sale Tomorrow
For Pavlik and Co. this win was more than just about securing a title shot at Taylor - who would decision Spinks later that evening - it was about changing a stereotype/skepticism that exists with white fighters from the Midwest.
This white guy showed he can fight (a lot).
"I think I had to prove it," said the 25-year old native of Youngstown. "And I think that is behind us now. I think the world knows I'm legit." Pavlik would then point out that other world champions that have his complexion, like Wladimir Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler. But what makes Pavlik unusual is that he hails from the United States. Which in the 21st century is a rarity.
And those who have handled his career have had to fight the perception that this wasn't just another built-up 'white hope' or a boxer to be used as cannon fodder.
"Well, forget Ohio, if you say you have a white fighter, they immediately say, 'He can't fight'. Doesn't matter if he's from New York City or Philadelphia, wouldn't matter. So you're always going to live with that. But y'know what? A lot of that's true and I'm not going to sit here and argue that it's not- because it is" says Dunkin (who, by the way, is
Caucasian himself), laughing at the subject. But Dunkin, who is one of the best bird-dogs in the industry, knew he signed a blue-chip prospect coming out of the amateurs. "BUT, BUT, a kid like this, he's special and you can see it. We saw it back at 'The Orleans' against Eric Olds (whom he brutally knocked out in 2002). So we knew years ago that the kid had something special."
This win was particular vindication for his promoter Bob Arum, who a few years ago, when he suggested that Pavlik would be an ideal prospect to feature underneath Bernard Hopkins, was basically scoffed at by the HBO brass.
"The topic was what we can do to improve and get people more interested in boxing, a plan," Arum would recall of that meeting at the network’s offices. "I kept hitting on Kelly Pavlik, I said, 'This is the kind of kid that the whole country can get behind' and they were laughing. But I wouldn't say I was laughed out of the office; it was greeted with general hysteria."
Arum adds: "Let's be honest about it, white kids from the Midwest are not received as being really serious class-A fighters. They come in very often as road kill, to build up records and nobody takes them seriously. What I was saying is this kid is different and I couldn't convince anybody because he was white and from the Midwest."
But this snub was actually beneficial in the long-term development of Pavlik as a fledgling prospect. It gave Top Rank and Dunkin the free reign to pick and chose their bouts and to keep him as active as possible. Only chronic hand ailments have slowed his progress in the past.
"Are you kidding!?!? Are you kidding!?!?," said a nearly incredulous Arum, "that was the greatest blessing because we were able to put Kelly in fights which we felt there was a reason for. Either to build up his confidence or to build his ability to face certain fighters. Or to do it the Bruce Trampler (Top Rank's respected matchmaker) way and we didn't have to listen to programmers who said, 'No, put him with this guy, not that guy,' when there was no real reason. I mean, maybe it was better for a rating but certainly not to build a fighter. You have to have complete freedom to build a fighter.
"You saw how, I believe Kelly Pavlik right now is a more complete fighter than Jermain Taylor."
Before coming into this weekend, Pavlik was thought to have been too green and untested to face a fighter of Miranda's ilk. But while he didn't have any real eye-opening victories, he was allowed to sharpen his tools with the likes of Ross Thompson, Dorian Beaupierre, Fulgencio Zuniga, Bronco McKart, Lenord Pierre and Jose Luis Zertuche. Not 'Murderers Row', but an appropriate progression.
"They always said he hadn't fought anybody or anything, but those were all developmental fights that I think make him a better fighter in the long run," said his manager, who's guided a host of world champions. "And I've done that with Diego Corrales, I did it with Danny Romero, I did it with all my guys. And I believe in those fights. And when you're on HBO and you're making $30,000 for a fight, it's hard to tell a kid, 'Look, you're going to take this fight for $3,500, but it's a good learning experience and it keeps you busy and you need to fight eight, ten times a year. Instead of two. You can be better one day.'
"And it's really hard to develop a guy with that kind of money and then wanting to fight on HBO. I think it did help Kelly. And I think it'll help all fighters to be developed the right way."
And now, they have a fighter that is among the most popular in the sport with his two-fisted, all-action style. It’s a style that resonates with every demographic.
"Now hopefully people get past the fact of the white part of it and just see that I'm a great fighter, overall," Pavlik would state. And it seems that he is getting a new found respect from the public. "Actually, last night at the hotel we went on the internet and pulled up some things and there were a lot of comments and it's a shame that it took this fight. I've been out there trying to explain when people would interview me that the guys I fought were rugged fighters - just not Miranda. But Zertuche, Zuniga, these are rugged fighters that are tough."
With this recent conquest, he now puts himself in line for Taylor's WBC title. He's made it clear he wants him next. But the real question is, will he be accommodated by the other side?
"That's a great question," said Pavlik, chuckling. "I guess if the money is right, like he keeps saying. I don't know how much he's going to get but I know I want a good amount. But no, I would love to fight him. He is the world champion, he has the name and that's who I want to fight. But if not, then at least I can sit there and say I made the world champion run up a weight class or he didn't want to take the chance to fight me. So there's always good and bad with that.
"But I think if the money is right and they're offering the right amount of money - which I think is the only way they're going to take it."
Arum was on the phone with the WBC on Monday afternoon.
"Jose Sulaiman stood up like a man. He said, 'Jermain Taylor must fight Kelly Pavlik in his next fight or give up the title.' No ifs, no ands and no buts. He must fight him," stated Arum.
But there seems to be a power struggle going on between Taylor's promoter of record, Lou DiBella, and his advisor, Al Haymon, who many believe really calls the shots. It'll be interesting to see if all the parties involved with Taylor will pull in the same direction. Or engage in a tug-of-war over him.
Arum believes though that the promoter is willing to make the fight.
"Will Lou DiBella? Yeah. I mean, absolutely, that's the fight Lou DiBella wants," said Arum, believing that Taylor's approval rating currently is perhaps lower than the President’s. "Because after that performance by Jermain Taylor, Jermain Taylor needs Kelly Pavlik more than Kelly Pavlik needs Jermain Taylor. Because who's going to take Jermain Taylor seriously against anybody else, other than Kelly Pavlik? Particularly since they've opted not to go to Wales to fight Calzaghe at 168. So what are they going to do? Fight some other jerk?"
Well, they've run out of junior middleweights.
"So the answer is they can't do it if they got a viable fighter."
Arum says that at DiBella's request he has put a hold on the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas for September 22nd. Now, if this fight can be consummated, will it be on HBO or pay-per-view?
"My feeling is that I would not hesitate to do it on pay-per-view because I really believe that Pavlik is really hot," answered Arum. "But, if they came up with the appropriate amount, HBO, even though I can make more doing it on pay-per-view, I would opt to go on HBO. And why? Well, because I'm still a minority partner in this promotion because the other guy is the champion and it's to my benefit to get this fight seen by the most possible people. Because I believe my guy is going to win and therefore I'll more than make up for it in his future fights."
If he would beat Taylor, he could have another marquee attraction from Youngstown, following in the glorious footsteps of Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini, who Arum represented in the '80's.
"I think it's bigger than 'Boom Boom'. I think Ray was still just a lightweight and the middleweight division, you get a great middleweight, a middleweight that is putting people away, a middleweight who fights like the old middleweights did and you got yourself a real commodity," said Arum, who once promoted the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler. "What's messed up the middleweight division are guys who come in and pose, defensive fighters and that type of thing and you don't see the raw brutality that you used to in the middleweight division when you had Marvin, Tommy Hearns, and before that Bennie Briscoe and Rodrigo Valdez and Carlos Monzon. I mean, the middleweights were like killers.
"Kelly Pavlik brings back those old days."
Also the Buckeye state could also be a box-office bonanza for Pavlik and Top Rank.
"I think he's going to want to fight at home," Dunkin would say of his charge. "I don't know if it's the next fight but I think it's just going to be crazy there. And I'm not blowing smoke when I say 15,000. But that's probably what's in store."
"The problem with Youngstown," explained Arum, "is that it has a relatively small arena- and I would be prepared - I want to go to Ohio, to go to Cleveland, Columbus, places like that. Because I believe that in order to build a guy and to build boxing you do as few fights in a casino setting as possible."
And to keep him active.
"Absolutely, positively," crowed Arum, enthusiastically. "Look, I'm an old dog and I'm going with what worked for me in the past. Kelly Pavlik is going to fight at least four times a year and he's the kind of kid that you can pay him multi-millions for one fight and a lot less for another fight just to keep busy. And that's what he's going to do.
"I really believe that if we fight Jermain Taylor, beat Jermain Taylor, we're on our way. Kelly Pavlik will be the number one attraction in boxing."
But for now, Pavlik will get some rest from his eventful weekend before getting back to the gym.
"Depending on when they get the fight scheduled, maybe in a month, if it's quicker than expected, maybe three weeks," he would tell Maxboxing. "But as of now, I'll sit with my daughter, play with her, work around the house, golf. Things like that. Break my golf clubs because I stink."
Wow, this white guy can't golf. How 'bout that?
HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY
Did anyone notice the big blood stain left on Arum's blazer as he hugged Pavlik after his win on Saturday night?
"The maid’s going to take it out," said Arum, who didn't seem to mind the blemish. "Maybe I'll keep it for a souvenir."
He looked almost as joyful as he did when Michael Carbajal dramatically stopped Humberto 'Chiquita' Gonzalez in their 1993 classic. But Arum says, "The last fight I was this happy was when George Foreman beat Moorer."
SMOGER
I thought Larry Merchant was a bit unfair to referee Steve Smoger in his handling of the Miranda knockdowns and the subsequent delays after he spit out the mouthpiece.
I agree with Merchant, it's a terrible rule, there should be no timeouts in boxing and it gives an unfair advantage to the fighter who does this. However, that is way the rule is currently implemented and Smoger's job is to play by the rules, not make up his own as he goes along.
But they do need to change the rule, in my opinion, so that when this happens, a fighter must go the rest of the round without his gumshield and the point is taken away after the round.
But Merchant's post-fight interview with Taylor is exactly why he shouldn't be going anywhere but to his next fight for HBO.
SUPER GHOST
I'm sure by now everyone read the press release where Miranda would talk of his problems getting down to 160 and how he will be moving up to super middleweight. I think those reasons are very valid and 'Pantera' should still be a fan-favorite because of his fun style and willingness to take on all-comers.
However, it has to be mentioned that making the middleweight limit is no picnic for Pavlik, who went through the usual gamut in cutting weight during the final days in Memphis prior to the weigh-in. I think one of the reasons he doesn't use his legs to box from the outside is that making 160 takes out some of the vitality and stoutness in his legs. So he simply stays inside a bit more and bangs it out.
I think his best days are at super middleweight, when he can really fill out his tall frame and get his legs back fully. Pavlik, in my opinion, will be a fighter that will carry his punching power up in the future.
BUZZKILL
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago after the postponement of the May 26th 'Boxing After Dark' telecast in Anaheim because of the pullout of Joan Guzman that the only Dominican that folks around that area would come to see is the Texas Rangers’ Sammy Sosa.
It was pointed out to me by reader Juan Carlos that the Angels themselves have two Dominican standouts in Vlad Guerrero and Bartolo Colon.
Point taken.
Re: Taylor-Pavlik official! Tickets go sale Tomorrow
PAVLIK VS. TAYLOR SUPER BOUT SET FOR END OF SEPTEMBER
UNDISPUTED AND UNDEFEATED WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION JERMAIN “BAD INTENTIONS” TAYLOR TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST UNBEATEN NO. 1 CONTENDER KELLY PAVLIK ON SAT., SEPT. 29, AT BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY
***DiBella Entertainment to present boxing extravaganza; Title Bout to Be Televised on HBO Sports World Championship Boxing***
New York, July 24—Undisputed and Undefeated World Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor will make the fifth defense of his two-year title reign when he faces the stiff test of number 1 contender (WBC, WBO) Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik on Saturday night, September 29, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, it was announced today by Lou DiBella, president of DiBella Entertainment.
“Taylor/Pavlik is a classic middleweight showdown, a true throwback fight,” said DiBella. “The tickets are reasonably priced and are already in high demand with a significant casino presale. Any fight fan wanting to see this historic battle should act fast and purchase their tickets as soon as possible.”
“This is going to be a terrific fight, something that boxing really needs. The eyes of the sporting world will be watching these two great fighters in Atlantic City on Sept. 29,” said Bob Arum, CEO, Top Rank.
Taylor, the favorite son of Arkansas , has successfully defended his middleweight crown against legendary Bernard Hopkins, Winky Wright, Kassim Ouma, and Cory Spinks since first taking the title from Hopkins in 2005.
HBO Sports World Championship Boxing will televise the world championship bout live at 10:15 p.m. ET/ 7:15 p.m. PT.
Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KO’s) has yet to taste defeat since turning professional in 2000. Pavlik, likewise undefeated, gets his first chance at a championship on the heels of a spectacular knockout victory over Edison Miranda. No. 1 rated by both the WBC and WBO, Youngstown , Ohio ’s undefeated Pavlik is a bona fide knockout artist, registering 28 KO’s in 31 career triumphs as a professional.
Taylor first captured the undisputed middleweight championship against the legendary Bernard Hopkins on July 17, 2005 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , NV , with a 12 round split decision triumph, and defended the title for the first time against Hopkins on December 3, 2005 at Mandalay Bay in Vegas with a unanimous decision victory. Taylor has since defended his title twice in 2006, first in Memphis in a controversial draw against Winky Wright on June 9, and last December 9 defeating former champion Kassim Ouma in Little Rock. Cory Spinks was next on the Taylor checklist, and Jermain was up to the challenge once again with a unanimous decision triumph in Memphis on May 19.
Re: Official Taylor Vs Pavlik Poll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6tL-6oXX9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBB212uMOLI
who would you rather have as your 160 lb champ? I think Larry Merchants disgust tells it all.
Re: Official Taylor Vs Pavlik Poll
This poll hits it right on the money either you think tayor by decision or pavlik by K.O. and i think we're right but one is gonna happen and i still have to lean towards taylor going back to what got him the belt in the first place...... a ridiculously good jab, out boxing pavlik, and not just wailing away with the right instead setting the right up well and making it more effective then we've seen recently....
