Im so sick of people talking like Jermain Taylor is some kind of media darling, because he really isnt. This is a sport man. For money. Is Bernard Hopkins considered to be a bum? Is Winky Wright a bum? He also happens to be one of the blown up Junior Middle wieghts that every one critisizes for fighting. He happens to also be taking his next fight at lightheavy wieght. He did in the ring what no one else in the past decade has been able to do to those fighters. Bernard Hopkins got beat fair and square both times by Jermain Taylor. All of this pathetic whining about whether he won those fights or not is what is hurting boxing in the middle weight division. Jermain Taylor is an excellent fighter and all this questioning whether he is a legitimate champion is like the latest boxing hoopla. If you've seen the man fight you know he's nobodies punk. Kelly Pavlik is a good solid fighter, but Edison Miranda was overrated. His foot work is rudimentary at best. Jermain would've knocked him out just as easily but without taking as much leather. Not saying that Pavlik would'nt give Taylor a run for his money, but I don't think the victory over Miranda means as much as everybody thinks. He just had a big mouth and we weTare all happy to see it get shut up. I felt the same way when Taylor beat Hopkins, but Hopkins was the real deal.