Las Vegas, NV-There have been columns, articles, a possible op-ed piece, you name it, everybody has an opinion as to whether or not Jermain Taylor can develop into a great fighter. Beating names like Felix Sturm, Jeff Lacy, and Winky Wright, this can help the Arkansas native prove...
TAYLOR MATURES IN FIRST DEFENSE!
Landover, MD-While he may share the same home state as formerPresident Bill Clinton, World middleweight champion JermainTaylor (25-0, 17 KOS) has more in common with Al Gore as anotherrobotic performance against Bernard Hopkins (46-4-1, 32 KOS) isfueling controversy with the voting public. A trifecta of...
HOPKINS IS NO GINGER ROGERS
Las Vegas, NV-When the great Fred Astaire danced his best, a lot of the credit went to Ginger Rogers. Why? Because, it takes two to dance, and in this instance it took two to fight. Unfortunately for Jermain Taylor, Bernard Hopkins, refused...
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“THE GHOST UPSET ON SHO BOX!
Lemoore, CA-When youre an undefeated, #2 ranked contender, people expect you to perform marvelously. Unbeaten, and elongated, Robert Guerrero, ran into a guy in Gamaliel Diaz, that didnt care about either. A Mexican citizen, who brought with him a pretty good record,...
MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION TO SILENCE DOUBTERS
Las Vegas, NV-Having won the middleweight title, fair and square, Jermain Taylor has been forced to defend his winning the 160 lb. championship in almost every interview. Instead of being feted, some media critics tried todownplay the significance of his being the first man to...
FOX CANCELS UNSETTLED MID DECEMBER SHOW
New York, NY-Sometimes, a fight card just seems snakebit. This past fall, Showtime saw their scheduled September 3rd doubleheader of junior middleweight Daniel Santos vs. Jose Antonio Rivera and heavyweights Owen Beck vs. Sergei Liakhovich degenerate over the course of a couple...
ARE “CAGE” FIGHTS KILLING BOXING?
Sacramento, CA-If live gates are an indicator, professional boxing is being eclipsed by Mixed Martial Arts. San Jose, CA for instance, was once a real fight town, now they cant get 1,500 paid for a show with local names. On the other hand, MMA has...
RUBBER MATCH WINNER HEADS TO HALL OF FAME!
Las Vegas, NV-Anyway you look at the third Oscar Larios-IsraelVasquez clash set to air on this Saturdays Taylor-Hopkins II, HBO PPVcard, whether you like either man, this is a classic match. First of all,these are the two best fighters in the talented...
El Paso, TX-As has been the case for many years now, Ring Talk Radio, held a contest for the HBO PPV card headed by Jermain Taylor-Bernard Hopkins II. In other words, each time the folks at Time Warner throw a PPV show, I pay somebodys Pay Per View...
