611:. Taylor received $ 3.75 million for the fight and Wright made $ 3.5 million. Wright only paid sanctioning fees for the WBC belt, while Taylor paid fees to the WBC and WBO. Taylor did not pay the fees to the WBA amid controversy of the organization removing him from their rankings after questions of whether Taylor followed all procedures for the WBA before his rematch with Hopkins. He was reinstated at the top the organizations' middleweight rankings, but his title remained under review. The bout was evenly competitive through the first 10 rounds, with Wright winning most of the early rounds before Taylor became more active in the latter part of the fight. By the ninth round, Wright had swelling above both his eyes. Wright was winning the bout going into the final round on two of the judges' scorecards, but he was generally passive in the round. Two of the three judges gave the round to Taylor, which resulted in a draw. The scores for the fight were 115–113 for Taylor, 115–113 for Wright and 114–114.
717:, Taylor fought Carl Froch for the WBC Super Middleweight title. Taylor was able to control the first two rounds of the fight. In the third round, Taylor knocked Froch down for the first time in his career with a right hand. Entering the final round, Taylor was ahead 106–102 on two of the judges' scorecards, while Froch was ahead 106–102 on the other. During the round, Froch landed two right hands that sent Taylor to the canvas. He got up, but Froch quickly went after him, trapping him against the ropes and landing a barrage of hard and fast punches. Taylor could not recoup or defend himself, desperately curling up against the ropes. Around 10 clean hard shots from Froch landed before the referee stepped in to stop the bout with only a matter of seconds left in the final round, earning Froch the technical knockout victory.
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635:. During the second half of the fight, Taylor gradually began to tire and suffered a cut over the left eye. He allowed Ouma to back him into the ropes often as the fight came to an end. However, Ouma was unable to be effective with his punches. Taylor won the bout by unanimous decision with scores of 117–111, 115–113 and 118–110. Afterwards, the WBA announced that Taylor was no longer the holder of its Middleweight Super Championship. On May 19, 2007, Taylor went up against former Undisputed
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final prefight press conference to suggest that he was a "crybaby." In a similar situation to the first fight, Hopkins started slowly and began pressuring Taylor in the later rounds. Hopkins ended the fight with a 101–60 advantage in power punches, while Taylor had success with his jab, outlanding
Hopkins 64–29. All three judges scored the bout 115–113 for Taylor. After the fight, Taylor said that he would welcome a challenge against the winner of a fight between former Undisputed
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Steward was fired as Taylor's trainer and replaced with Ozell Nelson. Fighting at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on February 16, 2008, Taylor lost the rematch to Pavlik by unanimous decision.
607:. The WBC had ordered Taylor and Wright to begin negotiating on the fight on December 12, 2005 and if the two sides could not agree, a purse bid would be ordered. An agreement was made 10 minutes before a purse bid was to take place. Ozell Nelson, unsatisfied with Taylor's progression between the first and second Hopkins fights, helped convince Taylor to replace Pat Burns with hall of fame trainer
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Classic tournament. It's important that I give my body and mind some much needed rest, because I have been boxing for nearly 20 years," said Taylor. "I plan on keeping myself in shape and making a return to the sport sometime in the future. This was not an easy decision for me, having discussed it with my family, trainer, friends and my adviser
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that sent Taylor into a corner. Pavlik closed in and threw a left uppercut followed by a left and right hook and right uppercut. Two more left hooks dropped Taylor to the canvas as the referee stepped in to halt the fight. It was the first time Taylor had lost in his professional career and the first
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Hopkins was patient and waited for openings in Taylor's defense. In round five, a clash of heads opened a cut
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in Las Vegas. In order for the rematch to occur, Taylor vacated his IBF Middleweight title on
October 11, 2005. Days before the fight, tensions rose after Hopkins mocked Taylor's speech impediment and called him a "phony champion." Taylor responded by bringing a doll with Hopkins' name on it to the
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against Chris Walsh. Taylor managed to knock Walsh down twice with his right hand and won his debut after forcing a stoppage with 16 seconds left in the fourth and final round. He went on to fight six more times in 2001, resulting in six more victories. Taylor continued his winning streak
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Dibella resigned as Taylor's promoter because he was concerned with Taylor's health following the knockout from Arthur Abraham in the Super Six tournament. Taylor had been knocked out two times prior to the Abraham bout.
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3388:""Fighting Words" – Jermain Taylor-Kelly Pavlik: And New! And Now?"
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2548:"TALE OF THE TAPE Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor"
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3867:"Boxer Jermain Taylor given suspended sentence"
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3062:"Taylor wins rematch narrowly like first fight"
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3652:"Younger Klitschko faces fight minus Vitali"
2733:"Taylor retains title; Barrett bounces back"
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2684:"Eight Olympians savor first pro victories"
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4134:Undisputed middleweight champion
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3897:Boxing record for Jermain Taylor
3679:Smith, Doug (January 12, 2006).
3485:"The secret diary of Carl Froch"
3386:Greisman, David P (2007-09-30).
2982:"Bernard Hopkins' appeal denied"
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3483:Hassan, Nabil (2009-04-24).
3287:Donelson, Tom (2006-12-21).
3191:Cotey, John C (2006-06-16).
3138:Cotey, John C (2006-02-15).
3085:Cotey, John C (2005-12-11).
1955:Statehouse Convention Center
1262:WBC super middleweight title
931:
928:
920:
917:
7:
3933:light middleweight champion
3508:Stewart, T K (2009-04-25).
3433:Raskin, Eric (2008-02-16).
3414:The San Diego Union-Tribune
2871:The San Diego Union-Tribune
2864:Magee, Jerry (2005-07-15).
2707:Wong, Edward (2001-11-24).
2512:List of WBO world champions
2507:List of IBF world champions
2502:List of WBC world champions
2497:List of WBA world champions
2485:
629:North Little Rock, Arkansas
10:
4376:
4174:IBF middleweight champion
3458:Rafael, Dan (2008-11-16).
3361:Rafael, Dan (2007-09-26).
3309:Rafael, Dan (2007-05-20).
3164:Borges, Ron (2006-06-16).
3112:Rafael, Dan (2005-12-12).
2682:Rafael, Dan (2001-01-28).
2657:Rafael, Dan (2007-11-21).
2630:"Olympians Sign Pro Deals"
1842:Mandalay Bay Events Center
1011:Won IBF middleweight title
897:Professional boxing record
724:
500:
404:tournament, but was again
18:
4340:Light-middleweight boxers
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4103:WBO middleweight champion
4100:
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4077:IBF middleweight champion
4074:
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4058:WBC middleweight champion
4055:
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4014:WBA middleweight champion
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3745:Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3087:"Wright wins by decision"
2580:"Q&A: Jermain Taylor"
2101:Atlantic City, New Jersey
939:
862:. Taylor has modeled for
826:Louisiana Tech University
669:Atlantic City, New Jersey
663:on September 29, 2007 at
540:. Taylor won the bout by
304:champion, having won the
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3267:"Taylor Still the Champ"
2392:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1844:, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
359:U.S. Olympic boxing team
349:(PAL) Championships and
116:78 in (198 cm)
4260:African-American boxers
3951:Regional boxing titles
3904:(registration required)
2474:New York City, New York
1991:American Airlines Arena
1643:Los Angeles, California
615:Taylor vs. Ouma, Spinks
4305:World boxing champions
4220:BWAA Fight of the Year
3917:Amateur boxing titles
2428:MGM Grand Garden Arena
2279:Foxwoods Resort Casino
2064:Chester, West Virginia
1993:, Miami, Florida, U.S.
1919:Petersen Events Center
1804:Montville, Connecticut
1501:Retained WBC, WBO and
1453:Retained WBC, WBO and
1414:Retained WBC, WBO and
838:University of Arkansas
711:Foxwoods Resort Casino
380:, as well as fighting
351:National Golden Gloves
347:Police Athletic League
4207:Somsak Sithchatchawal
4123:middleweight champion
2470:Madison Square Garden
2388:IC Light Amphitheatre
2323:Little Rock, Arkansas
1883:Continental Americas
1088:St. Charles, Missouri
887:Little Rock, Arkansas
778:Middleweight comeback
442:Madison Square Garden
53:Little Rock, Arkansas
4345:Boxers from Arkansas
4315:American male boxers
3999:World boxing titles
3971:Continental Americas
3693:on February 15, 2006
3197:St. Petersburg Times
3144:St. Petersburg Times
3092:St. Petersburg Times
2815:The Press-Enterprise
2560:on November 19, 2009
2283:Ledyard, Connecticut
2205:Creek Nation Bingo,
1298:Nashville, Tennessee
715:Ledyard, Connecticut
556:, IBF, WBA (Super),
4280:Middleweight boxers
4025:– December 14, 2006
3912:Sporting positions
3786:Amarillo Globe-News
3631:. February 17, 2008
3625:"Taylor Bio/Record"
3222:The Washington Post
3040:The Washington Post
1606:middleweight titles
1546:middleweight titles
1505:middleweight titles
1457:middleweight titles
1418:middleweight titles
1379:middleweight titles
1167:Cabazon, California
1127:Biloxi, Mississippi
1027:Juan Carlos Candelo
814:Biloxi, Mississippi
791:Juan Carlos Candelo
438:professional boxing
423:Professional career
4237:Rafael Márquez III
4235:Israel Vázquez vs.
4186:Title next held by
4140:Titles fragmented
4090:Title next held by
4034:Title next held by
3988:Title next held by
3960:Title last held by
3931:U.S. Golden Gloves
3247:The New York Times
2713:The New York Times
2634:The New York Times
1725:Carson, California
1494:Memphis, Tennessee
1375:Lost WBC, WBO and
1294:Memorial Gymnasium
1051:San Antonio, Texas
834:Washington Mystics
735:, a tournament by
695:super middleweight
689:Super middleweight
605:Memphis, Tennessee
576:Light Middleweight
487:unanimous decision
471:technical knockout
454:Light Middleweight
390:super middleweight
367:light middleweight
295:professional boxer
277:Light middleweight
249:Light middleweight
96:Super middleweight
4243:
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4213:Mahyar Monshipour
4157:Succeeded by
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4065:Succeeded by
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3847:. 20 January 2015
3760:Missing or empty
3575:. 20 January 2015
3512:. BoxingScene.com
3390:. BoxingScene.com
3341:Dayton Daily News
3291:. BoxingScene.com
2962:. BoxingScene.com
2610:. 6 February 2015
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1823:Rogelio Martinez
1800:Mohegan Sun Arena
1721:Home Depot Center
1070:Raúl Jorge Muñoz
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595:Taylor vs. Wright
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2097:Etess Arena
2010:Keith Sims
1879:Won vacant
1836:Nov 8, 2003
1532:Dec 3, 2005
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1395:Cory Spinks
1123:Beau Rivage
1108:Caleb Truax
992:Sam Soliman
860:Willie Roaf
810:Sergio Mora
798:Sam Soliman
772:Allan Green
707:Jean Pascal
641:Cory Spinks
621:Kassim Ouma
601:FedEx Forum
584:Sam Soliman
491:combination
434:Lou DiBella
417:Sam Soliman
406:knocked out
378:Cory Spinks
374:Kassim Ouma
243:2000 Sydney
4249:Categories
3992:John Duddy
3762:|url=
3605:2015-02-08
3516:2009-04-26
3494:2009-05-22
3469:2009-05-22
3444:2009-05-22
3419:2009-05-22
3394:2009-05-22
3372:2009-05-22
3347:2009-05-22
3320:2009-05-22
3295:2009-05-22
3273:2009-05-21
3252:2009-05-21
3227:2009-05-21
3202:2009-05-21
3177:2009-05-26
3098:2009-04-08
3071:2009-04-08
3046:2009-04-08
2877:2009-02-01
2850:2009-02-01
2825:2009-02-01
2743:2009-01-22
2718:2009-01-22
2693:2009-01-18
2668:2009-05-18
2640:2009-05-18
2614:7 February
2532:References
1783:Alex Rios
1490:FedExForum
1236:Carl Froch
841:Razorbacks
703:Carl Froch
517:Undisputed
394:Carl Froch
369:division.
299:undisputed
158:Wins by KO
76:Statistics
42:1978-08-11
4202:Previous:
4179:Stripped
4083:Stripped
4027:Stripped
3976:champion
3922:Previous:
3718:Scout.com
3489:BBC Sport
3066:USA Today
3013:BBC Sport
2986:USA Today
2845:USA Today
2737:USA Today
2688:USA Today
2083:Sam Hill
1279:Jeff Lacy
1243:12 (12),
1213:, Germany
1196:12 (12),
1047:Alamodome
972:Location
960:Opponent
910:4 losses
856:Rod Smith
768:Al Haymon
746:Arena in
699:Jeff Lacy
639:Champion
578:Champion
533:3–2
525:Las Vegas
521:MGM Grand
480:Champion
456:Champion
83:Weight(s)
4121:The Ring
3981:Vacated
3823:July 25,
3753:cite web
3656:ESPN.com
3579:July 24,
3553:July 24,
3464:ESPN.com
3439:ESPN.com
3367:ESPN.com
3315:ESPN.com
3118:ESPN.com
2992:April 6,
2904:April 6,
2788:ESPN.com
2763:ESPN.com
2663:ESPN.com
2585:ESPN.com
2519:The Ring
2517:List of
2486:See also
2049:4 (10),
2016:1 (10),
1980:2 (10),
1944:5 (10),
1908:4 (10),
1829:7 (10),
1789:1 (10),
1753:7 (12),
1710:9 (12),
1628:3 (10),
1604:The Ring
1544:The Ring
1503:The Ring
1455:The Ring
1416:The Ring
1377:The Ring
1357:7 (12),
1207:O2 World
1152:8 (10),
1076:2 (10),
1034:7 (10),
907:33 wins
864:Everlast
854:players
752:Armenian
744:O2 World
737:Showtime
559:The Ring
515:for the
466:uppercut
323:The Ring
125:Orthodox
4197:Awards
3879:May 20,
3797:May 31,
3728:May 25,
3697:May 25,
3661:May 31,
3635:May 23,
3149:May 18,
3123:May 18,
3020:May 18,
2966:May 18,
2943:May 18,
2592:May 26,
2564:May 23,
2459:4 (4),
2417:2 (4),
2308:5 (6),
2268:2 (6),
2232:4 (6),
2195:3 (6),
1469:25–0–1
1430:26–0–1
1391:27–0–1
1346:27–1–1
1314:27–2–1
1275:28–2–1
1232:28–3–1
1183:28–4–1
1143:29–4–1
1104:30–4–1
1067:31–4–1
1023:32–4–1
957:Record
954:Result
832:by the
623:at the
398:stopped
343:amateur
4183:Vacant
4144:Vacant
4087:Vacant
4031:Vacant
3985:Vacant
3957:Vacant
3901:BoxRec
2476:, U.S.
2434:, U.S.
2394:, U.S.
2325:, U.S.
2285:, U.S.
2209:, U.S.
2165:6 (8)
2142:, U.S.
2103:, U.S.
2066:, U.S.
1806:, U.S.
1727:, U.S.
1645:, U.S.
1496:, U.S.
1300:, U.S.
1211:Berlin
1169:, U.S.
1129:, U.S.
1090:, U.S.
1053:, U.S.
987:33–4–1
975:Notes
937:Draws
756:German
538:clinch
529:Nevada
320:, and
217:
201:Men's
166:Losses
121:Stance
105:Height
55:, U.S.
4231:Next:
4228:2007
3940:Next:
3899:from
2117:10–0
2080:11–0
2040:12–0
2007:13–0
1971:14–0
1935:15–0
1899:16–0
1887:title
1858:17–0
1820:18–0
1780:19–0
1744:20–0
1697:21–0
1659:22–0
1619:23–0
1558:24–0
1517:25–0
1466:Draw
1343:Loss
1311:Loss
1229:Loss
1180:Loss
969:Date
963:Type
875:Vogue
682:cross
673:upset
645:reach
633:hooks
174:Draws
113:Reach
3881:2016
3872:KATV
3853:2015
3844:ESPN
3825:2017
3799:2009
3766:help
3730:2009
3699:2009
3663:2009
3637:2009
3581:2017
3555:2017
3151:2009
3125:2009
3022:2009
2994:2009
2968:2009
2945:2009
2906:2009
2796:2009
2770:2009
2616:2015
2594:2009
2566:2009
2461:0:16
2448:1–0
2445:Win
2419:2:28
2414:TKO
2408:2–0
2405:Win
2369:3–0
2366:Win
2339:4–0
2336:Win
2310:1:25
2305:TKO
2299:5–0
2296:Win
2270:1:54
2265:TKO
2259:6–0
2256:Win
2234:0:17
2229:TKO
2223:7–0
2220:Win
2197:0:16
2192:TKO
2186:8–0
2183:Win
2162:TKO
2156:9–0
2153:Win
2114:Win
2077:Win
2051:2:23
2046:TKO
2037:Win
2018:0:52
2013:TKO
2004:Win
1982:0:40
1977:TKO
1968:Win
1946:2:12
1941:TKO
1932:Win
1910:2:37
1905:TKO
1896:Win
1855:Win
1831:1:42
1826:TKO
1817:Win
1791:0:54
1786:TKO
1777:Win
1755:2:17
1750:TKO
1741:Win
1712:3:00
1694:Win
1656:Win
1630:2:26
1625:TKO
1616:Win
1601:and
1585:Won
1555:Win
1514:Win
1427:Win
1388:Win
1359:2:14
1354:TKO
1272:Win
1260:For
1245:2:46
1240:TKO
1198:2:54
1154:0:36
1149:TKO
1140:Win
1101:Win
1078:1:05
1064:Win
1036:2:58
1031:TKO
1020:Win
983:Win
872:and
858:and
705:and
582:and
505:and
376:and
337:and
150:Wins
36:Born
4209:vs.
4045:as
3969:WBC
3629:HBO
2455:TKO
2345:UD
2125:UD
2111:10
2089:10
2086:UD
2074:11
2034:12
2001:13
1965:14
1929:15
1893:16
1881:WBC
1867:12
1864:UD
1852:17
1814:18
1774:19
1738:20
1706:RTD
1691:21
1670:12
1667:UD
1653:22
1613:23
1599:WBO
1595:IBF
1591:WBC
1571:12
1552:24
1528:12
1525:UD
1511:25
1482:12
1463:26
1441:12
1438:UD
1424:27
1402:12
1399:SD
1385:28
1340:29
1325:12
1322:UD
1308:30
1286:12
1283:UD
1269:31
1226:32
1177:33
1137:34
1115:10
1112:UD
1098:35
1073:KO
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980:38
950:No.
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918:20
852:NFL
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627:in
603:in
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550:WBC
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