Jermain taylor chat from yesterday

Buzzmaster: I just heard from Jermain's people and we might be starting early. So be sure to get those questions in! Buzzmaster: We've got Jermain! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gabe (Columbus, OH): Jermain, I'm real excited for part II. How can you counter Kelly's aggressive style? You know he's looking to back you up. Jermain Taylor: It's all about being in shape. In order to counter it, I have to be in shape. That's exactly where I am. I've trained harder than I ever have. That's the truth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J: Champ how are you gonna defend Pavlik's double jab right hand combo Jermain Taylor: A lot of head movement. A lot of slipping. I've been working on the ropes and moving a lot. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- blake (arkansas): ready for the celebration. thank you for being such a great icon for the state! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Akron Ohio: Jermain, How does it feel to be an underdog? Jermain Taylor: I'll be honest. I've been in this position before. It's been a long time, but I've experienced this before. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Omaha NE: Jermain, Are you planning on using your speed and quickness to outbox Kelly this time around. Break the jab out. Jermain Taylor: I'm in the best shape of my life. I've been working on what I'm supposed to do. I'll be able to do that all 12 rounds. I'll use the speed to move him. It's all about being in shape. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris (Appleton, WI): Do you feel that Pavlik is underestimating you this time around? Jermain Taylor: I definitely know that he knows about me this time. He knows that in that second round he almost went out. I don't think he's underestimating anything. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Louie Da Nard California: When you snap that jab it sets everything else up. Can you do all of us hard core JT super fans a favor and sanp that jab to set up your thundering power shots?? Why dont you use that jab more often???? Jermain Taylor: I promise you. It's going to be all about jabs. I feel like it's my bread and butter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfredo (Waldorf, MD): Was there ever a doubt in your mind about taking the rematch immediately? I have to tell you, win or lose, you have really showed a lot of heart in doing so. Jermain Taylor: No doubt in my mind. That's why boxing has a bad name. People won't take the fights. I'm all about work. I'm going to take the fights people are supposed to take. If a person fights you, you go right back and fight that person, especially if he beats you for the championship. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holly (Little Rock, Ar): How confident are you about the upcoming fight? Jermain Taylor: Everything is great. You have nothing to worry about. I feel great. I feel like this is what I needed to get back on track. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jock: New Orleans, LA: Jermain, I noticed in your first fight with Kelly, you were the busier fighter in the earlier rounds. Will you use the same strategy this time around? Jermain Taylor: I am. What I'm going to do this time is I'll have the energy and endurance to finish. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shawn (Salt Lake City, UT): Jermain, Kelly's people are saying you are reverting to your amateur style and that is good for them. What do you say to that? Jermain Taylor: I just say I beat him in amateurs. If I'm going back to that, it's good. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick (Kansas City, MO): Do you feel like this move up in weight class is in your favor? Jermain Taylor: I feel like it's favorable on both our parts. He's a big guy too. It lets you train more. You eat more. You're relaxed and you focus more on the fight on not the weight. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony (Austin): Are you expecting a different crowd atmosphere in Las Vegas rather than Atlantic City? Do you think that will have any impact at all? Jermain Taylor: As far as the fight, it's just me and him and the ring. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- blake (arkansas): Jermain, huge fan here! I am just ready for the victory celebration! Best of luck! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose (Mexico City): It`s any chance you fight in the future against Mayweather? I`m a fan of you JT you don´t need luck you will KO tha pavlik Jermain Taylor: That's a lot of weight. I don't know. There's a lot of weight classes in between there. But anything can happen in boxing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob (Greenville,MS): What made you decide to be a boxer? Jermain Taylor: I had a cousin that boxed. He brought me down to the gym and it was love at first sight. He didn't make it anywhere. He was just a kid trying to get off the street. He brought me down there. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John (Carson, CA): You're usually the taller fighter. What have you done to adjust to fighting someone with a longer reach? Jermain Taylor: I've had taller sparring partners. I've been slipping up under the ropes. There's a lot of different things. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris (Appleton, WI): Does this fight define your career? Jermain Taylor: I do. This is the fight that's going to make or break me. I have to go in and give it all I can. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin (Syracuse): How do you maintain that hunger to go to the gym everyday and keep it over time?? Jermain Taylor: I just got that hunger back. I feel like it took me losing to get it back. Now I'm back on track. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian, Philly: Will you go to the body more in this fight? Or will you go for the quick KO? Jermain Taylor: I feel like I'll go to the body a lot more than I did. I threw a few body shots and that's it. If I had gone to the body more in that second round when I got him hurt, I probably would have stopped him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- blake. ark.: where do you plan on going after this victory? Jermain Taylor: Just going home. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kyle (Bentonville, AR): JT, What do you have to say to your fans from Arkansas who never hated on you when you win and stick by you in defeat? Jermain Taylor: I thank you so much. I apologize if I let you down any. Those last few fights. I'm back on my toes now. I'm ready to go work hard. I thank you for being loyal fans. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court (DC): JT, who do you think is the pound for pound king? Jermain Taylor: Mayweather. I have to give it to him. Jermain Taylor: He shows up 100% every time. I have to give it to him. He has that hunger. I know it's hard to do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sean, Philadelphia, PA: Jermain, Let's say you KO Pavlik on Saturday night in a similar action fight - would Taylor-Pavlik III be inevitable? Jermain Taylor: I would love that. I think about that all the time. I would love that. He is the middleweight champion. I'm not going back to middleweight, I'd be at 168, but I would love that. Jermain Taylor: I love all my fans. Thank you so much for your support. Buzzmaster: Thanks Jermain!