Pantera Steals Show At Press Conference; Disgraces Jermain Taylor To His Face!

[Kayjay's Ghost]

Look at the shot abrahams gives Miranda in the picture I have as my avatar. You can tell it hurts, because abrahams landed a hard ass jab, and he took it without going down. That makes me believe his chins solid, plus green knocked him down because Miranda didn't see the punch coming, I don't think Green had a ****load of power behind that shot just a shot Miranda didn't see coming.

Yeah he managed to remain standing after that jab. Abraham has a lot of knockouts with the jab

[EliteSoldier]

Yeah he managed to remain standing after that jab. Abraham has a lot of knockouts with the jab

Yeah, and it's not a hard shot is it? It just managed to mack Mirandas whole face go back!!! Here's a bigger shot of it since you have bad-vision and should get it check out by a doctor.



You'd have to be a complete moron to say that punch didn't hurt. Boxers aren't made out of ****ing steel, and you can tell by the impact of the punch that boxers as human as you and I.

[Kayjay's Ghost]

It's a well-placed jab (hook?), not hardly a KD punch kid.

[EliteSoldier]

It's a well-placed jab, not hardly a KD punch kid.

, Still some boxers could have been ko'd by that jab. Why not give Miranda props on his great chin? Not many boxers could have taken such a hit like that. Miranda has a solid chin but he needs to work on his defense so shots like that don't get in at all. The jabs not the hardest punch but it's a great weapon non the less. I'd say that the uppercut in my opinion is the hardest punch.

[Underboss]

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[Dorian]

Miranda should worry about Pavlik and then start talking bout Taylor..
i'm a fan of both and i hope Miranda wins but he should worry about Pavlik...

[iluvboxing.com]

MEMPHIS, May 18 – Edison “Pantera” Miranda was in his usual form today at the final press conference before his HBO-televised bout with Kelly Pavlik at the FedEx Forum, letting both Pavlik and the night’s headliner, Jermain Taylor, know that he’s got both of them in his sights.

“Pavlik’s a great fighter but I’m in a different league,” said Miranda (28-1, 24 KOs) of his opponent on Saturday. “I’m a Major League player and he’s in the Minor Leagues. People watch baseball for the homeruns and boxing for knockouts. On Saturday night I’m going to give people what they want to see, a KNOCKOUT!”. In the midst of the BBQ festivities in Memphis this week, Pantera promised that he was going to have his very own BBQ. “I will Bar-B-Que Kelly Pavlik!..”

The unbeaten Pavlik, a heavy hitter in his own right at 30-0 with 27 KOs, said he’s willing to oblige Miranda in standing toe to toe and going to war.

“On Saturday I am going to break the record for the most punches thrown in a round and give the world a great fight to watch,” said “The Ghost”.

As for Taylor, who faces 154-pound titlist Cory Spinks in a “middleweight” championship bout, Miranda did not hold back.

“Taylor, I will fight you for the same amount of money that I’m getting paid to fight Pavlik just to show the world that you’re not a real champion,” said Miranda. “I’m the real champ. I fight real middleweights, not blown up welterweights.”

And that was just the beginning…

“Cory Spinks you’re a great Champion, but Taylor, you’re supposed to be a tiger,” continued Miranda. “How do they put a tiger against a cat? If you’re a real tiger, why don’t they put you face to face with the panther?”

Taylor took Miranda’s words in stride, saying that he ‘isn’t going to pound the podium and yell like Miranda’. Instead, he was going to be a classy champion. However, it was very clear that Miranda’s tough talk got under Taylor’s skin. Just a few minutes into his speech, Taylor began pounding the podium and screaming (even harder and louder than Miranda), which is very unlike the usually calm Taylor. It was apparent that Taylor was more concerned about Miranda rather than Spinks. He spent most of his time addressing Miranda’s statements and did not even make one mention of Cory Spinks, who he will be fighting on Saturday night.

On another note, Pantera pledged that he did not come to the United States for money. He came for the love of the sport and to take on the best fighters in the world. “The fans want to see exciting fights and knockouts and I will give them just that. Boxing is a sport that needs help and I believe that I can give boxing the shot in the arm that it needs”. On the contrary, Taylor stated “To me, it’s all money in the bank baby!”.

babality... finish her... that has to be the funniest, most disturbing thing i've seen in 07

[Underboss]

babality... finish her... that has to be the funniest, most disturbing thing i've seen in 07

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[Guest]

Taylor-Spinks Presser!

May 18, 2007

By JD Meredith, www.memphisboxing.com
Photos: JD Meredith

Middleweight King Jermain Taylor quietly sat through the various introductions, special thanks and even birthday wishes at the final presser for his WBC, WBO Middleweight title fight with Cory Spinks Saturday night.

He sat quietly through speeches from promoters Lou DiBella, Leon Margules, Bob Arum (who spoke about the future of boxing and how it will change for the better after the sport it is marketed to the public in untold new ways.)

Taylor sat through talks from Andre Berto, Kelly Pavlik and Edison MIranda who not only vowed to turn his opponent, Kelly Pavlik, into BBQ on Saturday night (a play on the Memphis in May BBQ Festival going on today through Sunday at Tom Lee Park) but also goaded Jermain, completely ignoring that task that stands before him in Pavlik.

Taylor sat through an impressive conglomeration of splendiferous eloquence from Don King, who begin with patriotic talk on war funding for our troops and capped a long dialog by pointing out a Jermain Taylor short fall when it comes to getting the respect he deserves.

Taylor also sat and smiled as Spinks and his trainer, Kevin Cunningham stepped up to the mic. To sum up Cory Spinks' comments, he said that he "is ready for this fight," and thanked DiBella for the opportunity.

After all this, Emmanuel Stewart and Ozell Nelson forfeited their turn at the podium, apparently for sake time, to allow JT to be introduced and have his time in front of the media and the world. (Emmanuel would later take to the podium.)

Finally, the patient Taylor was announced. He slid up to the podium like a true gentleman, and acknowledge cheers from within the crowd. Dressed in a suit with collared white shirt, he presented himself as champion. He was jovial, calm, excited, funny and kind...at first.

What happened next was unexpected from the Jermain Taylor most have seen. To describe it is a challenge. Even a first hand account is a challenging to tell for sake of losing the energy that filled the room when the champion spoke. For the sake of putting it in words, it was something similar to small spark igniting a dry forest.

The press conference seemed long but, In many ways, entertaining up to this point. Don King and Bob Arum shared a laugh when Arum referred to them as "Dinosaurs of the sport." King and DiBella exchanged jabs after King exclaimed that he had ordered Spinks a Mercedes in preparation for a Spinks victory over Taylor. DiBella responded that he could then buy that Mercedes at a cheaper rate after Taylor won the fight.

One might even have felt that things couldn't get better, but they did.

"Its hard being number one," Taylor said. "You have Kelly Pavlik, great fighter. You have Edison Miranda...I give him all the credit in the world. He wants to be number one, ain't nothing wrong with that. Just comb your hair or something!"

"I stand up here, undefeated! No matter what the writers say...I'm undefeated."

"I don't do all this talking, I'm gonna do this I'm gonna do that. I will walk up to you and punch you in the mouth! Don't stand up here and do all this . That don't mean nothing to me," said a heated Taylor.

"The way I was raised, 'Jermain, don't talk all this trash. If you want to fight someone go over to them and punch them in the mouth.' That's how I was raised."

"I don't play. When I get in the ring, I don't play. I don't do all that takin' because I take it serious. You talk about me, I'm ready to fight over that. I stuttered as a kid a lot, somebody walks up (talking trash), thump and he's bleeding before he knows it. I don't have time for all that. I'm a fighter! Thats what I do. These guys, these guys are good. But they don't have that dog in them! That dog in them. I talk with my hands!"

"In the forth round of the Hopkins fight I was tired. My hands were hurting and my legs were tired. I felt like quitting. But that dog in me won't let me quit!"

"Who do these guys think they have fought? This man (Hopkins) had, I don't know how many championships, held those belts together for so long and I beat him! Twice! Winky Wright, supposed to have the best defense in the world, and I broke through that," stated a passionate Taylor.

Taylor was highly animated at this point and warned Miranda to look him in the face when he (Miranda) pounded on the podium saying, "If you want to fight, look at me in my face! I don't play!"

At this point Emanuel Steward arose and walked over to Taylor to calm him down.

Taylor regained his composure and said, "I'm trying to hold my image up. I'm trying to make it good for my sport."

"You see how I'm dressed? Ain't nobody else dressed up to impress the crowd and look good. That's why I'm number one! I look like a champion!"

An emotional Emanuel Steward took the podium and told the crowd, "You have just seen the real Jermain Taylor."

A small spark may not seem like much but it will cause a devastating inferno.

There is something burning in boxing and today it was Jermain Taylor.
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Nice avatar. Did Miranda give those belts back to Taylor after he took that pic?

[Piggu]

Miranda should worry about Pavlik and then start talking bout Taylor..
i'm a fan of both and i hope Miranda wins but he should worry about Pavlik...

I know right? I think he'll beat Pavlik, but he needs to worry about PAVLIK right now, not Taylor.