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Kelly Pavlik tonight stressed his right for a title fight after a stunning seventh round stoppage of Edison Miranda in the WBC middleweight eliminator fight at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.
“To fight Taylor would be great,” he said to a rapturous crowd, still on a high from what is sure to have been considered one of the fights of the year.
Indeed, his promoter, Bob Arum, was quick to demand a title fight be sanctioned by the WBO, saying that he would take it as far as “the Supreme Court” if Pavlik is overlooked.
Naturally, Jermain Taylor immediately faced questions about Pavlik after his split decision victory over Cory Spinks in the main event ensured he retained his WBO and WBC belts. “I’ll fight Pavlik but let’s get the money right,” he said.
Taylor also defended his victory which, when compared to eliminator bout, seemed a tame affair. “I felt like I did what I had to do to win. It was like a chess match but felt like I was doing all the chasing,” he said.
The fight rarely sparked into life, prompting a largely supportive crowd to even boo at times. “Yeah, I heard that but it’s hard to hit him with more than two or three punches because he gets so low,” he said, suggesting that Spinks’ style stifled a more dramatic contest. “I’m used to a fight, a person coming in there and trying to kill me.”
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Jermain doesn't even look like he got touched. Ridiculous.
“To fight Taylor would be great,” he said to a rapturous crowd, still on a high from what is sure to have been considered one of the fights of the year.
Indeed, his promoter, Bob Arum, was quick to demand a title fight be sanctioned by the WBO, saying that he would take it as far as “the Supreme Court” if Pavlik is overlooked.
Naturally, Jermain Taylor immediately faced questions about Pavlik after his split decision victory over Cory Spinks in the main event ensured he retained his WBO and WBC belts. “I’ll fight Pavlik but let’s get the money right,” he said.
Taylor also defended his victory which, when compared to eliminator bout, seemed a tame affair. “I felt like I did what I had to do to win. It was like a chess match but felt like I was doing all the chasing,” he said.
The fight rarely sparked into life, prompting a largely supportive crowd to even boo at times. “Yeah, I heard that but it’s hard to hit him with more than two or three punches because he gets so low,” he said, suggesting that Spinks’ style stifled a more dramatic contest. “I’m used to a fight, a person coming in there and trying to kill me.”
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Jermain doesn't even look like he got touched. Ridiculous.
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