Comments Thread For: Ward vs Taylor is On For April; DiBella Walks Away

[BillyBoxing]

I'm starting to get a bit worried for Taylor's health as well. Getting KO'd back to back like that is not a good sign at all.

If he still wants to box he should withdrawal and maybe fight someone like Edison Miranda or some C-level guys if he wants to earn a little bit of cash and win.

As far as Miranda is one dimensionnal and easy to hit,I would never put Taylor at this point of his career in front of that rugged colombian scoring highlights 1st round knockouts whith a 90% kos ratios.

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“I have just been informed though numerous press reports that Jermain Taylor has elected to continue his participation in The Super Six: World Boxing Classic tournament, and will face Andre Ward in April. It is with a heavy heart, but strong conviction, that I will recuse myself and DiBella Entertainment as Jermain’s promoter.

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man, jermain please. theres stepaside fees here.

[ophqui]

dibella = what all promoters should be

[Ray*]

I do think Taylor should hang them up, but his pride will not let him. I do not believe a word that Dibella says. We all know he wanted to slip Allan Green in the tournament if Jermain could not go. Seeing how that will not happen I think Dibella just thinks Jermain is not worth his time anymore. Dibella can eat crap. Taylor's heart is huge, thats why im rooting for him to beat Ward and silence the critics, hopefully.

Your post is misguided mate, Dibella would make more money with Jermaine Taylor in the tournament than with Allan green in it, He genuinely cared about Taylor here and he would be losing out on big money by walking away, We boxing fans often critise promoters and i think this is one gesture where i wouldnt. By walking away Lou loses money

[leemoorcroft]

am glad taylor is going on am convinced he will k,o or points win ward these things happen in boxing unerog comes frew and not like taylor aint a world class fighter in the past and above the level of ward is at now or froch abramham come to that got this feeling he will redeem himself against ward gona frow some money on a taylor k,o

[bojangles1987]

That should tell Jermain Taylor something that his promoter just left because of this. Let it go man.

[THEGRANDSLAM]

Taylor should hang it up and props to DiBella for going public on this but he should prob take small portion of the blame as Taylor has not had a tune up fight since winning the MIddleweight title, he's had one tough fight after another. You could point to Lacy to being a tune up I guess but look at his record since Hopkins 2, it's nothing but name fighters on there. It's admirable but foolish.

[dstew]

Taylor should hang it up and props to DiBella for going public on this but he should prob take small portion of the blame as Taylor has not had a tune up fight since winning the MIddleweight title, he's had one tough fight after another. You could point to Lacy to being a tune up I guess but look at his record since Hopkins 2, it's nothing but name fighters on there. It's admirable but foolish.

My thoughts exactly.

After Taylor's previous 4 fights:

Pavlik (L KO7)
Pavlk (L UD12)
Lacy (W UD12)
Froch (L KO12)

Dibella and Haymon sent Taylor into the lion's den with an undefeated Arthur Abraham, who has a reputation for being a murderous puncher.

What other promoter/manager does that with a marquee fighter?

Taylor's handlers have used him as a chip in a game of high-stakes poker for the last four years, ******** away his career, win or lose, in order to secure the biggest paychecks as quickly as possible. They never treated him like a fighter who could have a long career if brought along correctly, never picking him up and getting him back on his feet when he stumbled, never allowing him an easy night to work out his kinks in the ring. They treated him like an investment, and one they wanted to cash out sooner rather than later.

And now, all of a sudden, Dibella and Haymon grow a conscience. It seems their investment was never theirs all along; he's his own man in control of his own destiny. And regardless of their newfound guilt for putting him at risk these past couple years, they cannot control the beast. Their experiment is his career, and he's not ready to pull the plug just yet. Unfortunately for LDB and Haymon, their greed got Taylor into a deal where he is guaranteed million$ for three fights, win or lose - a situation he would never be in if it weren't for the tournament they signed him up for. And now they expect him to walk away from it.

[KingTito]

Much respect to DiBella. I just hope Jermain is ok and has his health in the future. I will continue to support him.