Should the Commission pull JERMAIN TAYLOR's license?

[NYU Alum]

Sadly, former middleweight champ Jermain Taylor needs his boxing license pulled now

December 12, 6:54 PM

Dallas Boxing Examiner

Matt Stolow

Former champ Jermain Taylor, who twice beat Bernard Hopkins, needs his boxing license pulled now.

My humble opinion only, but one way or another Jermain Taylor needs to be pulled from the on going Showtime Super Six tournament for his own good.

I don't care about the petty crap. Give him a full share of the proceeds. But take back his license to box. The only people left around him are those vulchers picking at his carcass.

Here is what I wrote write after the savage knockout loss to Arthur Abraham in October.

http://www.examiner.com/x-11372-Dall...ls-Lou-DiBella

Taylor is in a serious state of denial about both his current physical and mental condition that he isn't going to retire on his own. It's going to have to happen for him.

I don't want to see this trainwreck happen when I can see it will from miles away. Can you imagine what his next scheduled opponent, Andre Ward. could do to him?

If not Showtime, than the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) must do it and not hide behind it's "We don't have the legal clout, we can be sued," mantra. This is exactly why the ABC was created. If not it should be disbanded. But that doesn't help Taylor now while he can still enjoy a quality and dignified life.

Doesn't civilization have any rules to protect itself anymore?

Taylor last fought on American soil against Carl Froch at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, but on an Indian reservation. Before that he beat Jeff Lacy in Tennessee.

Either one of those two commissions should pull his license for as long as they can for any reason they can find. Make no mistake it is a desparate situation, similar to the way the state of New York suspended Evander Holyfield after a dismal performance against Larry Donald on November 14, 2004. Just short of two years later Holyfield fought again and he's fought six times since New York.

Lou DiBella, the promoter who signed Taylor out of the amateurs has just walked out on him. Because he loves him. Tough love is fine, but it might not be enough.

A license to box needs to be thought of as a driver's license. Not as a right but as a reponsibility. Something that can be pulled.

Who has the courage to step up?

[dstew]

If Taylor has cleared all of his neurological testing since the Abraham KO, there is no way he can rightfully have his license pulled. You can't pull someone's license solely on the basis that they've been the victim of a couple of brutal knockouts, if that person doesn't have any lingering health problems.

Likewise Showtime would look like fools and hypocrites if they kicked him out of the tournament at this late date without proof of solid medical justification for doing so. Otherwise they put themselves into the position of needing to disqualify anyone who gets knocked out. And their scoring system is set up to reward KOs, so that really wouldn't make much sense.

They could try to force him to drop out of the tournament on the basis that he doesn't really deserve to be there, but then why did they bring him on in the first place? Are they going to kick out everyone who didn't look competitive in their first round fights? Taylor won more rounds than Kessler did, and wasn't absolutely brutalized over 11 rounds.

Like it or not, at this point the only ones that can stop Taylor from continuing are Taylor or his doctors. If commissions were going to start revoking licenses for multiple knockout victims, they'd have many worse violators to worry about before making it to Jermain's name. Calling for his license to be revoked is bias against JT's high profile career, plain and simple. This is boxing, not bowling. People get knocked out. Some of them get knocked out a lot more than Taylor has.

[Earl-Hickey]

why? because he got stopped late after two reasonably competetive fights?

[Larry Merchant]

He should take a year or two off to heal his body a bit and try to fight at 168 or 175

[mathed]

if he gets ko'd again then yeah...something should be done...pride can be painfull

[Glamour Puss]

What utter bull****.

Leave the mother****er alone. ****in nanny state bastards!!

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

If Taylor has cleared all of his neurological testing since the Abraham KO, there is no way he can rightfully have his license pulled. You can't pull someone's license solely on the basis that they've been the victim of a couple of brutal knockouts, if that person doesn't have any lingering health problems.

Likewise Showtime would look like fools and hypocrites if they kicked him out of the tournament at this late date without proof of solid medical justification for doing so. Otherwise they put themselves into the position of needing to disqualify anyone who gets knocked out. And their scoring system is set up to reward KOs, so that really wouldn't make much sense.

They could try to force him to drop out of the tournament on the basis that he doesn't really deserve to be there, but then why did they bring him on in the first place? Are they going to kick out everyone who didn't look competitive in their first round fights? Taylor won more rounds than Kessler did, and wasn't absolutely brutalized over 11 rounds.

Like it or not, at this point the only ones that can stop Taylor from continuing are Taylor or his doctors. If commissions were going to start revoking licenses for multiple knockout victims, they'd have many worse violators to worry about before making it to Jermain's name. Calling for his license to be revoked is bias against JT's high profile career, plain and simple. This is boxing, not bowling. People get knocked out. Some of them get knocked out a lot more than Taylor has.

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[Dorian]

No, every fighter knows their limits and if he wants to continue, let him.

Pulling Holyfields liscense makes a lot more sense.

[KJB]

why? because he got stopped late after two reasonably competetive fights?

Seriously. People need to stop being such ******* about this. Do I want Jermain to get hurt? No. But he is a grown man and a world class fighter, he gets to make his own decision here.

[crillz]

NYU Alum wats good bro, very good article I must say man. I kinda disagree but it was a good read, I don't think any man who can fight for his money should be denied that right unless he cheats, with that said if Jermain thinks he can continue no one should stop him. the guy was a former Undisputed Middleweight champion and defeated a legend to get it, twice, he's not finished he's just on the wrong career path..

he should leave the super 6 but not to retire it's so he can fight the other guys who are not involved in the tournament, for example Edison Miranda, Allan Green, Karoly Balszay, Sakio Bika and guys like that, wins over either of them will bring Taylor back to the game..

he has 4 losses all to undefeated prime fighters, 1 loss he was winning on all 3 cards before being stopped. he needs to rethink his next fights after Ward. fight Ward and take your chances, give it 110%, bring back that Jermain that fought Winky stronger than ever, he can even go back to Middleweight man JT is far from done off, he's still an amazing athlete with youth on his side yo there are opponents out there that he can fight to re motivate himself ya dig. I simply don't think he's finished, nor is Hatton or Cotto but the BIG MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION IS! do they believe that they are finished? if they do then they are, if they don't though..