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Later tonight, unified middleweight champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins, puts all of his titles on the line against undefeated prospect Jermain Taylor. Taylor has been groomed as the middleweight heir apparent by his promoters and cable network HBO, but he must defeat the the number one rated pound for pound fighter in the world in order to claim the throne. It won't be an easy task to defeat Hopkins, a fighter that has not tasted defeat since 1993.
Jermain Taylor is bigger, younger, stronger faster and more importantly undefeated. Although Taylor is an undefeated fighter, he has never been tested as a professional. Taylor's biggest win was over William Joppy, who came out of retirement to take the fight. Many of Taylor's opponents have either been blown up junior middleweights or over-classed competition. Many experts feel that Taylor is not ready for a fight of this magnitude. Taylor was forced to take the fight sooner then later since Hopkins is either one loss or two wins away from retirement. Hopkins on the other hand is the most experienced and craftiest boxer in the game. [details]
Jermain Taylor is bigger, younger, stronger faster and more importantly undefeated. Although Taylor is an undefeated fighter, he has never been tested as a professional. Taylor's biggest win was over William Joppy, who came out of retirement to take the fight. Many of Taylor's opponents have either been blown up junior middleweights or over-classed competition. Many experts feel that Taylor is not ready for a fight of this magnitude. Taylor was forced to take the fight sooner then later since Hopkins is either one loss or two wins away from retirement. Hopkins on the other hand is the most experienced and craftiest boxer in the game. [details]