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Jermain Taylor - Bernard Hopkins Set To
Rematch December 3 - Live On HBO PPV
Undefeated/Undisputed World Middleweight Champion Jermain
Taylor & Middleweight Legend Bernard Hopkins Set To Rematch
Saturday, Dec. 3 At Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
In Las Vegas - Live On HBO PAY-PER-VIEW
In what is being called the most highly anticipated fight of the year, the rematch between undisputed world middleweight champion Jermain ‘Bad Intentions’ Taylor (24-0, 17 KOs) and former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard ‘The Executioner’ Hopkins (46-3-1, 32 KOs) is set, Saturday, Dec. 3 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor vs. Hopkins II, “No Respect” is being presented by DiBella Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.
In July Hopkins—the long reigning middleweight champion—agreed to face the young and hungry Taylor for the undisputed crown.
They met July 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of a sell-out crowd,
setting a record for the largest walk-up crowd ever recorded in the casino’s
history. With both fighters in tremendous shape, Taylor used his conditioning and an aggressive jab attack early to build a comfortable lead against the wily veteran. Yet all the while, Hopkins stayed cool, using the savvy learned from over a decade atop the middleweight division to feel the more inexperienced Taylor out. As it resulted in Taylor winning a split decision victory and became the new middleweight world champion.
For months after the fact, boxing fans and the worldwide media had only one topic on their minds – the July 16 middleweight championship bout between Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins. "Who won and Who lost"? Some did believe in the
decision that, the new worldwide champion Jermain Taylor earned the right to be the
rightful owner of the Middleweight Belt that summer night or you sided with
Bernard Hopkins, and thought he had done more than his share to earn the
victory and keep his crown.
This fight is going to be steaming with action and for both
fighters it will be the determining factor on who really
deserves to be the Middleweight champion of the world. For
Taylor, it is an opportunity to prove that his split decision
win over the long-reigning champion was no fluke. For Hopkins,
it is a chance to set the record straight with his spirited
rival. This time both fighters have demanded a rematch to set
the record straight. Hopkins and Taylor both have a lot on the
line on December 3 and a fighter is never better than when the
betting stakes are at their highest. Their rematch will be a
highly-anticipated and exciting night for boxing fans.
It has been reported that Hopkins will be slightly more
aggressive this fight, in resulting in Hopkins by UD, or KO in late rounds. If Hopkins is slightly more
aggressive in the first 2 rounds and then begins to fade back as he did in the first fight he can lure Taylor in and use his inexperience against him. When Hopkins backs off and Taylor continues to pursue it will become a replay of their first match.
Jermain Taylor betting Info
World champion Jermain Taylor is a 2000 U.S. Olympic Bronze Medalist who has carried that success with him into the professional ranks.
A versatile boxer with a stiff jab and thudding power, the 27-year-old resident of Little Rock, Arkansas worked tirelessly to get into the position to challenge Hopkins for the title. Taylor gained his standing with defeats over former world champions Raul Marquez and William Joppy, and his spectacular victory over previously unbeaten Daniel Edouard at the Staples Center in February 2005, sealed the deal. In July, Taylor made the most out of the opportunity, as he took on the challenge to face Hopkins and seized the title.
| Name: Jermain Taylor |
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| Rated at: Middleweight |
| Ranking: 1 |
| Height: 6'1 |
| Stance: Orthodox |
| Age: 27 |
Record: 24-0-0
(Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Ko's: 17 |
| Trainer: Pat Burns, Ozell Nelson |
| Manager: Mark Vaz/Promo DBE |
Bernard Hopkins betting info
Bernard Hopkins (46-2-1, 32 KOs) is already assured a place in the Boxing Hall of Fame thanks to his ten-year reign atop the middleweight division and his amazing record. He is 3-0 in rematches with his opponents. Hopkins has fought harder and smarter in all of these fights with his record reflecting the results—all knockout victories. An old-school warrior who is the epitome of a Philadelphia fighter, the 40-year-old "Executioner" is one of the rare fighters who just gets better and better with age. Holding several titles since 1992, he is considered by experts to be among the ten best pound for pound fighters in the world. He enjoys the status of undisputed middleweight champion with a 19-time record since Marvin Hagler in 1987. Soon after, in 1992, he became a middleweight, winning 20 fights consecutively, 15 by knockout and 11 during the first round. Hopkins, who has publicly stated he will retire upon his 41st birthday next January, is ready for a hectic career finale that begins with Taylor.
| Name: Bernard Hopkins |
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| Rated at: Middleweight |
| Ranking: 2 |
| Reach: 75" |
| Height: 6'1 |
| Stance: Orthodox |
| Age: 40 |
Record: 46-3-1
(Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Ko's: 32 |
| Trainer: Bouie Fischer |
| Manager: Self |
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