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JERMAIN TAYLOR
"QUOTES"
FROM LOS ANGELES PRESS
CONFERENCE
"A lot of
people have said to me, why don't take a tune-up and get your confidence back. I
don't need a tune-up to get my confidence back, I never lost my confidence. I
can beat Kelly Pavlik."
"I choose
do this rematch because I want to beat the guy who beat me. I don't want to
waste anytime with any tune-up fights. That's what the fans want to
see."
"This time
when I get him in trouble I will finish him off. He won't get back up. I have no
excuses, I lost the fight and I give Kelly Pavlik all the
credit."
"I'm
coming to fight, I got my butt kicked the last time in that ring and I'm a better
fighter because of the loss. We had a great training camp and I'm in good shape.
I'm at the top of my game and I know I will come away with the
victory."
"I took
Kelly Pavlik for granted, I underestimated him and I learned something from the
loss. I'm not taking anything away from him, but I'm coming to get back
everything he took from me. I'm very focused for this fight, everything is on the
line with me for this fight."
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JERMAIN TAYLOR
"QUOTES"
FROM LAS VEGAS PRESS
CONFERENCE
Q: You're OK not fighting for a belt this time?
Taylor: "When I win, I'll be
walking out of there with everything he took from me. I'm
walking out of there with my pride."
Q: Is it working out better without
Emanuel?
Taylor:
"It feels great. It's just like the old days. When we started
out it was just me and Ozell. I'm working hard every day. I'm
doing a lot more sparring. Emanuel Steward is a great guy,
a Hall of Fame trainer and a friend of mine. I love him to
death. But he isn't coaching me now."
Q: Why is the unconventional training
necessary, using the sledgehammer, tire and tennis balls?
Taylor:
"The tennis balls are for
slipping punches, so I don't get hit with the punches I got hit
with in the fight. As far as the tire, it gives you muscle and
endurance. I had him hurt in the second round and I didn't
finish him. If I had the endurance, I wouldn't have gotten
tired. I would have finished him."
Q: What kind of changes
are you making in this training camp?
Taylor:
"A lot harder training. Ozell's
putting me through all kinds of stuff. Me and him together,
there's nothing that's going to stop us. I've been doing a lot
more running. I've been running five miles a day except Sunday.
I'm running every day, serious running and I'm training
hard with commitment and I'm going to be ready."
OZELL NELSON/Head Trainer:
Q: What is it going to take for Jermain to win his
upcoming rematch fight with Kelly Pavlik?
Nelson:
"Hard work,
dedication, commitment and total focus. Jermain has to get back
to the basics, the way he used to do in the gym. So far I'm very
please with the way Jermain has approached training camp."
Q: Regarding Emanuel Steward's
departure.....
Nelson:
"It was more of a communication
gap with Manny. The chemistry was great in training camp, but
when it came fight time, it just did not carry over in the ring.
We learned a lot from Manny and I will use some of the
same techniques he was working with Jermain on."
Q: Was there anything that sticks out that
Emanuel was working on with Jermain that you will apply?
Nelson:
"One thing
that sticks out in my mind was the way Manny was trying to get
Jermain to move side to side. Rolling with the right hand.
Things like that. That's very important and we'll stay with
that."
Q: Why go for the rematch right away?
Nelson:
"Talking
with Jermain after the fight, and then knowing what I saw when
Jermain got tired, I knew what was wrong. It was endurance. I
knew what it was, and I knew we could fix it, so that's why."
Lou DiBella:
President of DiBella Entertainment/Taylor's Promoter
"Jermain looks more determined
than I have ever seen him. Physically, he is in the best shape
of his career and is going through one of his most grueling
training camps. There is no doubt on February 16th Jermain will
be ready for anything that Kelly brings to the ring."
"Taylor-Pavlik I on September 29th was a
historic battle that ended in Round 7. I along with boxing fans
around the world can't wait for Round 8 to start on February
16th."
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Boxing’s top two mddleweights
--undefeated middleweight champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK
and former undisputed world champion JERMAIN “Bad
Intentions” TAYLOR -- along with World Boxing Organization
junior bantamweight champion FERNANDO MONTIEL and his
opponent, former world champion MARTÍN CASTILLO, and
World Boxing Council super flyweight champion CRISTIAN
MIJARES and his opponent, three-time world title challenger
JOSE NAVARRO, plus promoters Bob Arum
and Lou DiBella, hosted a news conference luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel (9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly
Hills, Calif. 90210) this Monday February 11.
Promoted by Top Rank and DiBella Entertainment, all three
12-round battles will take place Saturday, February 16, at MGM
Grand, and will be produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. PST.
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Tickets priced at $600, $400, $300, $200 and $100 are now
on sale and available at any MGM Grand box office outlet.
Tickets also are sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s
Food and Drug
Centers, Macy’s West at the Fashion Show
Mall and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To
charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at
(702) 474-4000 or MGM Grand at (800) 929-1111. Tickets also are available
for purchase at
www.mgmgrand.comor
2-12-2008
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