TAYLOR - SPINKS, MIRANDA - PAVLIK: A BRC EXCLUSIVE DIRECTORY


 
 

 

 

 

PAVLIK STEALS THE NIGHT - TAYLOR SLEEPWALKS BY SPINKS... by George Elsasser
 The HBO Saturday twin-bill served up a WBC eliminator with power punching  Kelly Pavlik and Edison Miranda vying for a shot at middle champion Jermain Taylor in the main event with Cory Spinks.
Took no more than the opening bell to see which bout would steal the show - and if "Pantera" stole the pre-fight press conference - it was crystal clear Pavlik stole the nite with a round seven battering of the game Colombian.

TAYLOR - SPINKS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES...
The final press conference prior to Saturday’s showdown between World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor and International Boxing Federation super welterweight champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks, who is moving up to 160 pounds for this fight, took place today in the Grand Lobby of the FedExForum in Memphis.
The main event and Edison Miranda vs. Kelly Pavlik will be broadcast on HBO beginning at 10:15 p.m. ET/7:15 p.m. PT.

JERMAIN TAYLOR, "MR. BEATABLE" ... by Martin Wade
When you look at Jermain Taylor, you resent him because within that “special package” lurks something brilliant, yet ordinary. Something we don’t want to admit is at a premium in an age when due process is often resented by the young. That “something” is Character. He’s just simply a tough SOB; if he were anything less, he’d have joined the ranks of exposed Olympians two years ago.  We have to do something to explain why he can be so fundamentally flawed and still give elite fighters hell.

WHY I'M PICKING PAVLIK... by Jim Amato

On May 19th in Memphis, on the undercard of the Jermain Taylor - Cory Spinks middleweight title fight there will be a battle to see who is next in line for a title shot. Undefeated Kelly Pavlik of Youngstown, Ohio will take on once beaten Edison Miranda of Colombia. The survivor should be the next opponent for the winner of Taylor - Spinks. If you're looking for fireworks, Pavlik - Miranda should provide them.

MIRANDA - PAVLIK: "RIGHT TO FIGHT" MAY 19 AT FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS
 Two number one ranked middleweight contenders will clash for top challenger status in the division when Edison Miranda (IBF top rated contender) and Kelly Pavlik (ranked first in the WBC) collide in “The Right to Fight” on Saturday, May 19th at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The thrilling middleweight contest will be the co-feature on the Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks “Border Battle” middleweight championship card.

UNDEFEATED WORLD MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION JERMAIN TAYLOR TO  DEFEND TITLE vs WORLD CHAMPION CORY SPINKS IN “BORDER BATTLE” AT FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS ON SATURDAY, MAY 19TH
Undefeated World Middleweight Champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor will put his titles on the line for the fourth time when 154-lb world champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks moves up to middleweight to challenge him on Saturday night, May 19th, at FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. DiBella Entertainment and Don King Productions will present the boxing extravaganza, which will be Taylor’s second championship defense in Memphis.

5-17-2007  



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