NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Jermain Taylor

Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas) —nicknamed Bad Intentions— is a professional boxer current Undisputed World middleweight boxing champion. Taylor currently has an undefeated record of 27-0-1, with 17 wins coming by way of knockout. He is married to former Louisiana Tech and former WNBA player Erica Smith-Taylor. He is a graduate of McClellan Magnet High School, Class of 1997. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 Ã— 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... There is also a Littlerock, California. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Coordinates: Country United States State Arkansas County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government - Mayor Mark Stodola Area - City 116. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also called prizefighting or pugilism is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called... This is a list of the current boxing world champions who are certified by the four main boxing organizations and The Ring magazine. ... Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also called prizefighting or pugilism is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called... A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ... // Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an approximate enrollment of 12,000 students. ... The Womens National Basketball Association is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... McClellan Magnet High School is a high school in Little Rock, Arkansas and part of the Little Rock School District. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Amateur Career

Taylor's amateur career was stacked with accolades beginning with the 1996 Under-19 Championship; he then won a pair of PAL Championships and National Golden Gloves titles and finished second and third at the 1997 and 1998 U.S. Championships respectively. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

He then progressed to the next level in his amateur career by winning a bronze medal at the 1998. He also competed in the 1998 "Boxer of the Year" award in Texas, coming an impressive 6th out of 452 entries.

A berth on the U.S. 2000 Olympic team followed. Taylor was the first boxer from Arkansas ever to compete in the Olympic Games. The progression of fights to qualify for a spot on the US Team was as follows: The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Competing at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Taylor ended up winning the bronze medal. The progression of fights at the Olympics was as follows: This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ...

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Professional career

Since early in his professional career, Taylor had been touted by many as being the heir apparent to middleweight king Bernard Hopkins. Taylor dominated all of his opponents at the beginning of his career, scoring wins over respectable fighters such as Raul Marquez and William Joppy (although both were at the end of their careers). On February 19, 2005, Taylor defeated the previously unbeaten Daniel Edouard via TKO in round 3. With this win, Taylor earned a title bout against Hopkins, who had unified the four major world middleweight titles and was rated by Ring Magazine as the #1 "pound for pound" boxer in the world. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... William Joppy is an American middleweight boxer. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Pound-for-pound is the term used in boxing, mixed martial arts and other combat sports to describe a fighters value in relation to fighters of different weight classes. ...

Taylor fought Hopkins for the undisputed middleweight championship July 16, 2005. Taylor was more active than the slow-starting Hopkins early in the fight but missed most of his punches . Still winning the early rounds on the official score cards . Hopkins gradually became more active and maintained his dominating defense, Taylor continued to fight aggressively and won some of the middle rounds. In the last four rounds, however, Hopkins became the aggressor and battered Taylor, shrinking Taylor's lead on the scorecards. Nonetheless, Taylor survived the late surge and won the fight by controversial split decision to become the new undisputed middleweight champion. In professional boxing, the term Undisputed Champion commonly refers to a boxer that has won and currently holds the titles of the most widely recognized world championship titles in a particular weight class: those recognized by the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Council. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The split decision was considered controversial by team Hopkins, most boxing fans and much of the ringside press. One judge, Duane Ford, awarded the twelfth round to Taylor, however if Ford had awarded it to Hopkins, then the fight would have been a draw. Hopkins argued that the decision was extremely controversial. However, the boxing commission decided that the twelfth round could have been scored either way. As listed in the original contract, Hopkins and his promoters would receive a rematch if Taylor won the first fight, although Taylor had to vacate his IBF title in order to take the fight. The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ...

On December 3, 2005, Taylor won the rematch against Hopkins by a unanimous but again controversial decision. Hopkins once again won many of the punch statistics^[1]. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On June 17, 2006, Jermain faced off against the number one contender, Winky Wright. In a close fight, the judges scored it 115-113, Winky winning one and Jermain the other, and the final judge scoring it a 114-114 draw. Taylor landed 163 of 703 punches (23 percent), according to CompuBox statistics, while Wright was 226 of 643 (35 percent). The match displayed a contrast of styles; Winky used his peek-a-boo style to force Jermain into the corners where he had advantage. Jermain used his power punches to fight his way out of the corners, in an attempt to keep the fight in the middle of the ring where he was able to outwork Wright. Due to the draw decision, Jermain retained his title. June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ronald Lamont Winky Wright (born November 26, 1971 in Washington, DC) is an American boxer, the former Undisputed Junior Middleweight Champion of the World and a current middleweight contender. ...

On December 9, 2006, Taylor fought Kassim Ouma at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The match was made because Winky Wright pulled out of a December 2nd rematch, that had been previously scheduled. Jermain Taylor won by unanimous decision over Ouma retaining his title. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kassim Ouma (born December 12, 1978) is a Ugandan boxer. ... Alltel Arena is a 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, directly across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock. ...

On May 19, 2007, Taylor fought Cory Spinks on May 19 in Memphis. Taylor won by split decision over Spinks to retain his title. May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Cory Spinks (born February 20, 1978 in St. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Memphis was the wife of Epaphus, the founder of Memphis, Egypt in Greek mythology. ...

Taylor is known to be a huge fan of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. Taylor gained immense popularity in the state for frequently mentioning how proud he was to be from Arkansas, and has visited the Arkansas campus to talk to various sporting teams. Taylor now sports a large Razorback on the back of his boxing robe, and "ARKANSAS" is spelled out prominently on his boxing trunks. The University of Arkansas known also as the U of A or UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. ... The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. ...

WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe's camp have tabled a $4m offer to fight Jermain Taylor in September. Welshman Calzaghe hopes his 21st defence will be in the UK, but he has offered Taylor an American referee.^[2] Jermain has refused saying it would cost Calazaghe's camp $10m for the fight to go ahead.^[3] Joseph Joe Calzaghe (born 23 March 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England) is a Welsh boxer of Italian origin, particularly from Sardinian and Welsh descent. ...

See also

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Professional career

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Amateur Career