Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor II Preview
FanHouse —
... you need to know: Who: Ring Magazine, WBO and WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29 knockouts) vs. Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17 knockouts) When: Saturday, televised undercard begins at 9 p.m. ET Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas How: Pay-per-view, $49.95 ($59.95 in HD), or just follow along with the FanHouse live blog. Suggested reading: Ghost of a Chance [No Mas] A Matter of Redemption [SI.com] Pavlik, Taylor Set for Battle [East Side ...
Round by Round Weekly Boxing Notes
The Sporting Blog —
... Although Pavliks 160 belts are not on the line on Saturday (the fight is being contested at a catch-weight of 166), its still one of the most heavily anticipated boxing events of the young year. The Vegas odds are Pavlik 185 and Taylor +155. As Ive expounded upon elsewhere, I think these are still very generous odds for Taylor, who promises to do nothing different in this fight than he did in the first, which begs the question, Jermain, do you, uh, remember what happened in the first fight? ...
Shaq Is Ready to Go Ostertag on Bill Walton
The Big Lead —
... Taking you into the NBA All-Star weekend - where Patrick Imig from Joe Sports Fan will enthrall you with witty tales from New Orleans, the Daytona 500 and perhaps even a boxing recap - is this week-old video of Shaq absolutely going off on Bill Walton. It’s fantastic. “If I’m faking an injury, his whole injury-plagued career is a fake. You remember ...
Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor Live Blog
The Sporting Blog —
... Just to go on the record, I made my official Pavlik/Taylor prognostification yesterday - Pavlik KO4. You can read my full preview here, but to summarize, in that Jermain seems to have no new ideas for this fight, in that he's adamant about going right at Pavlik, damn the torpedoes, I simply don't see any reason to think there will be a different outcome tonight than there was back in September. Teddy Atlas called a Pavlik KO in the 5th last night on Friday Night Fights, and I've noticed that's the fashionable pick right now - I've read at least ...
