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Taylor readies for Kelly Pavlik. His promoter DiBella says Jermain got spoiled with the money and wasn’t prepared for the last fight. He also says Emmanuel Steward did a poor job before the first fight. CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN:

How the heck am I supposed to watch all the great stuff on television tonight?!?! Obviously, there’s Pavlik-Taylor II which Large did a tremendous job (as always) of previewing yesterday. Then, over on Showtime, there’s EliteXC: Street Certified. We haven’t talked about this one yet but it’s actually a pretty solid card highlighted by the eventual beatdown of Tank ...

With Pavlik-Taylor II fever running wild as we're less than 24 hours away, my mind is stuck on the sweet science. I'm up, I can't get tomorrow night's fight out of my head, and I threatened earlier in the week to try to rank the welters post-Williams-Quintana, so now I'll do just that. 1. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (39-0, 25 KO) The race is getting tighter and some things need to be settled, but ...

By Chris Mottram Normally, we don't do much posting during the weekend around these parts. We just aren't advanced enough to post on our days off (see also: too lazy). But over the next two days, that will all change. We will be covering the NBA All-Star Weekend, Daytona 500, and tomorrow night's Kelly Pavlik/Jermain Taylor PPV fight in various capacities. Try to follow: -- Sean ...

First off, let me announce that I will be writing a Pavlik Taylor Live Blog tomorrow night at The Sporting Blog . I admit that the concept of a live blog has always baffled me a little bit - who are the people who read such a thing that aren't actually watching the event in question? Then again, when it comes to a big PPV card, there are always those cheapstakes and impoverished wastrels out ...

When Kelly Pavlik defeated Jermain Taylor in September, many boxing fans considered it the best fight of 2007. So it's great news that both fighters agreed to a quick rematch, and that we'll see them in the ring again on Saturday night. And it's also a little puzzling that this fight isn't getting more attention. Have you seen it hyped on ESPN? I haven't. But these are the basic facts you ...

On Saturday night the Middle Weight ChampionShip will be on the line. Taylor is seeking revenge on Palvik who knocked him out in there 1st fight and became the Champion. This time Taylor will be entering the ring as the Challenger and Palvik as Champion. Taylor not only will not becoming in the ring without [...]

Ed Mulholland/FightWireImages.com We’re not big fight fans these days, but one guy we can get behind is Kelly Pavlik. The reigning middleweight champion and Boxing Times Fighter of the Year will be squaring off with Jermain Taylor again tomorrow night on HBO PPV . Pavlik, a Youngstown native, served up a mild shock to the boxing world when he knocked out previously unbeaten ...

Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor's fight on September 29, 2007, was the stuff that legends are made of. The champion, still with something to prove. A challenger made to rally around -- big punching, no-nonsense, hard-working steel city boy out of the midwest. The middleweight division's rich history is loaded with great rivalries. Robinson and LaMotta, Benvenuti and Griffith. Taylor and ...

Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor II When: Saturday, 6 p.m. Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas TV: HBO PPV ($49.95) Outlook: In a rematch of their epic first encounter, Pavlik (32-0, 29 KOs) takes on Taylor (27-1-1, 17 KOs) at a catch weight of 166 pounds. Pavlik got up from a second-round knockdown to stop Taylor in the sixth round of their first fight. Prediction: Taylor ...

Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor had one of the most exciting fights of 2007. Pavlik picked himself off the canvas in the second round and came back to stop Taylor in the sixth round in dramatic fashion to capture the WBC and WBO middleweight titles. Their highly-anticipated rematch will be held on Saturday night at 6 on HBO pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ...

Boxing is back in the limelight this weekend ... and so is Y! Fight Night. Make sure you're here at 6:30 p.m. Eastern/3:30 p.m. Pacific as we deliver a HBO Sports' live stream of four non-televised matches from the Jermain Taylor-Kelly Pavlik card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  Y! Fight Night features 41-1 Sergio Martinez against David Toribio in a 10-round middleweight showdown; ...

It's Pavlik/Taylor II Week here on No Mas, and we're getting ourselves cranked up by, well, watching Pavlik/Taylor I and marveling at its righteousness. There's no denying the fact that one of the main things that made the fight so remarkable was the throwback feel of it - the provincial Youngstown contingent, the fact that it was for the undisputed title of one of the historic weight ...