Chris Givens

Uppercut for education

LR's Rodgers creates learning center for kids

Ray Rodgers is far more than just an amateur boxing coach to those who know him.
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FROCH VS. TAYLOR: Hindsight leads to 2nd guessing

Lou DiBella, Jermain Taylor's promoter, got a call from Showtime senior vice president Ken Hershman in the moments after the frenzied and shocking end to Taylor's world title fight with Carl Froch on Saturday night.
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Froch's flurry floors Taylor

14 ticks left as ref stops fight

Jermain Taylor was 14 seconds away from a second world championship.
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Taylor-Froch fight night report

It was a boxing clinic that was missing only one component - the knockout.
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Taylor: Dislike of Froch will fuel knockout

The last time Jermain Taylor knocked someone out was Feb. 19, 2005, when in the third round he pummeled Daniel Edouard into a corner until the referee stopped the fight.
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Weight no worry to Taylor

Jermain Taylor woke up Friday morning, the day of the weigh-in for his super middleweight championship fight with Carl Froch, and ate a good breakfast.
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Froch has confidence of champion

Carl Froch was chatting with a reporter in the back of a crowded restaurant when Little Rock's Jermain Taylor walked in the door.
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Taylor soaking up familiar experience

Gallagher's Steak House in midtown Manhattan. A private dining room packed to capacity with reporters, cameras and bright lights.
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Jermain Taylor training camp report

Taylor goes 16 in camp Jermain Taylor doesn't want his fight with Carl Froch to even go the maximum 12 rounds - he wants to knock out Froch far earlier. Still, for Taylor, it's nice to know he can go 16 rounds if necessary.
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Arkansas boxers win regional titles

Maybe there is something to home-ring advantage.
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