Chris Givens
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Recent Stories
Uppercut for education
posted: 05/13/2009 1:32 a.m. Discuss
Ray Rodgers is far more than just an amateur boxing coach to those who know him.
FROCH VS. TAYLOR: Hindsight leads to 2nd guessing
posted: 04/27/2009 5:20 a.m.
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.
Froch's flurry floors Taylor
posted: 04/26/2009 2:43 a.m.
Jermain Taylor was 14 seconds away from a second world championship.
Taylor-Froch fight night report
posted: 04/26/2009 2:37 a.m.
It was a boxing clinic that was missing only one component - the knockout.
Taylor: Dislike of Froch will fuel knockout
posted: 04/25/2009 2:37 a.m.
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.
Weight no worry to Taylor
posted: 04/25/2009 1:27 a.m.
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.
Froch has confidence of champion
posted: 04/24/2009 1:49 a.m.
Carl Froch was chatting with a reporter in the back of a crowded restaurant when Little Rock's Jermain Taylor walked in the door.
Taylor soaking up familiar experience
posted: 04/23/2009 3:06 a.m.
Gallagher's Steak House in midtown Manhattan. A private dining room packed to capacity with reporters, cameras and bright lights.
Jermain Taylor training camp report
posted: 04/19/2009 2:28 a.m.
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.
Arkansas boxers win regional titles
posted: 04/12/2009 2:30 a.m.
Maybe there is something to home-ring advantage.
