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No Respect, Taylor vs. Hopkins 2
Undefeated/Undisputed World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor and Middleweight Legend Bernard Hopkins set to Rematch Saturday, December 3.
NEW YORK (October 11, 2005) – For months after the fact, boxing fans and the worldwide media had only one topic on their minds – the July 16 middleweight championship bout between Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins. Who won? Who lost? Who deserved to win? Who deserved to lose? But whether you sided with the new champion - Taylor - believing that he ushered in a new era of middleweight boxing on that summer night, or stuck to your guns and insisted that the former champion – Hopkins - had done more than his share to earn the victory and keep his crown, both fighters have demanded a rematch to set the record straight.
He's scared of me. That's why he runs in the early rounds. But now I know him and I have his belt. I know I can knock him out. I have no respect for this man in this fight and apparently he has no respect for himself with all the crying going on.
- Jermain Taylor
In what is being called the most highly anticipated fight of the year, the rematch between undisputed world middleweight champion Jermain ‘Bad Intentions’ Taylor (24-0, 17 KOs) and former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard ‘The Executioner’ Hopkins (46-3-1, 32 KOs) is set, Saturday, Dec. 3 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor vs. Hopkins II, “No Respect” is being presented by DiBella Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.
"Jermain is the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, and will prove again on Dec. 3 that he reigns in his division," said Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella, the president of DiBella Entertainment. "We respect Bernard Hopkins in the ring as a great champion, and he deserves the rematch. December 3 will be a great night for boxing and for Team Taylor."
“We have seen some great fights this year and I can’t think of a better way to cap off 2005 than to have the two premier middleweights in the world squaring off again,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “Hopkins and Taylor both have a lot on the line on December 3 and a fighter is never better than when the stakes are at their highest.”
Everything rides on December 3. This fight is important because that's where Bernard Hopkins will show that anyone who went through the minefield again with him is in trouble. I've beaten everyone who got into the ring with me a second time, and some of them I sent into retirement. I have to deal with the clouds and the storm. You think you got me down and I rise up.
- Bernard Hopkins
"Hopkins and Taylor established a great middleweight rivalry with their first fight", said said Mark Taffet, HBO Senior Vice President of Sports Operations & Pay-Per-View. "Their rematch will be a highly-anticipated and exciting night for boxing fans."
Hopkins-Taylor I captivated the sports world, with its drama and stirring outcome making it one of the most spectacular bouts in recent history. They met July 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of a sell-out crowd, setting a record for the largest walk-up crowd ever recorded in the casino’s history. For Taylor, it is an opportunity to prove that his split decision win over the long-reigning champion was no fluke. For Hopkins, it is a chance to set the record straight with his spirited rival.
"Every boxer that puts on the gloves dreams of someday hearing the words 'and new champion...'”said Taylor. “I fulfilled that dream on July 16, and Bernard would have to be crazy to think I'm going to give these belts back to him. One dream is done, and now it's on to my second dream—to defend my championship for years to come."
“Jermain knows what happened in the first fight and I think everyone else does too,” said Hopkins. “There will be no respect for him this time and come December 3, I will set the record straight.”
Undefeated/Undisputed World Middleweight Champion Jermain Taylor and Middleweight Legend Bernard Hopkins set to Rematch Saturday, December 3.
NEW YORK (October 11, 2005) – For months after the fact, boxing fans and the worldwide media had only one topic on their minds – the July 16 middleweight championship bout between Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins. Who won? Who lost? Who deserved to win? Who deserved to lose? But whether you sided with the new champion - Taylor - believing that he ushered in a new era of middleweight boxing on that summer night, or stuck to your guns and insisted that the former champion – Hopkins - had done more than his share to earn the victory and keep his crown, both fighters have demanded a rematch to set the record straight.
He's scared of me. That's why he runs in the early rounds. But now I know him and I have his belt. I know I can knock him out. I have no respect for this man in this fight and apparently he has no respect for himself with all the crying going on.
- Jermain Taylor
In what is being called the most highly anticipated fight of the year, the rematch between undisputed world middleweight champion Jermain ‘Bad Intentions’ Taylor (24-0, 17 KOs) and former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard ‘The Executioner’ Hopkins (46-3-1, 32 KOs) is set, Saturday, Dec. 3 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taylor vs. Hopkins II, “No Respect” is being presented by DiBella Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.
"Jermain is the undisputed middleweight champion of the world, and will prove again on Dec. 3 that he reigns in his division," said Taylor's promoter Lou DiBella, the president of DiBella Entertainment. "We respect Bernard Hopkins in the ring as a great champion, and he deserves the rematch. December 3 will be a great night for boxing and for Team Taylor."
“We have seen some great fights this year and I can’t think of a better way to cap off 2005 than to have the two premier middleweights in the world squaring off again,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “Hopkins and Taylor both have a lot on the line on December 3 and a fighter is never better than when the stakes are at their highest.”
Everything rides on December 3. This fight is important because that's where Bernard Hopkins will show that anyone who went through the minefield again with him is in trouble. I've beaten everyone who got into the ring with me a second time, and some of them I sent into retirement. I have to deal with the clouds and the storm. You think you got me down and I rise up.
- Bernard Hopkins
"Hopkins and Taylor established a great middleweight rivalry with their first fight", said said Mark Taffet, HBO Senior Vice President of Sports Operations & Pay-Per-View. "Their rematch will be a highly-anticipated and exciting night for boxing fans."
Hopkins-Taylor I captivated the sports world, with its drama and stirring outcome making it one of the most spectacular bouts in recent history. They met July 16 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in front of a sell-out crowd, setting a record for the largest walk-up crowd ever recorded in the casino’s history. For Taylor, it is an opportunity to prove that his split decision win over the long-reigning champion was no fluke. For Hopkins, it is a chance to set the record straight with his spirited rival.
"Every boxer that puts on the gloves dreams of someday hearing the words 'and new champion...'”said Taylor. “I fulfilled that dream on July 16, and Bernard would have to be crazy to think I'm going to give these belts back to him. One dream is done, and now it's on to my second dream—to defend my championship for years to come."
“Jermain knows what happened in the first fight and I think everyone else does too,” said Hopkins. “There will be no respect for him this time and come December 3, I will set the record straight.”
