Jermain Taylor vs Jeff Lacey This Saturday
Not what i would call a great fight, as evident that it's on regular HBO, but I thought it was at least worth mentioning.
Ex-Olympic teammates go toe-to-toe when former undisputed middleweight champ Jermain Taylor (27-2-1, 17 KOs), from Little Rock, takes on former super middleweight champ Jeff Lacy (24-1, 17 KOs), of St. Petersburg, in a scheduled 12-round super middleweight contest.
Taylor, a 2000 Olympic Bronze medalist, won the undisputed middleweight title when he dethroned Bernard Hopkins in 2005, then defended his belt in a rematch, serving notice he was a force to be reckoned with at 160 pounds. Following four consecutive title defenses, Taylor suffered hard-fought losses to current middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik in his last two fights.
Lacy, the first member of the 2000 Olympic class to win a pro championship, successfully defended his super middleweight belt four times before losing it to superstar Joe Calzaghe in 2006. Looking to reestablish his game, Lacy is now on a three-fight win streak.
The fight this Saturday night, November 15th, at 10:15 PM ET on HBO.
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