Review: the style of fighting of Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins is not usually among the most spectacular, but during 2005 they faced twice giving life to two beautiful fights (especially the first one). Hopkins was the undisputed champion of the middleweight division and he did not lose since 1993 (against Roy Jones Jr), but “The Executioner”, in 2005, was already 40 years old, 13 more than Taylor who was also undefeated. The first fight Taylor vs Hopkins was valid for four world titles: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO. Watch the video!
Date: 2005-07-16
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Division: middleweight
Title: WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO middleweight titles
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Official highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8teaFbSlNho
I had Hopkins losing by UD 115-114…no way was that a SD..Hopkins took too long to figure him out, but interestingly even as far back as here, you can see Taylors stamina problems arising