“We plan on boxing again, if that tells you something?– attorney Hubert Alexander
?Nobody who saw Taylor go down in Berlin [against Abraham]- his third knockout in five fights ? needed an MRI to know he should retire while he could still speak coherently.? ?Carmen R. Thompson (ESPN The Magazine)
?I think it is unconscionable that Jermain [Taylor] was relicensed. It is not about whether his brain has healed or how he looked in the gym. Jermain has shown a predisposition to cerebral hemorrhage, and irrespective of whether or not he bled, he has shown he cannot adequately handle a punch.??Dr. Margaret Goodman, neurologist and former physician to the Nevada State Athletic Commission at the time of Taylor?s hearing
Former middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor ((33-4-1) appeared in court this week for an evaluation of his mental state in different ongoing legal cases against the fighter including a charge of battery, along with other firearms offences. His assessment should be completed on September 14. Taylor is currently incarcerated without bail at the Pulaski County jail.
Taylor is undefeated since 2009 and has enjoyed somewhat of rejuvenation while amazingly reclaiming the world championship in 2014 when he defeated Sam ?King? Soliman for the IBF 160 lb championship, but then things outside of the ring unravelled suggesting that ?Bad Intentions? was a badly troubled person. Taylor was stripped of that title earlier in the year after failing to defend against mandatory Sergio Mora
Jermain Taylor, now 37, began his pro career in 2001. He defeated Bernard Hopkins twice in 2005 for the undisputed Middleweight championship of the world and made 4 successful defenses of his crown before losing to Kelly Pavlik in 2007, and then suffered malefic knockouts at the hands of Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham.
Notwithstanding his success against moderate opposition (and the plans of his attorney), Jermain Taylor needs to retire. The warnings signs are glaring at him.
?There are telltale signs in the life of a fighter that should not go unnoticed.??Diego Morilla
