Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor (1st meeting)
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Total Punches | Hopkins | Taylor |
---|---|---|
Landed | 96 | 86 |
Thrown | 326 | 453 |
Pct. | 29% | 19% |
Jabs | Hopkins | Taylor |
Landed | 18 | 36 |
Thrown | 109 | 264 |
Pct. | 17% | 14% |
Power Punches | Hopkins | Taylor |
Landed | 78 | 50 |
Thrown | 217 | 189 |
Pct. | 36% | 26% |
Bernard Hopkins 160 lbs lost to Jermain Taylor 160 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12
- Date: 2005-07-16
- Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Referee: Jay Nady
- Judge: Jerry Roth 116-112
1 9102 9103 1094 1095 1096 9107 1098 9109 10910 10911 10912 109 - Judge: Duane Ford 113-115
1 9102 9103 9104 1095 9106 9107 1098 9109 10910 10911 10912 910 - Judge: Paul Smith 113-115
1 9102 9103 9104 9105 9106 9107 1098 9109 10910 10911 10912 109
- World Boxing Association Middleweight Title (7th defense by Hopkins)
- World Boxing Council Middleweight Title (8th defense by Hopkins)
- International Boxing Federation Middleweight Title (21st defense by Hopkins)
- World Boxing Organization Middleweight Title (2nd defense by Hopkins)
- Promoters: Richard Schaefer (Golden Boy Promotions), Lou DiBella (DiBella Entertainment)
- Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
- Aired on: HBO Pay-Per-View (Main Event)
Notes
- Hopkins made $4 million and Taylor made $1.4 million.
- The fight generated 370,000 pay-per-view buys and $17.5 million in PPV revenue.
- Results of HBO's unofficial "Fight Night" scale: Hopkins 168 lbs, Taylor 171 lbs.
- Taylor wins The Ring Magazine's World Middleweight Title.
- The Associated Press reported: "Hopkins had won a record 20 consecutive defenses, but he started slowly and only got to Taylor late in the fight. By then, the undefeated challenger had built up a big enough lead on two judges' scorecards to take the crown."
Unofficial Scorecards
- Jerry Magee, San Diego Union-Tribune: 114-114 Draw
- Dan Rafael, ESPN: 114-114 Draw
- TheSweetScience.com: 117-111 Taylor
- Harold Lederman, HBO: 115-113 Taylor
- Kevin Iole, Las Vegas Review-Journal: 115-113 Hopkins
- Max Kellerman, HBO: 115-113 Hopkins
- Michael Katz, Reuters: 115-113 Hopkins
- Paul Upham, SecondsOut.com: 115-113 Hopkins
- Associated Press: 114-113 Hopkins
- Ramiro Gonzalez, La Opinion: 116-112 Hopkins
- Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com: 116-112 Hopkins
- David Mayo, Grand Rapids Press: 116-112 Hopkins
- Keith Idec, New Jersey Herald-News: 116-112 Hopkins
- David Avila, Riverside Press Enterprise: 116-112 Hopkins
- Tim Smith, New York Daily News: 116-112 Hopkins
- Ron Borges,Boston Globe: 116-112 Hopkins
- Joe Santoloquito, The Ring Magazine: 116-113 Hopkins
- Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: 117-111 Hopkins
- Franklin McNeil, Newark Star-Ledger: 117-111 Hopkins
- Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: 117-111 Hopkins
- Ivan Goldman, The Ring Magazine: 117-111 Hopkins
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See Also
Preceded by: Hopkins vs. Eastman |
WBA Middleweight Title Fight # 94 WBC Middleweight Title Fight # 83 WBO Middleweight Title Fight # 38 |
Succeeded by: Taylor vs. Hopkins II |
Preceded by: Hopkins vs. Eastman |
IBF Middleweight Title Fight # 46 |
Succeeded by: Abraham vs. Ikeke |