22 Facts About Jermain Taylor

1. Jermain Taylor is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014.

2. Jermain Taylor was a beacon of offense in Friday's low scoring affair.

3. On May 20, 2016, Jermain Taylor was given a suspended sentence of 19 years to be served concurrently, amounting to a six-year suspended sentence for three cases.

4. Jermain Taylor was remanded to the custody of the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility in Little Rock in lieu of a $27,000 bond.

5. Jermain Taylor was out on bond for his October 4, 2014, bout versus Sam Soliman.

6. Jermain Taylor was named "Arkansan of the Year" for 2005 by the Arkansas Times.

7. Jermain Taylor often sports a large Razorback on the back of his boxing robe and trunks for his fights.

8. Jermain Taylor is married to former Louisiana Tech University basketball player Erica Taylor, who was selected in the second round of the 2005 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.

9. Jermain Taylor made short work of Munoz, winning via second-round KO.

10. Jermain Taylor competed in the preliminary round of the Super Six World Boxing Classic, a tournament by Showtime, to find out who is the best boxer in the super middleweight division.

11. Jermain Taylor could not recoup or defend himself, desperately curling up against the ropes.

12. On November 15, 2008, Jermain Taylor defeated Jeff Lacy by a dominant unanimous decision to earn a mandatory fight against the winner of a bout between Carl Froch and Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title, a fight that was won by Froch.

13. Jermain Taylor allowed Ouma to back him into the ropes often as the fight came to an end.

14. Jermain Taylor tended to move forward, while Hopkins was patient and waited for openings in Taylor's defense.

15. Jermain Taylor made his professional boxing debut on January 27, 2001, at Madison Square Garden in New York City against Chris Walsh.

16. Jermain Taylor returned in 2011, winning five consecutive fights and defeating Sam Soliman in 2014 to claim his second IBF middleweight title.

17. In 2009, Jermain Taylor challenged Carl Froch for the WBC super middleweight title, but was stopped with seconds remaining in the final round.

18. At the 2000 Olympics, Jermain Taylor won a bronze medal in the light middleweight division.

19. In 1998, Jermain Taylor won a bronze medal at the Goodwill Games.

20. Jermain Taylor went on to win a pair of Police Athletic League Championships and National Golden Gloves titles and he finished second and third at the 1997 and 1998 United States Championships, respectively.

21. Jermain Taylor made his professional debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raul Marquez and William Joppy.

22. Jermain Taylor was born on August 11, 1978 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014.