RSSMiranda Wants to Help Taylor Sell Tickets in Memphis
The most charismatic middleweight in the world, people’s champion Edison ‘Pantera’ Miranda, checked in today from his training camp in Puerto Rico after another grueling workout in preparation for his May 19th bout with Kelly Pavlik, to send a message to Jermain Taylor.
“I’m concerned that the fans of Memphis are paying a lot of money for tickets to our show on May 19th because they think they’re going to see a middleweight championship fight, but really, that’s false advertising because you’re just fighting another junior middleweight,” said the always quotable Miranda about Taylor’s title defense against Cory Spinks, who is making his 160 pound debut. “So I’m willing to move my fight with Pavlik into the main event spot, and you can be on my undercard. This way the fans get what they paid for, we’ll probably sell even more tickets, and you get to see two REAL middleweights fight.”
Miranda, 28-1 with 24 KOs, has been must-see TV for fight fans from the time he arrived on US shores in 2005. Since then, he has knocked out contenders and former title challengers, beat down a rising star, got robbed of a championship via a larcenous decision, and received the blessing of middleweight legend Bernard Hopkins, who passed the 160-pound torch to the 26-year old. On May 19th, he battles unbeaten power puncher Kelly Pavlik in a highly-anticipated showdown.
“This is a fight between a man and a boy, but if the fans want to see it, I’m glad to knock Pavlik out,” said Miranda. “My only concern is that I will be so impressive that Taylor will give up his belts rather than face me. That’s okay though, because eventually, he’ll have to step into the ring with me, and from the first time I hit him, he’ll know that I’m no junior middleweight.”
KO Corner News • Weight Classes • Middleweight • Edison Miranda • Jermain Taylor • Kelly Pavlik
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All Miranda seems to do is run his mouth.
Kelly Pavlik is top notch and top CLASS ACT to follow…... He has more stamina and class than
Miranda could ever dream to have… He didn’t impress youngstown at all… kelly is so tough he made Miranda look like a amateur fighter. Kelly is #1 and will take on whoever he needs to, so he can take business .... He will always bring home the belt,,, because thats the way it is….
He is the true (one and only) CHAMP and all of youngstown LOVES him….....Kelly “The Ghost”
Pavlik the PRIDE of YOUNGSTOWN…..oxoxoPosted by Lori Greenwalt on May 21, 2007 at 03:45 PM