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MIRANDA
OFFERS TO HELP TAYLOR SELL TICKETS IN MEMPHIS
HOLLYWOOD, FL, April 17 – 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.” |
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