On May 19, 2007, Jermain Taylor (26-0-1, 17 KOs), the middleweight WBC, WBO, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Cory Spinks (36-3, 11 KOs).
Cory Spinks is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 28% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Rodney Jones, 3 months and 16 days ago. Jermain Taylor is on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Kassim Ouma, 5 months and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jermain Taylor at 99-1 winning odds. Cory Spinks really doesn't have much to present against Taylor.
Jermain Taylor defeated Cory Spinks via split decision and successfully defended his WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles. Taylor improves his record to 27-0-1, while Spinks adds a loss to his record at 36-4.