Here is a list of Taylor's best fights. For a list of Taylor's losses, refer to "Jermain Taylor Losses".
On December 4, 2004 Jermain Taylor faced off against William Joppy in a middleweight bout at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 22-0 (16), and Joppy was 34 years old and with a record of 34-3-1 (25). Taylor won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On December 3, 2005 Jermain Taylor met Bernard Hopkins in a middleweight (WBA (Undisputed), WBC, WBO and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Taylor was 27 years old and with a record of 25-0 (17), and Hopkins was 40 years old and with a record of 46-3-1 (32). Taylor won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his titles.
On November 15, 2008 Jermain Taylor faced off against Jeff Lacy at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 28-2-1 (17), and Lacy was 31 years old and with a record of 24-1 (17). Taylor won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On December 9, 2006 Jermain Taylor met Kassim Ouma in a middleweight (WBC, WBO and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Taylor was 28 years old and with a record of 26-0-1 (17), and Ouma was 27 years old and with a record of 25-2-1 (15). Taylor won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his titles.
On July 16, 2005 Jermain Taylor fought Bernard Hopkins in a middleweight world-title fight for Hopkins' WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO and The Ring titles. Taylor was 26 years old and with a record of 24-0 (17), and Hopkins was 40 years old and with a record of 46-2-1 (32). Taylor won the fight via 12-round split decision and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On June 19, 2004 Jermain Taylor faced off against Raúl Márquez in a middleweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 21-0 (16), and Márquez was 32 years old and with a record of 35-2 (24). Taylor stopped Raúl Márquez via retirement.
On May 19, 2007 Jermain Taylor met Cory Spinks in a middleweight (WBC, WBO and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Taylor was 28 years old and with a record of 27-0-1 (17), and Spinks was 29 years old and with a record of 36-3 (11). Taylor won the fight via 12-round split decision and successfully defended his titles.
On April 20, 2012 Jermain Taylor faced off against Caleb Truax at age 33. He was coming in with a record of 30-4-1 (18), and Truax was 28 years old and with a record of 18-0-1 (10). Taylor won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
