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WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, left, of Ohio, and Jermain Taylor, of Arkansas, pose face-to-face during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Pavlik will face Taylor in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, left, of Ohio, and Jermain Taylor, of Arkansas, pose during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Pavlik will face Taylor in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, left, of Ohio, and Jermain Taylor, of Arkansas, pose for photos during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Pavlik will face Taylor in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, of Ohio, is shown during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Pavlik will face Jermain Taylor in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
Jermain Taylor, of Arkansas, is shown during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Taylor will face WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, of Ohio, in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
Jermain Taylor, of Arkansas, listens to speakers during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Taylor will face WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, of Ohio, in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, left, and Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, both of Youngstown, Ohio, pose during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Pavlik will face Jermain Taylor of Arkansas in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. Mancini is a former WBA lightweight champion. View photo »
Jose Navarro, left, of California and WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares of Mexico during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Mijares will defend his title against Navarro at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
Martin Castillo, left, and WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel, both of Mexico, pose during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Montiel will defend his title against Castillo at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
Jermain Taylor, of Arkansas, speaks during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Taylor will fight WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. Taylor lost the title to Pavlik last year. View photo »
WBC middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, left, of Ohio, speaks during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Pavlik will face Jermain Taylor, far right, of Arkansas in a 12-round non-title rematch in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. Pavlik took the title from Taylor in a fight last year. Boxing promoter Lou DiBella listens at center. View photo »
WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico listens to speakers during a news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday February 13, 2008. Montiel will defend his title against Martin Castillo, also of Mexico, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday. View photo »
Thu, Feb 14, 2008 (4:17 p.m.)
Many consider the first fight between Jermain Taylor and Kelly Pavlik the fight of the year in 2007, but will the second go-round live up to the hype? Both fighters are saying so, but no one will know for sure until Saturday night when the nontitle rematch occurs at the MGM Grand.
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