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Jeff Lacy vs Jermain Taylor

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Jeff Lacy and Jermain Taylor met once (2008). Jermain Taylor won in 2008 by decision.

SOURCE·Jeff Lacy and Jermain Taylor — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Jeff LacyJermain Taylor
74″ (188 cm)Reach78″ (198.1 cm)
70″ (177.8 cm)Height74″ (188 cm)
+5.74%Reach advantage+5.37%
27–6Record33–4
67%Finish rate61%
22Longest unbeaten run25
36Recorded bouts37
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Jeff Lacy

20002010UNFILEDwin v Bawa Adime, 2001, kowin v Tyler Hughes, 2001win v Anthony Greeley, 2001, kowin v Tony Pope, 2001win v Tommy Attardo, 2001, kowin v Jerald Lowe, 2001win v Ross Thompson, 2002, decisionwin v Jason Collins, 2002, kowin v Kevin Hall, 2002, kowin v Bobby Jones, 2002win v Glenn Thomas, 2002, kowin v Fike Wilson, 2002, kowin v Donnell Wiggins, 2003, kowin v Richard Grant, 2003, decisionwin v Anwar Oshana, 2003, kowin v James Crawford, 2003, kowin v Omar Sheika, 2004, decisionwin v Syd Vanderpool, 2004, koresult not stated v Vitali Tsypko, 2004win v Scott Pemberton, 2005, kowin v Robin Reid, 2005, kowin v Rubin Williams, 2005, kowin v Vitali Tsypko, 2006loss v Joe Calzaghe, 2006, decisionwin v Peter Manfredo Jr., 2007, decisionloss v Jermain Taylor, 2008, decisionwin v Epifanio Mendoza, 2008, decisionloss v Roy Jones Jr., 2009, kowin v Otis Griffin, 2009, decisionloss v Dhafir Smith, 2010, decisionwin v Martin Verdin, 2013, kowin v Timothy Hall Jr., 2014, decisionloss v Umberto Savigne, 2014, koloss v Sullivan Barrera, 2015, kowin v style="text, no date on recordresult not stated v Opponent, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2015 · 2 UNDATED
2010 win vs Bawa Adime (2001)win vs Tyler Hughes (2001)win vs Anthony Greeley (2001)win vs Tony Pope (2001)win vs Tommy Attardo (2001)win vs Jerald Lowe (2001)win vs Ross Thompson (2002)win vs Jason Collins (2002)win vs Kevin Hall (2002)win vs Bobby Jones (2002)win vs Glenn Thomas (2002)win vs Fike Wilson (2002)win vs Donnell Wiggins (2003)win vs Richard Grant (2003)win vs Anwar Oshana (2003)win vs James Crawford (2003)win vs Omar Sheika (2004)win vs Syd Vanderpool (2004)? vs Vitali Tsypko (2004)win vs Scott Pemberton (2005)win vs Robin Reid (2005)win vs Rubin Williams (2005)win vs Vitali Tsypko (2006)loss vs Joe Calzaghe (2006)win vs Peter Manfredo Jr. (2007)loss vs Jermain Taylor (2008)win vs Epifanio Mendoza (2008)loss vs Roy Jones Jr. (2009)win vs Otis Griffin (2009)loss vs Dhafir Smith (2010)win vs Martin Verdin (2013)win vs Timothy Hall Jr. (2014)loss vs Umberto Savigne (2014)loss vs Sullivan Barrera (2015)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2015

Jermain Taylor

20002010win v Undra White, 2001, kowin v Dave Hamilton, 2001, kowin v Efrain Garcia, 2001, kowin v Marvin Smith, 2001, decisionwin v Antonio Baker, 2001win v Kenny Stubbs, 2001, kowin v Chris Walsh, 2001win v Keith Sims, 2002, kowin v Johnny Rivera, 2002, kowin v Sam Hill, 2002, decisionwin v Grady Brewer, 2002, decisionwin v Joe Garcia, 2002, kowin v Ron Carnell, 2002, kowin v Rogelio Martinez, 2003, kowin v Alfredo Cuevas, 2003, decisionwin v Nicolas Cervera, 2003, kowin v Marcos Primera, 2003, kowin v Lionel Ortiz, 2003, kowin v William Joppy, 2004, decisionwin v Raúl Márquez, 2004win v Alex Bunema, 2004, kowin v Alex Rios, 2004, kowin v Bernard Hopkins, 2005, decisionwin v Daniel Edouard, 2005, kowin v Kassim Ouma, 2006, decisiondraw v Winky Wright, 2006, drawloss v Kelly Pavlik, 2007, kowin v Cory Spinks, 2007, decisionwin v Jeff Lacy, 2008, decisionloss v Kelly Pavlik, 2008, decisionloss v Arthur Abraham, 2009loss v Carl Froch, 2009, kowin v Jessie Nicklow, 2011, kowin v Raúl Jorge Muñoz, 2012, kowin v Caleb Truax, 2012, decisionwin v Juan Carlos Candelo, 2013, kowin v Sam Soliman, 2014, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2014
2010 win vs Undra White (2001)win vs Dave Hamilton (2001)win vs Efrain Garcia (2001)win vs Marvin Smith (2001)win vs Antonio Baker (2001)win vs Kenny Stubbs (2001)win vs Chris Walsh (2001)win vs Keith Sims (2002)win vs Johnny Rivera (2002)win vs Sam Hill (2002)win vs Grady Brewer (2002)win vs Joe Garcia (2002)win vs Ron Carnell (2002)win vs Rogelio Martinez (2003)win vs Alfredo Cuevas (2003)win vs Nicolas Cervera (2003)win vs Marcos Primera (2003)win vs Lionel Ortiz (2003)win vs William Joppy (2004)win vs Raúl Márquez (2004)win vs Alex Bunema (2004)win vs Alex Rios (2004)win vs Bernard Hopkins (2005)win vs Daniel Edouard (2005)win vs Kassim Ouma (2006)draw vs Winky Wright (2006)loss vs Kelly Pavlik (2007)win vs Cory Spinks (2007)win vs Jeff Lacy (2008)loss vs Kelly Pavlik (2008)loss vs Arthur Abraham (2009)loss vs Carl Froch (2009)win vs Jessie Nicklow (2011)win vs Raúl Jorge Muñoz (2012)win vs Caleb Truax (2012)win vs Juan Carlos Candelo (2013)win vs Sam Soliman (2014)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2014
Cross-references
Jeff Lacy

The full ledger: 36 bouts, the reach placed in its cohort, and what the record does not say.

27–6 Jermain Taylor

The same, from the other corner — 37 bouts and the cohort Taylor is ranked inside.

33–4 Every confirmed matchup

The other 899 pairings whose own records confirm the fight happened — not a list of fights anyone imagined.

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