Taurus Jabbar Sykes (born May 20, 1975) is a professional boxer. He has been fighting as a heavyweight, and has fought against several contenders, and currently holds a record of 25–6–1. He turned pro in 1998. Overview Sykes, who hails from Brooklyn, is nicknamed "The Bull", due to his first name. Specifically, he hails from the Rutland Rd./the 90'z section of Brooklyn. He lost his 13th fight to unbeaten Owen Beck but that remained his only blemish on his record for a while in that he beat the likes of Israel Garcia (record 10-0), Charles Hatcher (15-2), Talmadge Griffis (21-1-3) and Sherman Williams to climb up the ladder. He drew with former Cruiser title holder Imamu Mayfield then beat Jovo Pudar (21-1) and even fringe contender Friday Ahunanya (20-2-1) in 2005. His only problem was his lack of power as only 7 of his first 25 wins have come the short route. Undefeated KO artist Samuel Peter was the first to knock him out but lightly regarded southpaw Derek Bryant (18-4-1) also scored a TKO effectively ending any hopes of becoming a contender. Former two-time heavyweight champ Hasim Rahman beat him in a 10-round decision. He was knocked out by IBF #1 contender Alexander Povetkin in Moscow on July 19, 2008. Professional boxing record |- |align="center" colspan=8|25 Wins (7 knockouts, 18 decisions), 7 Losses (4 knockouts, 3 decisions), 1 Draw |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Seth Mitchell |KO |5 |11/12/2010 |align=left| Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Joseph Rabotte |SD |8 |28/10/2010 |align=left| Township Auditorium, Columbia, South Carolina |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Alexander Povetkin |TKO |4 |19/07/2008 |align=left| Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov, Moscow Oblast |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Hasim Rahman |UD |10 |14/06/2007 |align=left| Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Patrick Smith |KO |3 |01/12/2006 |align=left| Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Derek Bryant |TKO |4 |21/04/2006 |align=left| Augusta-Richmond County Civic