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Anticipation and excitement hung as thickly in the air Friday afternoon as the stifling humidity in the city of the Delta Blues. The weigh-in for the World Middleweight Championship was at hand and in true Memphis fashion, the soulful sounds of the "penny band" playing on a make-shift stage helped the crowd forget about the heat as they awaited the two best middleweights in the world to make their appearance in Handy Park. Five O'clock came and went, still no participants; but the band played on as sweat poured and drinks were consumed. Seven minutes later, Winky Wright and Jermain Taylor walked onto the stage and the air burst into cheers, applause, and camera flashes as they approached the scales. [details]