Taylor: "I Would Tell People I Was Fighting Carl Froch And They Would Say 'Who?'"

He was HBO's poster boy.

 

No he didn't, he got KTFO by Pavlik the first time around. Admittedly he did better the second time around but if I was being unkind I could say who the fcuk is Pavlik? Pavlik made his name off knocking Taylor into next week, before that fight his only win of major substance was Edison Miranda. I appreciate him beating Hopkins, but boxing for me is about "what have you done for me lately" and those fights were, what, close to four years ago now?

Plus, Taylor only seems to want the big fights where they're totally on his terms, in the U.S with him as the house fighter and HBO golden boy. He is relying totally on his promotional backing to manouevre him opportunities that he doesn't deserve. When he refused to fight Eastman, he should have been dropped from the rankings in my view. Instead, they just said well let him have the shot and then you can have the next one. Taylor only seems to want the big fights when everything is stacked in his favour, which is why he'll never be a great fighter in my book.

 

This fight isn't on US PPV...

 

[quote="TKO";3694333]No he didn't, he got KTFO by Pavlik the first time around. Admittedly he did better the second time around but if I was being unkind I could say who the fcuk is Pavlik? Pavlik made his name off knocking Taylor into next week, before that fight his only win of major substance was Edison Miranda. I appreciate him beating Hopkins, but boxing for me is about "what have you done for me lately" and those fights were, what, close to four years ago now?

Plus, Taylor only seems to want the big fights where they're totally on his terms, in the U.S with him as the house fighter and HBO golden boy. He is relying totally on his promotional backing to manouevre him opportunities that he doesn't deserve. When he refused to fight Eastman, he should have been dropped from the rankings in my view. Instead, they just said well let him have the shot and then you can have the next one. Taylor only seems to want the big fights when everything is stacked in his favour, which is why he'll never be a great fighter in my book.[/quote]

Yeh, 24 rds with Hopkins, 12 with Winky and two wars with Pavlik, thats easy work atsch

 

Well done on replying to a point I didn't make. You're not reading the post! I didn't say he hadn't fought decent opposition. I said he was only prepared to do so on his terms, when the dice were loaded in his favour as the HBO poster boy fighting on home soil. When he'd achieved nothing of note, he turned down a final eliminator with Eastman as he would have had to leave the States. His promoters conveniently pulled him a few strings so that he could have a shot straight after which he didn't deserve. He was going to turn down a shot at Froch's title which would have been the opportunity to really establish himself as a serious player at 168 if he hadn't got his own way.

I appeciate the wins over Hopkins and the draw with Winky. But boxing is a game of what have you done for me lately. And going on a guided tour of the light middleweight division plus beating up on the shell of Lacy, in between getting KTFO and then beaten again by the limited Pavlik, is not the best set of fights ever. Both guys have something to prove in this matchup IMO. Understand now?

 

[quote="TKO";3694374]Understand now?[/quote]



You're going way over my head. Break it down a bit?

 

LMFAO

 

:good

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl Oh Lordly I've just wet myself. :yep:yep:yep

 

I sure hope Taylor is a BIG betting favourite when I arrive at Foxwoods with a fistful of dollars!!:hey

 

Taylor wins the UD and i'd hope he fights Kessler or Bute next...Taylor is the name at 168now so they all have to wait in line...

 

was being the main point taylor has never been a big draw and he aint got the status of a top p4p fighter.

 

Come off it! Taylor is totally unproven at 168 (will change to an extent if he beats Froch). However, Kessler and Bute are #1 an #2 in the division at the mo. Taylor won't be recognised as the top dog at 168 until he beats Kessler. Andrade and ,Mundine (if he is still a 168lber) should be above him at the moment as well. As for Taylor, he was the new name when he was fighting Hopkins and Wright, but recently all he's done is beat up on a couple of domestic light middleweights and the shell of Jeff Lacy in between getting knocked silly by Pavlik. He's in the mix at 168, but no more than that...