As many of the comments demonstrate, Taylor is grossly overrated. He fought the usual suspects on the way up, got debatable gift decisions against Hopkins and Wright and then proceeded to fight guys moving up from lower weight classes. As soon as he began to fight top rated fighters in their prime that were around his own weight, he started getting knocked out.
As soon as AA runs into someone who both jabs hard enough to pentrate his guard, and is smart enough to step over a throw a right hand when tries to come forward, he is going to get brutalized. Want a list of guys who can do that?
And as soon as the guy steps over to throw the right, he gets countered with a beautifully placed left hook:deal Easier said then done.
He wasnt talking about the taylor that actually fought aa, but if taylor had shown up the way he had the night he fought bhop.
Horse****! How the **** you gonna hit a guy who just STEPPED OVER with a left hook. The very reason for stepping over is to get out of the line of fire. You could also switch to southpaw and throw a right hook instead of a right cross. AA is a sitting target for that ****. He just isn't all that tricky, nor does he have fast hands. He looked good against Jermain Taylor's corpse. That doesn't make him Marvin Haglar!
Little doubt in my mind, Taylor got into this for the money. I hope he doesn't stay in it for the money. Boo did a nice job describing what Taylor is missing now. Even if he wants to continue in boxing, this tourney could do him great harm. He needs a rest and a confidence builder or two. But like I said earlier, JT doesn't due tune up fights.
If Jermain stays in the tourney, I cannot support him, and I will not watch his fights. If he takes a break and comes back with a couple fights against Manfredo/Brinkley/Spina, and fighters of that ilk, I could support that.
Yes he does not have "fast hands" and he is a "sitting target", ****ing broken record if I ever heard one.
Truth does not change. And the truth is that a heavy handed boxer/puncher who can think a bit while he fights will terrorize Abraham.
Without the power of HBO, and Hopkins unpopularity with the boxing establishment, he would have gotten both those decisions. Any champion, up against a fighter with less backing behind him, and one who had not challenged the powers that be repeatedly, would have.
Do you think taylor will catch any flak for trying to take a tune up? Obviously most of us here think he needs one, but i feel alot of people are gonna give him **** for it, but i guess thats inevitable, the haters i mean.