He was competitive twice against Bernard Hopkins (won 'em both) and drew with Winky Wright...he's a good fighter, just not quite what people were expecting when he was coming up through the ranks.
Why do you have to say ---"american boxing scene?" Another Brit thinking that you are oh so godly is it??
That we will. HBO won't be able to get Taylor another gift decision when he's out cold on the canvas. :yep
the JT hate here is ridiculus. WTF do you people want. Who isn't an overhyped fraud. The guy fights the best of the best and at the very least is in fights that could have gone either way. When he beats Pavlik will you give him some cred or just make more excuses?
Ive been trying to tell them that. They think because he got the nod in 3 close fights (I had him 0-1-2 in them) vs 2 of the best fighters of this generation and because he then fought two former champions (and very good fighters btw) who were naturally smaller men that he is a hype job. When he beats Pavlik (which I feel is inevitable), they will say that Kelly is a hypejob and not give Taylor credit for that one. Its lose/lose.
Not quite, but I was looking through my threads to find the 'p4p worst chins' thread so I could update, but I also saw one entitled '**** jermain taylor' and found it fitting for a glorious return. ...For collective enjoyment, not just my own.:yep
Just a little more than a month away. I can't wait to see the JT haters eat their own words. And there are a lot of them for some reason.
I'm not Anti-Taylor...I'm just Pro-Pavlik. I like everything I see in Kelly. And people that say he's "sloppy" are using that as an excuse to belittle his skills. His "sloppiness" is his workrate. You can't load up on absolutely every punch. So he keeps his hands moving & when he's picks his spot, he'll load up. Thats why he always manages to catch his opponent. And once caught, the end is always near. Taylor will be no different. Kelly will smother him & keep him on his back foot like he did against Edison. This fight is getting closer... 5+ weeks.
I just can't understand how some people call the draw with winky a "gift". That fight was the perfect definition of a draw. Taylor is going to redeem himself after that terrible outing against Spinks. I can see this fight being exciting in spots but mainly a onesided beatdown in favor of Taylor.:deal