Taylor was always massively overrated

He beat Postol and Ryan Martin who were bigger than him so its unfair to say he was just taking advantage of his size advantage. But that was over 5 years ago and he fought mostly once a year since. So I don't think he was always overrated a few years ago he was the best 140er and now he isn't. Everyone ages different but 34 is not young for the smaller weight classes especially since we've changed the definition of "washed" to "the moment a fighter can't hold a title". If we hold someone to those standards then early 30s is old.

Taylor ruled a tweener division after and because Crawford left as long as you were rating him understanding that he wasn't overrated. Hes not Spence either. Speaking of Spence we are too harsh on champions for losing. He had a bad loss to the best P4P fighter and everyones acting like he died or something. It'd be nice if champs could lose their belt without obituarys being written.

I see Josh Taylor as a typical champ for this era. Short career, undefeated champion, fights once a year for a few years after winning the belt, single digit wins against elite fighters, starts losing, retires a few fights later.

 

Solid post from a top shelf poster.

Taylor was very good at his absolute best.

Unfortunately his physical apex/prime was disappointingly short. It happens. Not every fighter is blessed with longevity. I suspect genes and lifestyle contribute greatly to it.

 

Many people thought Kovalev was at one point in time the best fighter on the planet, p4p. Myself included. He probably was the best fighter in the world from 2014-2016. Taylor was never close to that. Not quite sure why Taylor got that much hype.

 

Unless your power or chin is generational, I'm not sure why a guy who basically stands in the center of the ring and just bangs crudely would be considered a great fighter. Good fighter. Solid power. Solid chin. Solid stamina. I'm simplifying here, but Taylor never really impressed when it came to technique.

 

So what i bet you've overrated fighters

 

Taylor didn`t want to fight at welter because he would have had less of a height advantage and doesn`t punch hard enough to keep welter`s off him.

 

Buchanan, better fighter and dropped the the title to one of the greatest fighters of all-time by a low blow.

 

Also Taylor was an elite amatuer and didn't waste anytime in the pro's he never really took any tune ups. Taylor always brought the fight he wasn't a safety first merchant a real warrior. I think he should've gone to 147 after the Ramirez fight. A lot of people don't realize that these elite amatuer's put themselves through hell long before they turn pro making weight and having 2 to 3 fights a week.

 

Bingo, Serge. Mikey, in particular, was a very good fighter and might have achieved a good deal more, but he was never this generational talent.

 

Better than everyone on Taylor's resume which is the ironic part isn't it. Taylor beat the same weak era that Crawford did at 140 but Taylor got praised for it more