Jermaine Taylor - Great dude, great fighter?

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  1. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Love the guy. After watching him on 24/7 and seeing what he is about thru interviews I began rooting for him. He was way overhyped and robbed some legends of big fights/ (Hopkins never should have lost his belt he defended the most times in middleweight history. Taylor should have had to drag Hopkins out of the ring to earn one there and the draw against Winky Wright was borderline criminal.
     
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  2. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Very good fighter

    I bet on Hopkins against Taylor, but I knew he lost the fight. To me, that was not a robbery.

    However, Hopkins beat him so bad the last 4 rounds I knew that prime for prime Hopkins would smoke Taylor.
     
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  3. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    I enjoy watching him he seems liek a decent guy too.
     
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  4. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wow for real? Interesting. You think he still lost and you bet him. I watched that fight over 5 full times. I kept getting Hopkins 7-5 everytime
     
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  5. KERRZO

    KERRZO Glass Jaw Full Member

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    Wonder if he'll ever comeback?
     
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  6. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    I am a big JT fan but he was never great.
     
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  7. southpawslick

    southpawslick Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He always had a little of the southern gentleman in him. Class guy and good fighter but always looked a little frail for some reason.
     
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  8. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yup great dude, great fighter.
     
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  9. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He almost falls asleep in the ring. Every time he got hurt it was from a slight 2 sec lapse he had in the ring. That was his downfall. The froch fight I was really pulling for him. That was really sad to see him go out like that.
     
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  10. southpawslick

    southpawslick Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yea I thought so too. I hope he saved some money and has a happy retirement.
     
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  11. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Jermain with nominal ring IQ and better stamina would have been an all time great. If he had stayed with Pat Burns, his reign as middleweight champion would have been very different in my opinion.
     
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  12. ThePlugInBabies

    ThePlugInBabies ♪ ♫ Full Member

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    the winky fight was in no way whatsoever 'criminal'. a draw was the most credible result.
     
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  13. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    He never had a 24/7 did he? I know he was on Fight Camp of course and had a few Countdowns with Hops & Pav but I don't think he had a 24/7. Great guy, Very good fighter.
     
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  14. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDnekMj3NY[/ame]
     
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  15. MichiganWarrior

    MichiganWarrior Still Slick! Still Black! Full Member

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    Average fighter.

    Controversial decision against a not very good Welterweight in Leon Spinks. Draw with another welterweight in Winky Wright.



    He was never that good. Got lucky to catch a fading Bhop where he did who probably shouldnt have been fighting at middleweight anymore, and even those fights were controversial.
     
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