You keep ignoring the fact that Hopkins is still a top p4p fighter today, and was the #1 guy when Taylor beat him. His age or when his prime was is irrelevant. Taylor beat him when he was one of the top fighters in the game. B-level fighters don't beat top p4p fighters. Accept that you are wrong and stop wasting time with these bull**** arguments.
Ok genius, how does a b-level fighter even fight the reigning p4p king closely enough to get a "gift"? TWICE. That's the point you keep dancing around; just answer the question.
If HBO is eyeing you as THE NEXT BIG THING, they will make anything happen. How do you think Oscar got fights with Pernell, JCC & Camacho?
HBO can't make Hopkins bottle it for the first 7 rounds of a fight. HBO can't make a b-level fighter look good in the ring against one of the greatest MWs of all time. Whether you like the outcome or not, Taylor was in the fight all on his own. A b-level fighter simply could not do that against Hopkins (or Wright). Seriously, the idiot routine was old two days ago. You've been grasping at straws all along and there were none there to save your ass to begin with.
You just need to admit that JT is B Level. If he was so good then why the hell wasnt he so good against Pavlik? Why was his fight against Lacy so lame that half of the ppl who purchased the tickets waited til they got to the door to purchase their tickets cause they knew they would get better seats since the place would be almost empty?
Yes, Pavlik beat Taylor twice. That's relevant but styles make fights and Taylor fought impressively on both occasions and came up short. His status takes a hit but losing to one guy hardly makes him a b-level fighter given his other accomplishments. No, Taylor's advanced ticket sales coming off of two losses, for a tune-up fight on a university campus in a neutral city with no boxing heritage on the same night that university's football team had a nationally televised game, are not relevant. There, you're grasping at straws again.