Taylor: wide UD. I'd rather see Andrade/Bika on the undercard of Taylor/Kessler. That would make a sweet fight card.
Taylor has not shown he has the discipline to stick to a gameplan. He sure as **** won't KO Andrade and if anyone is going to outbox Andrade they'll need focus, defense, movement and power. Andrade will put more pressure than Taylor could handle, eventually wear him down and TKO him. This is a bad matchup for Taylor.
There are very good reasons to pick Andrade by stoppage, but don't forget that Taylor has a very good jab and that he is a very good boxer. If he can keep behing that jab religiously all night, he can win a wide decision, but can he? If he goes off the rails, he's a goner. I agree however that you need power and great stamina to keep Andrade off too, and strength and a good chin too to stand up to him, otherwise he will grind you down...and I'm not convinced at all Taylor has enough of either of these qualities...Andrade TKO 9 for me.
I think Taylor can outpoint him. Andrade is a beast and will give most guys a very tough fight but I think Taylor can avoid a lot of the pressure and do enough to outpoint him.
