I find it hilarious that people think Taylor can have success at SMW.

8 pound is nothing for a middleweigh to super middle. Your talking about two slick fighters in Spinks and Wright.
How do you come to the conclusion Taylor has a weak chin? Hes never been down as a pro.
Taylor really has been mismatched in my opinion. He still wins, but he hasnt had the opponent like Pavlik who will stand in front of him. Pavlik is going to get stopped late. Taylor is a much better fighter than your giving him credit for, and I think it will be proven starting with the Pavlik fight.

 

Its hilarious to think otherwise ..If Taylor can carry the weight with more power he could be pretty decent ..If he does't than we see a situation similar to Mosley where he looks slower at the higher weight.

Its not impossible these days with all the technology and stuff these days ..:boxx

 

Wright is slick in the sense that he doesnt get hit cleanly ever. Ouma was brutalized, what else do you want. Abraham is as one dimensional as Trinidad, whats he talking about?

 

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Calzaghe Kessler winner will probably go to 175, nothing will be left at 168. They'll look to Hopkins, Woods, maybe Dawson etc

All the belts will be vacated. Taylor could be successful.

 

Forget Joe and Mikkel, what top 20 SMW would Taylor be a favorite against?

 

Who should Taylor's first tune up be then ? I some how see a fight with Lacy in the near future ..

 

Firstly, what happened to all the people who said Taylor could beat Lacy?

If I go to boxrec, I think Taylor could hang with/beat Mundine, Bute, Froch, Lacy, Beyer, Manfredo, Tsypko and Andrade.

 

When was Ouma's pressure making Taylor lose his game plan in the last 30 seconds of the last round? It was a one sided beating, maybe Taylor was getting bored.

Abraham hasn't proved anything yet. He has yet to face anyone with the skills of Hopkins, Wright or even Taylor. Time will tell how good he is. Its like Vic Darchinian, they build him up to be godzilla and this huge puncher, and the first slick fighter he faces, he gets completey taken apart.
Taylor is a good fighter, he just wasnt ready to face the guys like Hopkins and Wright when he did, due to lack of experience. The fact that he faced these guys when he did and performed the way he did, is proof of how good he can be. Also Emanuel Steward doesnt waste his time with guys who are not the real deal, just ask Vivian Harris.

 

What is wrong with his track record? Two close victories over X, a close fight with a top P4P, dominated a former champ from 154 and then ONE horrible fight.

The Spinks fight was a fight where he was just being a moron. Spinks has one gear - SLICK! Make em miss, move, jab, repeat. Taylor moronically was sucked into this.

How many middleweights have Spinks speed, skill or consistency with such an awkward style???