Jermain Taylor's Musculature

Manny Steward, and I think Lennox Lewis as well, said that Jermain has the musculature for endurance. :huh

To me, it seems he has the West African musculature of Olympic sprinters. His actions in the ring are consistent with this, since he doesn't have great stamina but has fast hand speed and explosive punches.

Am I wrong (and Manny Steward correct) or was Steward just trying to make Pavlik's camp worry about Jermain's endurance?

 

Well, fast twitch muscles don't necessarily mean power. Power can come from a wide variety of things, and has just as much to do with technique and wide shoulders. Also, he does have above average power.

 

Thanks for the info, which confirms my beliefs :deal

You can argue that 400m is the top end distance. I think Michael Johnson had fast twitch muscles, and he holds the 400m world record. But then again, the best current 400m runner, who is coming close to beating Johnson's record, is white skinny kid and definitely does not have a fast twitch musculature.

 

My last post wasn't clear. I meant, you are right in that 400m is the top end distance for fast twitch sprinters, but it is also the distance at which non fast twitch become competetive.

 

:think
I always thought he was just mediocre at 200m. Also, part of his success at 400m is because he can sprint the ENTIRE way, and he doesn't even seem that winded after. And I can't be underrating his muscle mass too much, since he is 6'0 and 155 pounds. Any ways, this is getting quite off topic :smooch

 

How is an observation that someone has fast twitch musculature, despite people claiming otherwise, bull****? I'm not claiming that he lost because of his heritage.

 

Alright, alright, I admit it. I was fooled by his thin build. :|