Jermain Taylor's time is up and I can't wait to say 'good riddance'.

Of course it's about boxing.

I picked Pavlik to destroy Miranda before . . . now I'm picking Taylor to beat Pavlik. :yep

I have nothing gainst Pav . . . I just pick winners. :good

 

And you picked Zab to beat Baldomir Amsterdam. You're point was...

 

Well it's not a bad loss because it's a give and take fight. It's not a domination by either fighter. Williams took the early rounds and Marg rallied in the later rounds.

Anyway . . . just the same I have nothing against Williams . . . I only picked a fighter and he lost. :yep :good

 

Well I like Marg because of his fighting heart and style . . . true top class level welter? I never said he is No 1 . . . but I believe he still is on the top level . . . despite the lost. :yep

Ok then . . . let's just wait for the Taylor/Pav Fight. :happy :hi:

 

That could very easily happen. But I actually think that Taylor has a little secret - his chin isn't too good, which is why he went straight to fighting light-hitting fighters moving up from lower weight classes after Hopkins rocked him. I don't think he can take a punch from a real hard hitting MW in their prime and is gonna get LAID OUT COLD, early. :yep

 

Here, here!

Well said, man.

Taylor could have been something, but all he's done is get gift decisions, fattened his coffers off of HBO, refused to listen to Manny Steward, lost his competitive edge and regressed as a fighter.

I don't necessarily blame the guy. I mean he went from being 'country' to having big $$$. But the bill is coming due for those bogus 'victories,' as well as the string of no-hoper jr. middles he's fought.

I think Pavlik is going to play 'Repo Man' and snatch the titles away from JT. Can't wait for this fight.

 

I KNEW IT!!! THAT IS THE REASON BEHIND THE HATRED!!!



Seriously, Taylor is gonna box Pavlik's ears off guys. Cmon....

 

He could, he might just be too damn fast for KP and coast to a fairly-routine UD.

If Pavlik weren't as long and as tall as he is (and skilled), I would not be picking him. Look, RJJ was a lot faster than Tarver, but Tarver's reach allowed him to hit RJJ with shots that Jones wasn't used to being in range to get hit with (besides the fact that his reflexes had likely slipped).

Taylor is not the hardest guy in the world to hit. His chin might not be total crap, but I don't think it's iron, either.

I think KP is going to chop JT down. It might take awhile for him to 'catch up' to Taylor, but I think he will, and when he does, I think JT's "reign" as MW champ is going to go bye-byes.

 

LOL, Taylor pretty much shut Ouma out. So are you saying the same will happen in the Pavlik fight?

Glad I could change your mind!!!

(with some clever editting from yours truely!!! )

 

Excellent point, Amsterdam.

I mean, my God, SPINKS had Taylor backing up.

This fight has some similarities with Calz.-Kessler. Taller guy: more 'robotic;' shorter guy: faster, more athletic, etc.

The difference is that Calz has skill to back up his talent; he doesn't just rely on his speed/athletic advantages in order to win.

Taylor, on the other hand, can't even find it in himself to listen to arguably one of the greatest trainers ever, and his game has actually seemed to worsen with time and now seems at its weakest when he should be in his prime.

Taylor is no chump; he's not going to just come in and lay down. He has some heart or he never would have gotten to this point.

The thing is, Pavlik is very serious and very focused. Yes, Miranda was outclassed, in terms of skill. But it wasn't just that Pavlik beat him but how he beat him: he walked through his EM's shots (from a power puncher), stayed in his gameplan, and smothered him. He totally broke him down, just step-by-step. It was awesome.

JT is a good fighter, much as I don't like to admit it. But he's fighting a larger guy who is very focused who is going to be on him from the get-go.

I think JT's in for a big wake-up call in this fight, similar to how I think Mosley is going to give Cotto a wake-up call.