Maybe Jermain Taylor ought to think of honourable ways to retire.

You really don't think he has a chance to beat Bute or an aging Calzaghe a year from now? Please Bute is too green, and Joe does not have the power anymore to really hurt Taylors chin, and when Taylor commits to the jab it is superior to Joe's in every way. Prime Calzaghe stops Taylor by the 7th or 8th, but today it is a close decision either way. Taylor is a MUCH more polished fighter than a Jeff Lacy, and has beaten BETTER opponents. Oh lemme guess you will come back and say "well Taylor folds under pressure" like when he beat Ouma 10 rounds to 2? Winky threw punches in bundles, more than Taylor and that fight was pretty damn close. Taylor might get beat but he will not get dominated.

 

He can always bow out and PRETEND to be some boxing expert on a message board.

 

You can ***** and complain all you want, but Taylor would have beaten every fighter on Calzaghe's resmue except maybe Eubank, and I would have made him the favorite, considering Eubanks age. The Taylor during the Hopkins fight showed an amazing Jab and a nice right hand. He was stunned by a perfect right hand on the button, but he was not seriously hurt or has NEVER been down.

 

It's pretty pathetic how you try to downgrade any Taylor opponent while at the same time, blowing up Joe's opponents to near greatness. You're pretty transparent Amsterdam. Hence the 'over the top' arrogance you display with your intellect. It's often the phone's who have to trump themselves up a bunch.

 

That same punch Hopkins threw that stunned Taylor, was similar to the punch that nearly put Tarver on his ass, and was scored a KD. I can't wait til the end of this month. :good

 

Yeah right Ams_t talk about "insecure pride" . . . your memory is clearly being blocked by your extreme hatred. :rofl Maybe fight Winky again? Have you forgotten that Winky never wanted to have a piece of Taylor again? :rofl

. . . and maybe one year of humilation is NOT enough for you just incase Taylor proves you wrong . . . maybe it's you who needs to retire from ESB. :think

Think about it friend. :hey :hi:

 

Reid is so overrated it is pathetic, just because he lost a disputed decision to the most protected feather fisted fighter of the 90's suddenly he is a world beater? I guess a 37 year old Eubank would have beaten the Taylor that got in the ring with Winky or Hopkins? I seriouly doubt it. He looked like crap for much of that fight. Taylor's jab when he actually used it effectively was better than ANY jab Calzaghe has ever seen and I can say that without hesitation. I said a nice right hand, did I say it was on par with Hearns? Stop getting **** twisted, Hopkins was hesitant to throw against the combinations Taylor was throwing in the first half of EACH fight. Now I would give Lacy a chance because of the power he possessed but Taylor would have won an 8-4 decision most likely. Christ you make it seem like he is china, the man has never been down.

 

Why'd you quote me if you aren't going to address anything I've posted? What you say doesn't change the fact that you DO downgrade Taylor and his opponents while upping Joe C and his to ATG level. Of course you seem to match Joe C up with SMALLER guys to give him an advantage in hypothetical H2H matchups. Very clever of you. Here's another you can use when upping Joes greatness, Joe C would probably beat Tito Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker and Azumah Nelson. You're welcome.:rofl

That's fine that you get along with most here. This board has become a haven for nuthuggers the past year or so. No wonder you do.

 

After the fight next week when he loses and Merchant is asking what is next, he can say the money was not right, so he will now apply for the open commentator position at HBO. HBO will see it as a huge compliment and hire him on the spot and he will stay HBO's poster boy.

 

:yep