Taylor Vs Lopez this weekend.

I think Taylor is too skillful for Lopez, who has devolved into a braindead power puncher. He won Loma's respect somehow and I credit him for that, but he has looked like **** recently.

 

Lopez should rock JT a few good times early on but I see the patience and skills of Josh taking over in the middle rounds.

I can see it now 115/113 and maybe a highly disputed split win for JT

 

Agree and I would love to see JT drop Lopez once or twice.
I think Lopez with his speed and power could buzz JT early but we shall see.

 

I too believe Taylor's mix of skill and physicality on the inside will likely be the difference.

Taylor is very adept at using his body and forearms to create space on the inside for blistering body shots and clipping hooks upstairs.

This advantage will become more pronounced as the two tire and spend more time in and out of clinches.

 

It is live on Sky Sports in the UK

 

It was a close fight but I thought Taylor did edge it. Prograis would absolutely push Teo's **** in if they fought so it's a moot point anyways. Loma is less of a threat physically than Prograis, taking skill out of the equation. Prograis is a puncher with a bruising style and Taylor showed a lot of grit in that fight.

People are bringing up Cattrell for Taylor and Martin and Kambosas for Lopez but what about Nakatani? Lopez struggled with him as well, and said, "no more tall boxers" after that fight. Well, he's fighting a superior "tall" boxer in Taylor, who is infinitely more skilled than Nakatani and also naturally bigger.

Unless Taylor is dead at the weight, he is going to obliterate Lopez. No doubt in my mind.

 

The thing is, it's not p4p since Taylor and Lopez are fighting in Taylor's weight class. Prograis (Taylor's best win on paper, super close fight of course) would definitely beat Loma due to the size difference.

 

Catterall is more skilled than Lopez, who really has lost his last two fights to Kambosos and Martin. Taylor had a bad outing vs Jack but otherwise has had a stellar career beating the big boys at 140.

 

I’m really looking forward to this one. Am rooting for Taylor to beat Lopez down.

 

I think Taylor is overrated on a pound for pound basis but I think he beats Teo here pretty easily.

Make of that what you will.

 

Great fight weekend, Taylor-Lopez, Munguia-Chenko, UFC.

 

I think Taylor is likely going to beat the sh!t out of Teo in this fight where we may see Teo quit or beg his corner to stop the fight mid rounds. If Taylor starts putting a beating on him I reckon he'll quit. I see it as Teo only having a very small puncher's chance in the first 3 rounds if Taylor is careless. I hope I'm wrong and hope Teo brings his absolute best as I was super impressed with his performance against Loma especially in the first half of the fight and the 12th round. Since then though he has been very disappointing and seems mentally done - when I boxer openly questions after the fight (the Martin fight) does he still have it that's a very bad sign.