Taylor was always massively overrated

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  1. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    It takes more than just a good fighter to win a tournament like the WBSS and unify a whole division in less than 20 fights. He accomplished a lot more than your boy Spence who the usual suspects thought was special.
     
  2. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Spence was light years better than Taylor. Figures the usual suspects would try and downplay a clearly superior fighter with a better resume.
     
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  3. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Taylor is more accomplished than Spence. Taylor beat prime undefeated fighters most of Spence's best wins were against washed opponents. Typical of the usual suspects to say that Taylor was not special.
     
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  4. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Haney, Barboza, Pitbull, Teo, etc have just shown how easy Taylor's competition and era was lets be honest. Hitchins just beat Paro who would be Taylor's beat win resume wise
     
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  5. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Nah lets be honest Taylor fought Prograis and Ramirez when they were in their primes.
     
  6. Pimp C

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    Stop you don't even believe this ****. Lmfao. Taylor went life and death with prograis ffs. Spence was clearly better and has a better resume as well. Typical of the usual suspects to downplay Spence and talk up Taylor a guy who got dominated and clowned by teo and got a gift against Jack and lost to him.
     
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  7. Pimp C

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    Those guys weren't that good B level guys to b+ level at best. They were never elite
     
  8. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    You are denying Taylor's excellent run even if they were B+ he fought a bunch of undefeated champions back to back no tune ups. Spence has no A+ wins. Taylor's prime was over quickly Teo was picking the bones. If Taylor got clowned by Teo then what did Crawford do to Spence?
     
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  9. Pimp C

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    Crawford is an A+ atg hof fighter who would beat teo and Taylor in the same night. Spence is better than Taylor period.
     
  10. MidniteProwler

    MidniteProwler Fab 4. Mayor of Aussie Boxing Full Member

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    Crawford would not beat them both on the same night do you know how difficult that would be?
    Also I never said that Taylor was better than Spence but he is more accomplished period.
     
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  11. MarkusFlorez99

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    Ramirez is 32. Prograis got totally embarrassed and dropped by the dream even if he was past it. Baranchyk lost to love. His rival and Ramirez got dominated by Barboza who just dropped a decision to Teo. Zepeda lost to Hitchins. Davies lost to Barroso who lost bum Rolly. Rolly also managed to beat Ryan who beat Haney. The wins aged bad, which is indicative of a weak era. That being said Taylor still managed a huge feat and is clearly past it
     
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  12. MidniteProwler

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    The fights all those guys had with Taylor took a lot out of them. They were undefeated at the time they fought Taylor and most of them were world champions.
     
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  13. Serge

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    Crawford wins which have aged badly

    Name of victim followed by the fighters who beat them after Crawford did

    Burns - Zlaticanin, Figueroa Jr, Indongo, Crolla, Selby

    Gamboa - Castellanos, won a gift vs Jason Sosa, Twink, Haney, Cruz

    Beltran - Pedraza, Commey, Francis

    Dulorme - Ugas, Jamal James, Stan, Super Boots, Vergil Ortiz

    Lundy - Abdullaev, Sparrow, Zepeda, Robbie Davies Jr, Martin, Bunch, Mercado, Scoby

    Postol - Taylor, JCR, GAR, Rodriguez

    Molina Jr - Figueroa Jr, Lopez

    Felix Diaz - Santana

    Indongo - Rougarou, Yeleussinov, Mwakinyo, Jenkins, Nematov, Agrba, Kozlovsky, Abbasov, Mtangi

    Horn - Zefara, Tszyu

    Benavidez - Danny Garcia, Jermallo

    Khan - Brook

    Egis - Vergil Ortiz

    Avanesyan - Super Boots

    Spence - hasn't fought since

    Madrimov - Vergil Ortiz

    Khan and Brook were shot, Porter retired straight after

    Not to mention many of these had lost, lost numerous or many times before fighting Crawford and a bunch either didn't fight again or only had 1, 2, 3 fights afterwards
     
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's 5 weight classes, Spence = Taylor.

    Those guys are all better than Rolly who managed to be a top player at 140, in an era stronger than the one Taylor dominated. I have no doubt Taylor was an elite champion, undisputed is a monumental feat, but i have questions....Crawford is about to fight Canelo
     
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  15. ash234

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    Taylor is a British boxing legend. Injuries and inactivity didn’t help him, plus his own lack of motivation post Ramirez, but he’s still one of our best.