Where Does Jermain Taylor Go From Here??

i like jermain and wish him the best, and he wil most def get some high profile fights, but i'm afraid he would lose to most top guys at 168......

but i hope he gets a better trainer.

 

I think the WBC made him the mandatory, so he'll probably have dibs (along with Andrade) on the winner of Froch-Bute if that fight goes down provided he wants it. Problem is, he might not want just the mandatory challenger's split, so we might see him pursue another fight. When it's all said and done though, the WBC's done him a favor and I'd be surprised to see him not take advantage of that situation.

 

I think he should fight Green.

Hopefully DiBella thinks of this and put these guys together.

 

Humble himself and fight on some undercards to work on his game. It's time to reinvent himself. His stamina is **** and if he can't recognize that then he needs to get used to losing when he steps up.

 

I really like JT because he's a good guy with a good heart.

Hopefully, he still has some big fights left. Maybe Allan Green.

Maybe guys who want to use him as stepping stones like Dirrell or Ward.

 

Couldn't blame him if he did...he's taken a ton of punishment in his KO losses, has a few million in the bank, and nobody can take away that he was Middleweight Champion of the World. I'd rather see him walk away a little too soon than a little too late.

Something tells me we haven't heard the last of him just yet though. I think he's going to give it one more shot at the elite before he calls it a day.

 

Green would be good

 

If JT had ANY defense, he would've won that fight comfortably. It's shocking to see a veteran fighter so amatuerish in the way he defends himself when a guy is attacking him. JT just goes back in a straight line playing right into the hands of a plodder like Froch. I mean JT has no footwork whatsoever in terms of using it to side step guys. He's like Berto in that sense in that he relies almost exclusively on hand speed to get it done with nothing more to offer.

 

He can still achieve things. He should just start off again against an up-and-comer -
Green or Ward - and see how he fares. If he wins, he could have another shot at a big fight against one of the top guys - Bute, Andrade etc.

To be fair, he was 14 seconds away from having given Froch a schooling, and no-one's asking "Where does Carl Froch go from here?" For Froch, the options available are obvious. There's nothing that tells me that Froch can achieve anything more than Taylor at this stage. Taylor needn't be thought of as a washed-up journeyman.

 

He's done in my opinion, just doesn't seem to have the motivation to go on. As a fan my support will always be there of course but the truth must be told.

 

jermain, as has been stated, is an athlete first and a boxer a distant second. besides that there's no fighter instinct, no roberto duran. without that, it's hard to come back from loses and start that fire for combat. he was in it because he was naturally good and successful; now that he's struggling i can seem him getting back on top. i don't question his heart but his passion

 

One word: RETIRE. He's achieved a helluva lot and what is there left for him to do in the sport? I'd rather he retire than fight bums in all honesty.