No they wouldn't have. No other MW would have been able to catch him. Not unless they ran. Spinks didn't engage enough to be stopped.
Who? Pavlik? No. Abraham? No. The Spinks fight was a mistake for Taylor, plain and simple. Hopefully, it will motivate him to be at his very best against Pavlik.
Taylor in 7 years and 26 or so fights already has abetter resume then Joe C in 13 years and 43 fights. Sad in a way. Joe C has no one to blame but himself and his team.
Spinks landed 7 punches per round (85 total). How can anyone think he won the fight? Taylor landed 105 and threw over 100 less since Spinks kept throwing and running....literally sprinting at the end.
Jermain Taylor cant get no respect on this board. First everyone wants Pavlik to destroy him. Now you cant even compare him to the great "Joe Calzaghe" with out being called a idiot. I just hope for his sake he does not frequent this website:rofl
. . . even a lightMW can knock out Spinks . . . that is if Spinks would stop running around like a headless chicken. :yep :good
I honestly don't see how ANYONE would think Spinks won that fight. I can understand people being split over a close fight, but Taylor clearly won. Now he even 'struggled' with Ouma..atsch
Taylor has taken on the more dangerous challenges so far, but Calzaghe is the better boxer, and would beat Taylor head-to-head, even now. I don't think too much of Taylor as a boxer, though as a fighter who is willing to face the best, he is as brave as any great champ.