For you people who think Taylor will beat Hopkins

I think it will be a very close fight. Taylor will win only if he KO's Hopkins. If it goes to the scorecards they will give Hopkins the win.

joppy is a joke...he got crushed by tito . Crushed by Tito. 10-4-1 in title fights, 3-time world champion. Not a joke by any means. Are you saying everyone Tito has demolished is a joke? Because he has done that several times, to different opponents. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

I agree that Hopkins will beat Taylor because of his experience. i remember when Hop was a co-host on Friday Night Fights and was asked his opinion of Taylor. He revealed the flaw that Taylor drops his hand when throwing jabs, leaving him open for counters. That's just the one thing that he mentioned. There's got to be many more cracks that Hopkins has noticed in Taylor's style that he hasn't mentioned. He'll use every one of them in the ring. I mean, Hopkins is a smart brotha and he's not going to reveal his best secrets on national television. Also, Hop and Bouie "Like drops of rain" Fisher will devise the perfect fight plan that will give Taylor his first loss.

Taylor has great potential. He could be the next champ, but not right now. He is being moved too quickly, he better get at least 5 more fights against good opposition before dreaming of a fight with B-Hopkins. So half the people here are bashing JT for taking crappy fights against the Joppy and Marquez's of the world and half of you are saying that JT is not ready for Hopkins. Newsflash- There are not that many guys that are rated higher than Joppy for J.T to fight before he takes on Hopkins. And at this rate, 5 fights is about 1 year and a half, then all the haters will say that J.T is just waiting for Hopkins to get old and retire. You must be the only person that thinks J.T is being moved to quickly????????

I would really be surprised to see this one happen. B-Hop will fight eastman and Sturm or Tito - the Taylor fight is aleast a year away- both fighters will go throgh alot before they fight. I think what happens in those interm matches will say alot. Right now - the way B_Hop looked against DLH sure he would give Taylor more than he could likely handle. The problem with many of the top middleweights (Hop, Tito, Taylor) is they have been fighting welterweights lately - time they started fighting each other. There is an oppertumity in the middleweight division for some real excitement - an excitment that has been missing since Jones and Toney moved up. Who cares how many defences B-Hop has made against Allen and Ecoles - i don't - don't get me wrong I really do like B-Hop - I just think he has done a little selective defences (like Roy). Now I think there is real potencial now for some good fights at middle weight though.

I dont think JT has been tested at the level he needs to be at for Hopkins yet.He has not been in a stuggle ,or battle to where his chin or his heart has been tested yet.Thats why his next fight should include a oppenent that can do that provide that kind of test. Other then that, go Arkansas go ,fighters from here are few and far between ;)

I think both Taylor and Trinidad can beat Hopkins at this stage of his career. He has slowed down a bit and his reflexes aren't what it used to be. And he's too careful to let his hands go. I don't know...Hopkins was fucking awesome against Trinidad though...but still, I think Tito can avenge his loss this time around

ya Tito would blister taylors ass!!! Tito is not a journeymen that you take to test your guy, Tito is the fight you take when you think your fighters ready. He needs to fight more people in the top 10 before dreaming of Tito or B-hop I like Taylor and everythin and i dont want to see trinidad end his career like he did to like 90% of tha people he fought i think tha lay off for vargas will make him improve i would like to see vargas fight a taylor

Tito would blister taylors ass!!! Tito is not a journeymen that you take to test your guy, Tito is the fight you take when you think your fighters ready. He needs to fight more people in the top 10 before dreaming of Tito or B-hop

a better opponent for taylor I think would be tito. Talyor would be the faster taller and better bover in the ring and I you watch the difference from tito going in against a guy who can box versus a guy who can't... he has great weapons no doubt but at the end of that long powerful jab I believe that he would have trouble gettin his punches off... although if you are taylor that is a big risk and with him being so young maybe too much of a risk. But a great fight nonetheless

amen...taylor has beat no one so he or anyone can say he can hang with the big boys or even beat one at that...i say taylor will get put on his ass before he even gets to the big money fights..he overrated and even at that its way to early for him to be facing guys like sturm,tito or hopkins...i think even vargas might beat him when he comes back. cotto and taylor are 2 of the most praised fighters when they both have a lot to prove still

Yeah well that's one of the problems with the middleweight division. You have D-class fighters - 60% of the population C-class fighters - 25% B-class fighters - 12 % and Top class fighters 3%...No those aren't the exact figures, but that's what makes it hard to prepare yourself for taking on a champ like Hopkins...to many garbage fighters on your road to the belt can make you come in not prepared to fight..

Taylor has great potential. He could be the next champ, but not right now. He is being moved too quickly, he better get at least 5 more fights against good opposition before dreaming of a fight with B-Hopkins.

I listened to my dad's buddies talk shit about a guy over 40 years ago and the memories always come back when I read this crap or hear people talking down J.T. Dad's pals were sure that they were right too. This kid is unproven they'd say! He hasn't been tested and when he is he'll fall like a ton of bricks! Within five years he will be completely forgotten! And the NERVE of him changing his name! If his daddy says his name is Clay, that's what his damned name IS!!! :D have you been hitting Asian Sensations huka pipe again? :cool:

I listened to my dad's buddies talk shit about a guy over 40 years ago and the memories always come back when I read this crap or hear people talking down J.T. Dad's pals were sure that they were right too. This kid is unproven they'd say! He hasn't been tested and when he is he'll fall like a ton of bricks! Within five years he will be completely forgotten! And the NERVE of him changing his name! If his daddy says his name is Clay, that's what his damned name IS!!! :D Hmmmmmm.....Jermain Taylor could be next Ali, huh ? Yeah....sounds about right, lmfao.

I see J.T. beating Hopkins to the punch and keeping him on the outside with his jab so that B.Hop can't use his roughhouse game on him. Hopkins is 40 years old and, like it or not, that takes a toll on a man's body. Yes, Hopkins did more damage to Joppy than Taylor but, then again, Joppy didn't run for 7 rounds against Hopkins either. Also, Trinidad fucked Joppy up more than Hopkins did, does that mean he's better? I doubt anyone here would say that.

maybe in a couple of years taylor will win, but not this year. hopkins is still the man at 160.

I listened to my dad's buddies talk shit about a guy over 40 years ago and the memories always come back when I read this crap or hear people talking down J.T. Dad's pals were sure that they were right too. This kid is unproven they'd say! He hasn't been tested and when he is he'll fall like a ton of bricks! Within five years he will be completely forgotten! And the NERVE of him changing his name! If his daddy says his name is Clay, that's what his damned name IS!!! :D

Truth is spoken. Taylor needs to beat someone who isn`t a fight away from retirement to be mentioned in the same division as Hopkins, he hasn`t proven anyting tht would suggest he could last the distnce with Nard!

I like taylor and everythin but u cant compare him to hopkins i think taylor could've knocked out joppy but he didnt anybody remember what hopkins did to Joppy? fucked him UP! and Hopkins beat up a younger joppy Hopkins is to smart for Taylor He will destroy him tha way he dominated Joppy, Trinidad, De La Hoya, Robert Allen amen. tell it like it is.