Hopkins vs Taylor stare down Pics

this is the fight that will solidify hopkins' place in history. taylor is a great young fighter who has a lot of weapons in his arsenal -- and a great counter puncher like the way he showed in his fight vs joppy. taylor should fight with the mentality to win, not to avoid a loss... but can he handle a very intelligent fighter in hopkins? hopkins by UD

Tito is one dimensional Taylor is not that and Taylor is bigger than Tito i dont think Hopkins has the power to hurt Taylor. Beside Joppy who is washed up what true middleweight has Taylor fought..He is not ready for what B-hop has to give him, He is going in with the current middleweight king. Taylor doest have any type of foot work, he looks like a stiff. Hopkins will give him angles all night and pick him apart..

Taylor will win Hopkins has slowed a step. And Taylor has all the advantages speed, youth, power, his sheer size will give Hopkins trouble. He does not look afraid of Hopkins either. And on a different not Taylor would school Tito. Some might laugh but anytime some puts a good jab in his face he has trouble. Taylor is also bigger and a better boxer. What makes you think that Hopkins has slowed a step?..the guy is always in shape, remmember how he looked againt Keith Holmes..people tought that Tito was going to murder him..

I'm scared about this fight. Granted Taylor hasn't been in with anyone of class at 160, but Hopkins is 40, and this kid is huge, hungry, and powerful. Great match up, and props to both guys for taking this fight at this point in each of their respective careers. May the best fighter win. Dude..seriously..Taylor is way out of his league againts Hopkins even at 40, Taylor got power but but so did Tito and Echols, Hopkins is at his best when some one tries to take the fight to him, I say Hopkins by KO late..maybe 9th round.

Taylor's hand speed will cause Hopkins trouble,

look at the shoulders of taylor. maybe hopkins is purposely slumped but he looks smaller hopkins----------------Taylor Age 40------------------Age 26 Reach 75”-------------Reach 74” Stance Orthodox---Stance Orthodox Height 6' 1-------------Height 6' 1 i tried to find some chest measurements but no luck from those stats there pretty evenly matched. well except for the 1`4yrs age gap :D

Taylor will win Hopkins has slowed a step. And Taylor has all the advantages speed, youth, power, his sheer size will give Hopkins trouble. He does not look afraid of Hopkins either. And on a different not Taylor would school Tito. Some might laugh but anytime some puts a good jab in his face he has trouble. Taylor is also bigger and a better boxer.

Here it is..LOL :D http://images.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/_photos/2005-05-03-hopkins.jpg School will be in session 16/7/05

Here it is..LOL :D http://images.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/_photos/2005-05-03-hopkins.jpg

Did anyone see that picture of Bernard dressed as a professor?

in a few years we;ll be talking about taylor and we;ll say the hopkins defeat was a good learning experience. He just too inexperienced to be able to deal effectively with hopkins

i think if Jermain comes in and rushes Hopkins the whoole night he would win (like what Glen Johons did to Roy) But i havent seen Taylor do anything special. And also his character isnt for a boxer.Everytime they ask him questions like "HOw bad do u want to be the King at Middle??" he said "ah yeah i guess so i dunno" and when he fough Joppy he mentioned "i dont think im that good" If he rushes Hop, I think he could get counter punched into "Bolivian". If Taylor has any self doubt, Hop will smell it and use it to his advantage.

i think if Jermain comes in and rushes Hopkins the whoole night he would win (like what Glen Johons did to Roy) But i havent seen Taylor do anything special. And also his character isnt for a boxer.Everytime they ask him questions like "HOw bad do u want to be the King at Middle??" he said "ah yeah i guess so i dunno" and when he fough Joppy he mentioned "i dont think im that good"

And you have to realize that IMO Hokpkins is still the same Hopkins that beat Tito. If Taylor beats him is because he was the better boxer that night. You can't say that it was because Hopkins is old. He's still fighting the same way. Ageless bastard!!... Everytime I hear the media talking about this fight, They never say That Hopkins shouldn't take this fight because he's too old. They talk about how he's the best in the division and that they can't see him losing this fight. We'll see how he looks during fight time. Even if he wins, but doesn't look impressive doing it. Someone can still say that he was old .

My point exactly. Sure he beat him, but Leonard was old already by then. You're the one agreeing with a guy who says just because one fighter beats another fighter, he's greater than him. You have to realize that the different periods of a fighter's career a fight takes place in can have a big effect on the outcome of the fight.. And you have to realize that IMO Hokpkins is still the same Hopkins that beat Tito. If Taylor beats him is because he was the better boxer that night. You can't say that it was because Hopkins is old. He's still fighting the same way. Ageless bastard!!... Everytime I hear the media talking about this fight, They never say That Hopkins shouldn't take this fight because he's too old. They talk about how he's the best in the division and that they can't see him losing this fight.

Yeah Right... My point exactly. Sure he beat him, but Leonard was old already by then. You're the one agreeing with a guy who says just because one fighter beats another fighter, he's greater than him. You have to realize that the different periods of a fighter's career a fight takes place in can have a big effect on the outcome of the fight..

Hopkins vs Taylor stare down Pics This looks like a boy fighting a man, hopkins is going to school the young dude...

Using your logic Hector Camacho Sr. was a better fighter than Sugar Ray Leonard.. Yeah Right...

if hopkins fights like he has been lately (sven ottke style) then he will win a points decision. if he fights a fight, then he might get KO'd....wouldn't we love that......... although, i pick the old fox on points.

Using your logic Hector Camacho Sr. was a better fighter than Sugar Ray Leonard..