Why does Taylor look so soft?

Not most defined, but as far as his previous weigh-ins, this one by far could be his "softest" looking. I think his physique actually looks better for this fight than it was against Lacy. No homo.

Because he had an omlet for breakfast: Weight no worry to Taylor BY CHRIS GIVENS ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Jermain Taylor woke up Friday morning, the day of the weigh-in for his super middleweight championship fight with Carl Froch, and ate a good breakfast. Doesn’t sound that remarkable? For Taylor, and many boxers needing to make weight before a title fight, a solid meal before the weigh-in is a luxury they often cannot afford. Taylor’s indulgence of an eggwhite omelet with vegetables and a bottle of water did not cost him those precious pounds — he weighed in at 166 pounds, comfortably under the super middleweight limit of 168 pounds at the official weigh-in held in a ballroom at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Casino Resort. Little Rock’s Taylor and Froch, of Nottingham, England, fight tonight for the WBC super middleweight title. Froch stepped on the scale to raucous cheers of his countrymen yelling “Nottingham, Nottingham” and “You’ve got to beat the champion” and weighed 167 pounds. Both men looked solid on the eve of their fight, and both men had fans sporting flags of their respective countries. Taylor, as is his custom the day before fights, was intense when he got on the scale and during the staredown. He had little to say to the media after that. He did appear loose, however, and laughed and joked with family and friends who made the trip from Arkansas. “It’s been a long day, but I feel great,” Taylor said. “I have walked around a bit, watched movies. Chilled. What I haven’t had to do is run or turn the thermostat way up and sweat out the pounds.” Weight has been an issue for Taylor for the past few years, even during his most recent fight when he moved up from middleweight (160 pounds) to super middleweight. This time, Taylor said he could have weighed in Thursday and made weight, and his weight was not a concern during training camp. “I feel good. I’m a lot more comfortable,” Taylor said. “In training camp I focused a lot more on boxing and not my weight. If I’m not on weight, I’m hungry, I can’t wait to eat and that’s all I’m thinking about. Now all I’m thinking about is boxing and beating Carl Froch.” In the days immediately before most of Taylor’s recent fights, members of his camp said, a considerable amount of attention was placed not on the opponent but on making sure Taylor had his weight under control. Taylor has had to run as many as 6 miles the day of previous weigh-ins to shed pounds. Ozell Nelson, Taylor’s trainer, said the only thing Team Taylor has been discussing this week has been how to beat Froch. “Weight has been our biggest problem, until now,” Nelson said. “When the weight’s off as early as it was this camp, it makes everything so much easier. His mind is totally focused on boxing, nothing else.” Taylor said he would do a short shakeout in the gym Friday night, but otherwise he is prepared for the fight. Froch said that while watching recent Taylor fights he noticed Taylor starts holding a lot more from the fifth round on, and Froch questioned Taylor’s stamina. “I hope he’s thinking that way,” Taylor said. “I hope he trains thinking that way. I’m going to have 100 percent legs, the entire fight. I’m in shape to go all 12 rounds. And I want to win all 12 rounds. Not for the judges, not for the scorecards, but for me.”

The last time Taylor look ripped is the first Pavlik fight because he was somewhat weight drained and dehydrated. The less water you have in your system, the more ripped you look. Taylor barely made weight because of lack of training against Lacy, but he came in at 166, it just tells me that he's comfortable at the weight.

A lot of it is shadows and lighting, and the fact that Froch's pale-ass skin reflects light a lot better than Taylor's, showing more definition. In this photo, because of the lighting, Froch's definition is actually less evident than Taylor's: http://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/4249froch002.jpg And Taylor really doesn't look that soft here: http://*********.com/wp-content/uploads/4249froch003.jpg

Yeah Froch is taking his opportunity at the prime-time pretty serious, Taylor on the other hand was looking soft, kinda glassy eyed (CAN'T be scared, right?), and was boring as crap. Oh now he's humble again? He already ran that mouth wayy too much right before he got knocked out. Redeem yourself son, don't offer all that talk about being humble and needing the strap if you aint even gonna train man.. Ahh I want to root for him but I'm so disappointed in him, again.... you sound kind of dumb.. you're disappointed in him, and you have yet to see them fight... ok

He is not soft in my eyes...

This. But Taylor is blessed with his natural talent and athleticism which is why he continues to fight. I don't think he looked that bad at the Froch weigh-in though I dunno, the video they showed between the fights tonight made me a lil afraid for him. But you're right, the kid still has real power and handspeed, and as I said before he already has top notch experience against just about any type of fighter you can think of.

I'm not calling him sweet, I'm talking about his muscle definition, or lack thereof. And he's been a bit gunshy at times since the Hopkins fights. Is that cause he's lost some confidence, or is it because he's lost the motivation to train hard and live right? This. But Taylor is blessed with his natural talent and athleticism which is why he continues to fight. I don't think he looked that bad at the Froch weigh-in though

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Yeah, but this is pretty far from his best effort. He looked far better in his previous weigh-ins. Even against Pav where he was supposedly way overweight not long before the fight. From what I saw he doesn't look that soft at all, he looks more solid than he was against Lacy.

As in soft. You know like a wimp. Remember, this guy "beat" Hopkins twice :D I'm not calling him sweet, I'm talking about his muscle definition, or lack thereof. And he's been a bit gunshy at times since the Hopkins fights. Is that cause he's lost some confidence, or is it because he's lost the motivation to train hard and live right?

I dunno, JT may not look like he trained his hardest, but he's still much faster and far more experienced. I think JT might have this one still. JT is past it in a bad way. When fighters go 24 rounds with Bhop they are never the same.

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Bet on a Froch KO within ten, easy money. I dunno, JT may not look like he trained his hardest, but he's still much faster and far more experienced. I think JT might have this one still.

Not so sure where you going with that... As in soft. You know like a wimp. Remember, this guy "beat" Hopkins twice :D

Was I the only one disappointed in him in the Lazy Lacy fight? He should have finished Lacy, he shouldn't even be a contender at the top level anymore. He's a gatekeeper at best. Taylor should be at Middleweight where he has his size advantage, and I'm not comparing him to Froch, that's far too embarrassing. I'm comparing to his former performances. Bet on a Froch KO within ten, easy money.

He looked soft because he uses lotion on his skin, but seriously if you are basing how soft he looked in comparison to Froch in the weigh in photos, consider that when Froch was flexing he was giving it everything he had while Taylor looked relaxed. Also remember looks don't mean shit in boxing, and Taylor at least to me didn't look rock solid either in the fight with Lacy. Was I the only one disappointed in him in the Lazy Lacy fight? He should have finished Lacy, he shouldn't even be a contender at the top level anymore. He's a gatekeeper at best. Taylor should be at Middleweight where he has his size advantage, and I'm not comparing him to Froch, that's far too embarrassing. I'm comparing to his former performances. And unless you're Juan Diaz, looks do mean a lot. It's a reflection of your training. And we know genetics isn't the problem for Taylor, it's work ethic in the gym.

You callin Taylor soft Spieglo? Not so sure where you going with that... Taylor has never been the most defined guy out there. Yeah, but this is pretty far from his best effort. He looked far better in his previous weigh-ins. Even against Pav where he was supposedly way overweight not long before the fight.

Froch was ripped, he looked better than he did for Pascall, J.T on the other hand looked unimpressive. Yeah Froch is taking his opportunity at the prime-time pretty serious, Taylor on the other hand was looking soft, kinda glassy eyed (CAN'T be scared, right?), and was boring as crap. Oh now he's humble again? He already ran that mouth wayy too much right before he got knocked out. Redeem yourself son, don't offer all that talk about being humble and needing the strap if you aint even gonna train man.. Ahh I want to root for him but I'm so disappointed in him, again....

He'll look more cut fight night. Froch was actually too cut, like he drained himself to make weight.