Is Jermaine Taylor the worst middleweight champion ever!!?

[msagrain]

And the era's those guys I listed were champions in were much deeper than the middleweight division now.

yess but still he aint the worst ever that have been far worse than nhim in the past but i cant name no names because i wasnt around then

[The Troll]

yess but still he aint the worst ever that have been far worse than nhim in the past but i cant name no names because i wasnt around then

You can't 'name no names' because there isnt one.

[msagrain]

You can't 'name no names' because there isnt one.

trust me there worst world middleweight champs that have been champ than taylor

[The Troll]

trust me there worst world middleweight champs that have been champ than taylor

I take it you have this knowledge on good authority to just be asking me to just 'trust you.' Just for the sake of posterity though could you name just 1 middleweight champion that you could at least argue Taylor is better than

[eazy_mas]

most of the old school fighters are abit overrated in my opion in there time people look and say he only fough bum after couple of year every fight he made was turned into hall of fame fight.

Taylor came in an era where boxing wasnt as mainstream as it was before. He got some decent fights. They time when Talyor abadon his jab he abadon his greatness

[The Troll]

most of the old school fighters are abit overrated in my opion in there time people look and say he only fough bum after couple of year every fight he made was turned into hall of fame fight.

Taylor came in an era where boxing wasnt as mainstream as it was before. He got some decent fights. They time when Talyor abadon his jab he abadon his greatness

They're f***kig underrated if anything. You name me one guy that has an easy night with a rock like Jake LaMotta?

[eazy_mas]

They're f***kig underrated if anything. You name me one guy that has an easy night with a rock like Jake LaMotta?

well there is many thing they old schooler have it easier.

1- The gloves which lighter than today gloves
2- Todays fighters are alway compared to the oldschool which is not fair in my opion
3- Mainstream media coverage
4- steriod, these days there is more check up then back then.

I know that retirment makes a person to the top on example is Hopkins people hated him even during the Taylor fight but then he retire couple month and comeback and he is the people hero. everybody forgot his clinching, hit and holding, throwing of the PR flag...etc now they remeber him as the person who beat Tarver

[The Troll]

Your saying fighters in the past had it easier, when alot of them, good fighters at that had to fight like twice a month with injuries and ****, working a side job just to make a living, and you have to fight a Ray Robinson 5 times before you get a title shot.

and also there was no television for the most part at least in the 50's.

[The Troll]

one of the most ridiculous statements ever. even into the 80's and 90's you had to f**ing fight to be champion, non of this **** like Taylor vs Spinks.

Taylor Hopkins
Hopkins Eastman
Hopkins De La Hoya

[eazy_mas]

Your saying fighters in the past had it easier, when alot of them, good fighters at that had to fight like twice a month with injuries and ****, working a side job just to make a living, and you have to fight a Ray Robinson 5 times before you get a title shot.

and also there was no television for the most part at least in the 50's.

two fight a month and the other guy he is fighting with has the same disadvantage so it doesnt make a difference. and they could be using steriod or crack to not feel the pain but now the rule and doping regulation is much stricter

and in the 50s they had radio people where intersted still intersted in it.

to fight 5 time thing is because LaMotta pissed someone big.

and most people are comparing or putting side to side todays boxers with them all the time and one good example is this thread.