Why are JT fans crying and complaing when .......

[Xyei]

that what i was thinking but i guess taylor had too much pride to take a knee.

I don't think it was pride. I think he just got rocked and didn't even think to take a knee. He just tried to cover up. When you get hit with a punch like that, it's hard to think of things like that.

He might have made it out of the round had he taken a knee. Imagine how much more dramatic the fight would have been if JT had eeked through the round like Pavlik did in the 2nd.

That would have been amazing.

[boxingfan4life]

I don't think it was pride. I think he just got rocked and didn't even think to take a knee. He just tried to cover up. When you get hit with a punch like that, it's hard to think of things like that.

He might have made it out of the round had he taken a knee. Imagine how much more dramatic the fight would have been if JT had eeked through the round like Pavlik did in the 2nd.

That would have been amazing.

yeah but unfortunately it didnt happen that way. i wish the fight would have went on but like i said earlier **** happens.

[MrOctober]

I really didn't see JT recovering from the assault in the 7th. Even if he did get up he would have been out on his feet and would have been subjected to serious damage...it was a good stoppage.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

Jermaine Taylor HIMSELF isnt even complaining about the outcome and stoppage of the fight? I keep reading about how the stoppage wasnt fair, and how Smoger shouldve gave him a count to see if he got up. Plain and simple, the boy was slumped over with his hands down in the corner like a beaten mule. I could understand if JT got up immediately after the Knock down and protested the stoppage, but he didnt. He stood on the floor for 3-5 minutes after being ko'd.

This last line had me cracking up!

[MightyMikeA]

I read a quote from an article that Smoger gave concerning the stoppage and it went something like "He was a dead heap in the corner...I could've counted to 50". Taylor got iced, I don't know how anyone could complain about that stoppage.

[MightyMikeA]

yeah but unfortunately it didnt happen that way. i wish the fight would have went on but like i said earlier **** happens.

How would it have gone on when Taylor was chilling in that corner like a sack of potatos?? This is not the movie 'weekend at Bernies', we can not take a KO'd Taylor and make a puppet out of him so the fight can go on lol.

[hugh grant]

Yeah but why dont the referee stand there and give him a full count to ten. I could barely see JT and what condition he was in. Like the ref is scared people will have a go at him for not stopping it earlier enough.

[elhijoprodigo]

JT was out, he then took an additional three punches including a hard left that you see JT's head bobble back and forth. Smoger did a great fight. He saw how quickly Pavlik stood up and realized he wasn't hurt enough warranting the stoppage.

[larrytyson]

Yeah and Tommy Morrison vs Ray Mercer was a premature stoppage too.

thats funny!

[thedon2006]

I was supporting Taylor and i agree it should have been stopped so he can come back and fight another day instead. The ref was good as if he was a dumb**** and Taylor did make the ten i wouldn't be surprised if taylor would've got hurt bad. A couple of warm up matches for taylor to get his confidence back and then we should get a rematch if Pavlik is still doing his thing.