TAYLORS first fight at 168 should be against LIBRADO ANDRADE imo

**ferocity** · 10-10-2007, 09:48 PM

Will Taylor ever get an easy fight...not if he fights Andrade. Andrade is not a fighter that you want to take on when you step into a new division. Totally wrong opponet for Taylor. I would put him in with Miranda before i'd put him in with Andrade.

**Kball15** · 10-10-2007, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by ferocity

Will Taylor ever get an easy fight...not if he fights Andrade. Andrade is not a fighter that you want to take on when you step into a new division. Totally wrong opponet for Taylor. I would put him in with Miranda before i'd put him in with Andrade.

Miranda has a lot of power, he might have even more power at 168.

IMO, its NEVER a good idea to fight a guy who could knock you out with only a few punches, in your first fight into a new division.

What could POSSIBLY go wrong in fighting Andrade???

To me, he is perfect. Taylor could show all his skills. Id pick him by 5th round KO.

I really cant see anything wrong with this fight. Andrade can throw a TON of punches a round, but they seem easy to slip and slow, and he leaves himself wide open for counter shots.

He's just a perfect opponent for taylors first fight at 168 IMO

**Contenders** · 10-10-2007, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by Kball15

Miranda has a lot of power, he might have even more power at 168.

IMO, its NEVER a good idea to fight a guy who could knock you out with only a few punches, in your first fight into a new division.

What could POSSIBLY go wrong in fighting Andrade???

To me, he is perfect. Taylor could show all his skills. Id pick him by 5th round KO.

I really cant see anything wrong with this fight. Andrade can throw a TON of punches a round, but they seem easy to slip and slow, and he leaves himself wide open for counter shots.

He's just a perfect opponent for taylors first fight at 168 IMO

Andrade has some descent pop on his punches too. Not one punch KO, put the kind that breaks down fighters. Even if a lot of his punches are wide and miss, he seems to land enough (most of the time) to wear people down.

**CottoOverrated1** · 10-10-2007, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by ferocity

Will Taylor ever get an easy fight...not if he fights Andrade. Andrade is not a fighter that you want to take on when you step into a new division. Totally wrong opponet for Taylor. I would put him in with Miranda before i'd put him in with Andrade.

you big up your mexcian fighters any chance you get.
you only said that cuz andrade is mexican. you are beginning to make me hate mexican fighters. can you list 5 fights where you thought the mexican fighter was going to lose? i aint saying you wasnt rooting for him cuz i know you were, but i mean going into a fight, was there at least 5 fights where you thought the mexican fighter was going to lose? boxing world cup doesnt count. eventhough, you probably had mexico sweeping the filipinos before the event.

**freedom213** · 10-10-2007, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by Kball15

Its a sure fire win IMO. He can look AMAZING doing so.

Andrade coming off a very impressive win, and another 1st round KO before that.

Andrades stock has a chance to go up if Kessler can impress on Nomber 3rd...

I mean, everyones been saying that the Pavlk KO loss has the potential to have messed Taylor up mentally for the rest of his career.

Well, what better way to boost confidence then to put him in there against a guy with a rep for an amazing chin, a guy he can land every punch he throws, and a guy he would stop very impressively in a VERY fan friendly affair???

Andrade could be sort of the new MAYORGA of the 168 division cause He is very beatable if your a technically skilled fighter, and he'll stay there with you and let you show all that talent off

i wouldnt be so quick to write Andrade off.

**Trevbutler** · 10-10-2007, 10:22 PM

I think Taylor has an outstanding chin. So its not more of trying to find someone that wont one punch KO him, which would be hard to do. Its more of trying to train Taylor to not get caught with so many like he did with Pavlik.

**Chipper** · 10-10-2007, 10:48 PM

I think Andrade is a really bad match-up for Taylor. Because he won't be able to hurt Andrade and Andrade is always coming forward throwing punches. And we know how bad Taylor looks when he's backed up.

Miranda as his first fight at 168 would be bad too. Taylor just got knocked out by one murderous puncher in Pavlik you think his people would put him in with another dangerous puncher in Miranda? I doubt it.

**ferocity** · 10-10-2007, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by CottoOverrated1

you big up your mexcian fighters any chance you get.
you only said that cuz andrade is mexican. you are beginning to make me hate mexican fighters. can you list 5 fights where you thought the mexican fighter was going to lose? i aint saying you wasnt rooting for him cuz i know you were, but i mean going into a fight, was there at least 5 fights where you thought the mexican fighter was going to lose? boxing world cup doesnt count. eventhough, you probably had mexico sweeping the filipinos before the event.

If you think Taylor is going to look good against Andrade then you're delusional.

Taylor just lost by Ko. Does he need to fight another fighter that is going to smile at the punchs he receives from Taylor? No. Does he need to go 12 rounds against a guy who will take everything Taylor dishes out. Andrade is a bad match up.

Taylor needs a few fights where his confidence will soar, he needs fights that are gurentted ko's.

The post starter says Andrades has a chin, then he says Taylor will ko' him in 5? Doesn't make sence. We all know by now that Taylor is not a hard puncher.

**ferocity** · 10-10-2007, 11:54 PM

De Leon against Bautista

Morales against Pacquioa 3

Barrera aginst Pacquiao 2

Margarito against Cintron

Danny Romero against Vuyan Bungu (Romero got ROBBED)

TAYLORS first fight at 168 should be against LIBRADO ANDRADE imo