TAYLORS first fight at 168 should be against LIBRADO ANDRADE imo

[Slotff]

Taylor should fight Miranda at 168. There are so many reasons.

A fight between them has been discussed for so long. There is already a sort of rivalry. Both guys got knocked out by Pavlik in the 7th round in EXCELLENT fights. Both guys were talking of moving up to 168. It is a great match up.

Andrade may lose to Taylor, but he would make him look terrible, and it would be close.

[Undefeated]

Taylor should fight Miranda at 168. There are so many reasons.

A fight between them has been discussed for so long. There is already a sort of rivalry. Both guys got knocked out by Pavlik in the 7th round in EXCELLENT fights. Both guys were talking of moving up to 168. It is a great match up.

Andrade may lose to Taylor, but he would make him look terrible, and it would be close.

Agreed.

Both should fight at 18. That fight would be very entertaining.

I would put my money on Taylor to win this one. Ofcourse this fight will not even reach the 12th round.

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

Yeah i agree Taylor could look good against Andrade!!! But i think he should be looking for a rematch first!!!

[Kball15]

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.

Taylor has something called "POWER" and puts together great "COMBINATIONS"

Mack hurt Andrade on MORE then one occasion. I would FULLY expect Taylor to knock Andrade out in about 5 rounds.

The fact that it would take that long is a testament to Andrades chin

[boxingfan4life]

I think that would be a good first fight for taylor. It will be a nice way to get broken in into the new weight class.

[SpeedKillz]

i dont think this fight would be so easy for taylor. im sure he could win it but i dono if it would be "surefire" like u say. taylor would have a tough time with him even tho i also think he would win, i think he would have a tough time doing it, and for a first fight at 168, i would go for another opponent, but i aint taylors promoter so who the hell knows....

[bluemax]

Look Taylor isn't going to fight any fighter who is a legimate threat unless his back is against the wall. If Taylor's previous fights are any indication his camp's management team will look for a smaller blown up mddleweight who can't punch to get him back in the win column. His team realizes that people are still buying the media hype and can have Taylor continue his career fighting minimal fighters to pad his record. He'll have a few cherry picked fights and then with the media's help be seen as a pound for pound contender again. Pavlik can beat him twice more and it will still be claimed that Taylor just made a mistake. Let him fight Miranda (fat chance) to prove how dominant he is!! I predict Taylor won't be the big factor in the 168 lb division that the hype says he will be. Hey!! maybe him and Lacy should have a box off.

[kayjay]

Against someone he can't hurt?

He should fight someone with a weaker chin

[kayjay]

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

Kball, Taylor landed tons of flush shots against Kassim Ouma and couldn't get the KO. now Ouma has a very good chin for a jr. middle, but Andrade has an outstanding chin at 168, no way Taylor knocks him out.

[Kball15]

Kball, Taylor landed tons of flush shots against Kassim Ouma and couldn't get the KO. now Ouma has a very good chin for a jr. middle, but Andrade has an outstanding chin at 168, no way Taylor knocks him out.

i can GARUNTEE that Taylor knocks him out. It would be easy.

Im not saying he gets knocked out cold and lies still on the canvas for a minute.

He'd probably be stopped on his feet.

But if Mack and knockdown AND hurt Andrade, one of Taylors combinations would CERTAINLY knock Andrade out.

Andrades chin is great, but its getting severely overrated over her. This guy can be knocked out, taylor would almost certainly do it within 5.

If he gets off one of the combos that dropped Pavlik, its over. Pavlik has a good defense, Andrade doesne even have a defense