Who Is Protected Now? Jermain Taylor Ducks Carl Froch

[abadger]

The facts:

The WBC ordered Carl Froch and Jermain Taylor, its #1 and #2 SMWS to face off for the WBC title imposing an August #1 deadline for purse bids.

The Froch Camp offered Taylor 1.25 millon dollars for the fight.

The Taylor camp have turned it down and prefer to face Jeff Lacy with no belt at stake.

My thoughts:

I fully understand that Jermain Taylor has had some nasty losses recently and needs to get back on his feet. My question? Why on earth can't the supposedly 'elite' Taylor, who has in the past beaten Bernard Hopkins, do this against Carl Froch, who in the past has beaten nobody.

I thought 'true champions fought the best', in this case it appears that Taylor is not even prepared to try to be a champion, and will not even fight the distinctly average.

Instead he is going to stay at home and take a payday by taking on Jeff Lacy, thats right, a US domestic fighter he should beat easily.

This my friends is what we call 'being protected'.

Thoughts?

[T-97]

I agree. How is Froch supposed to fight big names if they won't fight him?

[ИATAS]

He's coming off back to back tough losses. Let the guy have an easy fight. No shame there, imo.

[the_godslayer]

I agree. How is Froch supposed to fight big names if they won't fight him?

nuff said ... Di Bella is hiding Taylor IMO

[abadger]

He's coming off back to back tough losses. Let the guy have an easy fight. No shame there, imo.

Shouldn't Froch be a walk in the park for Taylor though? An easy way to get a belt, surely.

[2501]

I agree. How is Froch supposed to fight big names if they won't fight him?

That is a question Margarito fans had been asking prior to the Cotto fight. not about Froch of course.............

[Hitman932]

My thoughts:

I fully understand that Jermain Taylor has had some nasty losses recently and needs to get back on his feet. My question? Why on earth can't the supposedly 'elite' Taylor, who has in the past beaten Bernard Hopkins, do this against Carl Froch, who in the past has beaten nobody.

I thought 'true champions fought the best', in this case it appears that Taylor is not even prepared to try to be a champion, and will not even fight the distinctly average.

Instead he is going to stay at home and take a payday by taking on Jeff Lacy, thats right, a US domestic fighter he should beat easily.

This my friends is what we call 'being protected'.

Thoughts?

Pretty much hit the nail on the head, not a whole lot to add.

Taylor has never chosen a tough fight in his entire career.

He fought Hopkins because he had to.

He fought Pavlik because he believed he was nothing more than a slow white boy.

Now faced with a fight that would earn him some respect back he turns it down for a fight that does nothing except give Anorak a chance to see more muscular blacks than he was planning on.

[2501]

Shouldn't Froch be a walk in the park for Taylor though? An easy way to get a belt, surely.

yeah im beating a dead horse but thats EXACTLY the kind of question margarito fans were asking Floyd fans.

[Hitman932]

Shouldn't Froch be a walk in the park for Taylor though? An easy way to get a belt, surely.

I would say yes, If there is anytime to take Froch on it is now before he has learned to deal with being hurt, stunned etc.

Froch is a decent fighter with good power but he stands around with his hands down. If Taylor had any faith in his own skills he would see this as an easy belt... obviously he lacks that confidence.

[mojack]

I agree. How is Froch supposed to fight big names if they won't fight him?

corz he's a bad mudda****er.