Jermain Taylor, Will He Face Carl Froch on November 15?

[dstew]

people post like they know anything about Froch. ( a few in this thread)

I refuse to believe our friends across the pond know anything about him.

He is an enigma, nobody knows how good that **** is.

Froch IS an enigma... he hasn't fought great competition, but he's looked good in knocking them out (as he should). He keeps his hands low, looks slow, and throws from unorthodox angles... making him look like an easy target for a skilled boxer, yet if you listen to his fans he's actually a very skilled fighter and only fights like he does to toy with his opposition. He's strong, but on the flipside his own chin has not been tested much.

Given all the question marks, I'd be willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt against Taylor who may be coming in a little gunshy, but I think Taylor gets the edge considering Froch's past level of competition. He'll have to adjust to Taylor's speed and skill quickly if he wants to make a fight of it.

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Hahaha, a former world champion doesn't "deserve a shot" at an untested 31 year old contender.

Funny stuff.

Taylor wanted no part of Froch and wanted an easier fight, now that Lacy has apparently retired all of a sudden he wants Froch now, it's a joke.

But I want the match to happen and Taylor would beat Froch easily.

[MANGLER]

Taylor should be able to beat Froch. Don't know if he'll stop him though.

[Johnny Rebel]

If Taylor thought Froch was an easy fight he wouldn't have been going after Lacy first. He would've just fought Froch for the title.

[dstew]

Taylor wanted no part of Froch and wanted an easier fight, now that Lacy has apparently retired all of a sudden he wants Froch now, it's a joke.

But I want the match to happen and Taylor would beat Froch easily.

It does look a little bad on Taylor's part, but this guy has been trying to make a fight for two months and keeps getting shot down... starting back in May there were Mayorga rumors, then talks with Tito Trinidad, then the most recent talks with Lacy... it's obvious Taylor's camp has been trying to match him up with a big-name fighter who Jermain would be favored against. A high profile tune-up... an easier, big money fight that would be a good name on his resume.

Froch doesn't fit that bill. The only real thing that fight offered was a title. Not to belittle the WBC belt, but Taylor's people have seemed really leary of risking his career for another title at this point. Let's see if they still go for it after running out of options.

If it doesn't work out with Froch, I wouldn't mind seeing Taylor fight a guy like Allan Green... or even an Edison Miranda or Sakio Bika. Taylor/Green would be the most likely to get picked up by HBO though.

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This fight if it happens, will pan out depending on what confidence Taylor brings to the fight. He has the tools to control the fight, being quicker and better skilled of the two (not to discredit Froch, who's skills are underrated).

If he's the same fighter as he was against Pavlik in their second fight, he would beat Froch by decision. If Pavlik's wins has affected Taylor, Froch could spring a suprise and knock him out.

Put it this way, Taylor has been in the ring with the best, while Froch has not been tested at any elite level so is unknown at this point. Americans should not count out Froch so easily.

[Pretty_Hitman]

Froch lololol

[Yaconcha]

good. coz........

With the recent retirement announcement by Jeff Lacy, will Jermain Taylor now face Carl Froch on November 15 for the vacant WBC super middleweight title? [details]

jeff lacy is a girl. PERIOD.
FACT: JERMAIN GAYLOR IS ****.
HES ONLY HAD TWO CONTRAVERSIAL HANDBAG SCRAPS WITH "OLE POPPY" WHO, I MIGHT ADD WAS THE NAME NOT GAYLOR. AAAAAAND "OLE POPPY" NEVER COMES TO ACTUALLY FIGHT AS SHOWN AGAINST J.C. AND HIS FIGHT WITH WINKY HE SHOULD HAVE LOST (POPPY AND WRIGHT) IN REALITY BUT HEY, ONLY IN AMERICA!
SO, WHATS LEFT...WELL, WITH J.C. STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND WHEN? THE ONLY...AND I MEAN ONLY CREDIBLE MIDDLE OR SUPER MIDDLE WEIGHT IS THE COBRA AND ALL YOU YANKS WONT HAVE IT BECAUSE HES BRITISH.
(NOTICE I DONT MENTION KELLY SYSLAK OR IS IT MOE PAVLIK)?
HES JUST A ****ER, NOTHING MORE.
AND THATS ALL IT TOOK AGAINST GAYLOR(WHO IS ALSO ****)
MANNY STEWARD IS A **** TRAINER WHO HAD TWO DECENT FIGHTERS WHO I MIGHT ADD DID THE FIGHTING NOT HIM SO I DONT UNDERSTND WHY PEOPLE CREDIT HIM FOR THEIR FIGHTING.(HEARNS AND LEWIS) THE ONLY FIGHTERS TO MAKE STEWARD KNOWN.
BACK TO LACY....(SIGH)ZZZZZZZZZZ LATERS BIAATCH. !YA NEARLY LOST BOTH YER LAST TWO HANDBAG MATCHES AND YER PROBABLY EVEN TO SCARED TO FACE GAYLOR TOO! YA FOKUN CHICKUN!
GAYLOR IS SCARED TO FIGHT FROCH AND SYSLAK SHOULD **** OFF BACK TO ****SUCKERSVILLE AND OPEN A FRIED FOOD TAKEAWAY!
SYSLAKS NEXT FIGHT PREDICTION: JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS, JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS, JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS, JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS ZZZZZZZZZZZ AND THEN THE RIGHT CROSS LANDS IF HES LUCKY! AND THAT IS WHAT HAS MADE THIS WANKER SOOOOO GOOD!???? OH HANG ON.....HES AMERICAN SO HE MUST BE GOOD! NOT.
ITS CARL FROCH ALLLLLLLL THE WAY BUT THEN, I THINK THIS WILL BE HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF, REMEMBER NIGEL BENN? CHRIS EUBANK? AND HOW ALL THE BIG NAMES IN AMERICA AVOIDED THEM? THE ONLY VOCAL ONE WHO WAS TOO SCARED TO PUT PEN TO PAPER WAS "PUNCH MY LIGHTS OUT" TONEY! JONES KEPT QUIET,HOPKINS TOO BECAUSE THEY KNEW.....ITS WAS GONNA BE HONEYGAN VS CURRY AGAIN AND NEVER WANTED IT.
THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS ON FOR IT WAS THE VERY BRAVE KNOCK OUT ARTIST GERALD MCCLELLAN.
AND YOU KNOW THE REST.
P.S. HEY LACY.........SEE IF UR SHORTS FIT UR SISTER! IF THE ***** GETS THE HAIR OFF HER CHEST AND SWINGS A LEFT HOOK AFTER EVEY JAB THEN NOBODY WILL KNOW YOU EVER RETIRED YA FOKUN ***GIT!
MAN THAT ***** IS UGLY, AND HIS MOMMY.......FO GIT IT.
P.P.S. ENGLAND RULE!

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jeff lacy is a girl. PERIOD.
FACT: JERMAIN GAYLOR IS ****.
HES ONLY HAD TWO CONTRAVERSIAL HANDBAG SCRAPS WITH "OLE POPPY" WHO, I MIGHT ADD WAS THE NAME NOT GAYLOR. AAAAAAND "OLE POPPY" NEVER COMES TO ACTUALLY FIGHT AS SHOWN AGAINST J.C. AND HIS FIGHT WITH WINKY HE SHOULD HAVE LOST (POPPY AND WRIGHT) IN REALITY BUT HEY, ONLY IN AMERICA!
SO, WHATS LEFT...WELL, WITH J.C. STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT WHAT TO DO AND WHEN? THE ONLY...AND I MEAN ONLY CREDIBLE MIDDLE OR SUPER MIDDLE WEIGHT IS THE COBRA AND ALL YOU YANKS WONT HAVE IT BECAUSE HES BRITISH.
(NOTICE I DONT MENTION KELLY SYSLAK OR IS IT MOE PAVLIK)?
HES JUST A ****ER, NOTHING MORE.
AND THATS ALL IT TOOK AGAINST GAYLOR(WHO IS ALSO ****)
MANNY STEWARD IS A **** TRAINER WHO HAD TWO DECENT FIGHTERS WHO I MIGHT ADD DID THE FIGHTING NOT HIM SO I DONT UNDERSTND WHY PEOPLE CREDIT HIM FOR THEIR FIGHTING.(HEARNS AND LEWIS) THE ONLY FIGHTERS TO MAKE STEWARD KNOWN.
BACK TO LACY....(SIGH)ZZZZZZZZZZ LATERS BIAATCH. !YA NEARLY LOST BOTH YER LAST TWO HANDBAG MATCHES AND YER PROBABLY EVEN TO SCARED TO FACE GAYLOR TOO! YA FOKUN CHICKUN!
GAYLOR IS SCARED TO FIGHT FROCH AND SYSLAK SHOULD **** OFF BACK TO ****SUCKERSVILLE AND OPEN A FRIED FOOD TAKEAWAY!
SYSLAKS NEXT FIGHT PREDICTION: JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS, JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS, JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS, JAB JAB RIGHT CROSS ZZZZZZZZZZZ AND THEN THE RIGHT CROSS LANDS IF HES LUCKY! AND THAT IS WHAT HAS MADE THIS WANKER SOOOOO GOOD!???? OH HANG ON.....HES AMERICAN SO HE MUST BE GOOD! NOT.
ITS CARL FROCH ALLLLLLLL THE WAY BUT THEN, I THINK THIS WILL BE HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF, REMEMBER NIGEL BENN? CHRIS EUBANK? AND HOW ALL THE BIG NAMES IN AMERICA AVOIDED THEM? THE ONLY VOCAL ONE WHO WAS TOO SCARED TO PUT PEN TO PAPER WAS "PUNCH MY LIGHTS OUT" TONEY! JONES KEPT QUIET,HOPKINS TOO BECAUSE THEY KNEW.....ITS WAS GONNA BE HONEYGAN VS CURRY AGAIN AND NEVER WANTED IT.
THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS ON FOR IT WAS THE VERY BRAVE KNOCK OUT ARTIST GERALD MCCLELLAN.
AND YOU KNOW THE REST.
P.S. HEY LACY.........SEE IF UR SHORTS FIT UR SISTER! IF THE ***** GETS THE HAIR OFF HER CHEST AND SWINGS A LEFT HOOK AFTER EVEY JAB THEN NOBODY WILL KNOW YOU EVER RETIRED YA FOKUN ***GIT!
MAN THAT ***** IS UGLY, AND HIS MOMMY.......FO GIT IT.
P.P.S. ENGLAND RULE!

What an idiot.

[dstew]

What an idiot.

I could add onto this, but there's really no point...