Jermain Taylor

[Dorian]

I missed the fight last night and im a Taylor fan, i saw the scorecards but did he look great? can someone fill me in, thanks

[dstew]

From a technical standpoint, maybe his best fight ever. He used his jab very well, defended himself well, even had Lacy hurt a few times.

Negatives:
he clinched a lot. Some because he got tired late, some because Lacy was tired also and kept falling into him.
seemed to pull back when he had Lacy hurt. maybe just cautious after blowing himself out in the first Pavlik fight, maybe because Lacy is a friend.

[Dorian]

thanks! good to see Taylor back!

[AntonTheMeh]

it was a good fight.taylor won clearly though.

[MANGLER]

Taylor brought it all last night. He was boxing but he did it wit intensity. He let up as far as goin for the kill but that's gotta be cuz he was fightin his homey.

[Uchi Deshi]

It was definitely one of Taylor's best. A good technical fight, and he clearly out-classed Lacy. Nice use of the jab. Lacy couldn't stop it.

[Madvillain]

On top of bringing back what had originally brought him to the dance in the first place: his stellar jab, he looked to be in fantastic condition. He's undoubtedly the favorite to win the WBC Super Middleweight Title in this eliminator.

[Sin City]

From a technical standpoint, maybe his best fight ever. He used his jab very well, defended himself well, even had Lacy hurt a few times.

Negatives:
he clinched a lot. Some because he got tired late, some because Lacy was tired also and kept falling into him.
seemed to pull back when he had Lacy hurt. maybe just cautious after blowing himself out in the first Pavlik fight, maybe because Lacy is a friend.

I haven't watched it yet (i'm in the process of dl'ing it right now)
but I guess that's what happens when you have two good friends fight each other.
I wouldn't want to hurt one of my friends.. it must have been hard and weird for Taylor.

[kevtwin]

i guess Calzaghe beating Lacy 12 and 0 in an absolute massacre when LAcy was at his best (whatever that is) can give us something to compare Joe and Taylor with now then...

Joe would have owned Taylors ass.

[Madvillain]

I haven't watched it yet (i'm in the process of dl'ing it right now)
but I guess that's what happens when you have two good friends fight each other.
I wouldn't want to hurt one of my friends.. it must have been hard and weird for Taylor.

Yeah, that must have been a bad situation for both. In order to get back on the road to glory, you have to beat up your friend, former roommate, and teammate. During the fight, Jim told a story of at the press conference, Taylor and Lacy did the usual fighter stare-down, but couldn't hold the stare for long and they both started to bust up laughing. Real testament to how close they must be.

I hope Lacy recovers from this, he's not a bad fighter by any means, it's just that Taylor is too damn good.