Taylor to return in Sept, who should he fight?

[ИATAS]

Rematch......

[Mugwump]

Taylor could re-match Froch until the end of days and not beat him.

He held all the advantages for that fight (home country, home town, crowd, familiarity with the way US TV and boxing operates etc.) and was not far short of the best performance he could deliver at his age.

Froch had all the above against him and delivered - for him - a substandard performance.

In short - Taylor can't improve much whereas Froch is spoiled for choice on where to begin.

Taylor - who is STILL an excellent fighter - has been involved in a number of hard fights recently. For him the priority should be time off with his family and then a tomato can tune-up.

After that he should look at Bute, who won't present him with too many problems.

[Fox McCloud]

Some nobody so he can get his confidence back.

[aristotlemoses]

i think he should take a fight with green since green is comin off a win and i think taylor could take that fight pretty handily.

if he does a rematch with froch i think he should do it over in frochs backyard though.

but i think he should be in withsome one tough that he can defintly beat to get his confidence back like a green or bika or someone

[Dubious-Dutch]

Taylor could re-match Froch until the end of days and not beat him.

He held all the advantages for that fight (home country, home town, crowd, familiarity with the way US TV and boxing operates etc.) and was not far short of the best performance he could deliver at his age.

Froch had all the above against him and delivered - for him - a substandard performance.

In short - Taylor can't improve much whereas Froch is spoiled for choice on where to begin.

Taylor - who is STILL an excellent fighter - has been involved in a number of hard fights recently. For him the priority should be time off with his family and then a tomato can tune-up.

After that he should look at Bute, who won't present him with too many problems.

That is a big assumption. Taylor improved in his rematch with Pavlik and could of won decision if he didn't fade in the late rounds. To assume Froch had a poor performance and not take in to consideration Taylor's brilliant jab and countering for the earlier rounds is foolish. Jermain can hurt Froch and knowing that taking the fight into the later rounds is dangerous, will force Taylor to pounce... and pounce early. IMO it is a winnable rematch. At times he made Froch look foolish in there. Carl knew the stakes before he walked into the ring and the last thing he wanted was a poor showing but it is what he got. I wouldn't bet on Jermain to win as I didn't bet on him the first time but in this sport anything can happen.

14 seconds was all that remained for a victory............

[bullq21]

Taylor needs a big win to bounce back... I think he should fight Kessler just to expose him, thats if kessler's people are man enough to take a little bit of risk

[FRANKGWJ]

Rematch

He should get a rematch with carl froch do to the fact he beat the hell out of him for eleven rounds then got tired at the end of the fight!

[Scott9945]

Taylor could re-match Froch until the end of days and not beat him.

He held all the advantages for that fight (home country, home town, crowd, familiarity with the way US TV and boxing operates etc.) and was not far short of the best performance he could deliver at his age.

Froch had all the above against him and delivered - for him - a substandard performance.

In short - Taylor can't improve much whereas Froch is spoiled for choice on where to begin.

Taylor - who is STILL an excellent fighter - has been involved in a number of hard fights recently. For him the priority should be time off with his family and then a tomato can tune-up.

After that he should look at Bute, who won't present him with too many problems.

Taylor was a long way from his hometown, and I think Bute beats him if they do fight.

[Clegg]

I agree that he would have a good chance in the rematch, but if Froch is tied up with another mandatory then that isn't an option.

Even if Froch is available, why would he have an instant rematch with Taylor? High risk, minimal reward IMO.

Froch will probably try to make a fight with someone else.

[Mugwump]

That is a big assumption. Taylor improved in his rematch with Pavlik and could of won decision if he didn't fade in the late rounds. To assume Froch had a poor performance and not take in to consideration Taylor's brilliant jab and countering for the earlier rounds is foolish. Jermain can hurt Froch and knowing that taking the fight into the later rounds is dangerous, will force Taylor to pounce... and pounce early. IMO it is a winnable rematch. At times he made Froch look foolish in there. Carl knew the stakes before he walked into the ring and the last thing he wanted was a poor showing but it is what he got. I wouldn't bet on Jermain to win as I didn't bet on him the first time but in this sport anything can happen.

14 seconds was all that remained for a victory............

Of course Taylor can improve. But I maintain he can't improve by much. He fought a great fight. Froch fought a stinker. I base this on several fights I've watched him in where he has performed far better. I mean, he could knock two rounds off Taylor's scorecard by doing little more than holding his gloves eight inches higher and refraining from wild haymakers which are there to be countered. And we haven't even started on him leading exclusively with the jab and following up with a crisp 1-2 - a tactic that consistently paid dividends despite Froch's seeming antipathy towards it.