Man Jermaine Taylor fell off, hard.

[Pullcounter]

I can't believe the guy that (who I never liked) that everybody thought was going to be the next Bernard Hopkins, and eventually go down as one of the best of the era fell off so hard and quick. The man went from getting decisions over Hopkins in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to being KOed by Carl Froch in Connecticut. You got to wonder what happened to his mentality.

they moved him too fast. he fought hopkins too young.

[NakiFan]

I always said Taylor was Style over substance, and I was right, he was not a 12 round fighter, Froch beat his ass down in the 12th end of story.

[dstew]

He's a around a B- level fighter with good athleticism, good jab, bad stamina. Stamina kills everything he does good.

He's techinically flawed for sure, but calling him B- level is a little harsh I think.

Consider that if the guy had the stamina to go a full 12, he'd be undefeated right now; I think that requires a little more skill than what a B- fighter has.

Taylor with stamina and a killer instinct would be very, very hard to beat... at least by anyone fighting today.

[scraddick]

Doesn't he put you in mind of David Reid ...

[baracuda]

jermain is one of the classiest fighters out there!.....just wish he'd try to clinch when in trouble,there's no shame in it if you don't do it lot

[MANGLER]

Taylor deserves more cred than he's gotten. I don't like the mother****er cuz of the Bhop and Winky decisions, but he's fought nothin but champs or ex champs since teh 1st Bhop fight. That alone is reason for him not to have looked like the juggernaut he was supposed to be. And like Bringer said, he danced twice wit Ex. *death knell*

[CockaRoach]

Winky had him beat. He seems to get gassed too easily lately

[josenoway]

he's like zab, he looks great the first half of the fight, then *splat*.

[tjadl6386]

he's like zab, he looks great the first half of the fight, then *splat*.

But unlike Zab he doesn't throw tantrums. The KO loss to Pavlik really got to him.

[cottothechamp]

simple, he lost hes confidence after that ko lost. And also u got to remember he moved up to 168, a tougher division then 160. he had trouble making weight. Taylor made a good run but it came to end, too many flaws and it caught up to him. Hopkins has no flaws, thats why hes still goin strong.