Jermain Taylor..what went wrong?

[Chuckguy]

stamina
overhyped
won the belts to early
Hopkins fights ruined him
can't beat white men

Thanks for all of the input....

any other things that went wrong with Taylor?

I think it was emmanuel stewart
before him he used the jab beautifully
I think that changed messed with him more than people realize

[Buckfever]

I think he's too damned small for middleweight let alone super middleweight. He'd be great at 154.

[FLY TY]

i honestly don't think "anything" went wrong.....he's never been impressive against top competition, even when he wins......

this is just who JT is.....a skilled fighter, but lacking that "IT" that separates good fighters from great fighters.....

call it what you will, heart, stamina, killer instinct....JT's never had it.

[Bushidō]

Before I start off this thread, I believe that ANY ATHLETE OR PERSON can redeem themselves from their past failures.

However, I tend to ask myself this question alot and I haven't gotten THE answer to it. So I'm going to ask you all...WHAT WENT WRONG WITH JERMAIN TAYLOR???

In hindsight I think that those two fights with Bernard took alot out of him...but let me know how ya'll feel.

tooo tense in the ring