Comments Thread For: Katie Taylor Turns Down Amanda Serrano's 12 Three-Minute Rounds Proposal For Title Unification Bout

[richardt]

I find it impossible to root for Katie, She Never Wants to do anything to transcend women’s boxing. She refused to even consider a mega Fight with Claressa Shields when shields was the one dropping down in weight!

She dragged her feet in talks with Serrano a couple years ago.

She’s had a Few controversial decisions go her way.

She’s now rejected this proposal for 3Min rounds. Never wants to leave her comfort zone. She’s an ATG, purely down to the lack of quality in-depth Fighters in women’s boxing.

But whilst she shares an era with shields, she will never be held in the same regard as Claressa. I can’t Stand Shields personality, but she fights and wants to push women’s boxing further and leave her comfort zone.

F**K Katie Taylor. I’ll never back her. Hope Serrano beats her even more now.

Since when was New York located in Ireland? That's Serrano's backyard - where they will be fighting. That's a comfort zone - for Serrano, not Taylor. And I doubt either boxer mentioned doing 3 minute rounds when the fight was being negotiated. Nor would they have been able to get the sanctioning bodies to agree, and certainly not after a contract has been signed. It was a mind game and moot point. But Persoon who has less power and skills than Serrano did beat Taylor and I expect Serrano will do the same.

[Smash]

They are not clowns they have shook up Katie Taylor, lets be blunt Taylor cannot punch, Serrano is going to win.

Taylor will win & yes they are clowns pulling a stunt, if they really wanted 3 min rounds they would have negotiated it with everything else & not raised it at a press conference with everything signed and delivered, its a stunt, serrano im sure thinks she is smart and funny bringing it up like that and taylor haters lap it up

[Oldskoolg]

Why do you say that? There is nothing wrong with her mental. Why would you want to fight potentially an extra 12 minutes because your opponent wants you to? If Ugas suggested to Spence lets fight for 15 rounds like they used to and Spence declined, so what. Boxers are not getting paid for over time. i know she is elated but calm the fu*ck down. Having said that i'm rooting for just simply because she has struggled her whole life. I like Katie Taylor but i prefer hard knock life victories

You’re speaking bobbins mate

[Liondw]

But Amanda knows that their fight would never be sanctioned, at this moment, for three minute rounds.

[gluvsup]

Katie’s game being speed and finesse, she has little to gain from a change to 3-minute rounds against the better puncher and ring general Serrano.

Her main hope is to sprint through this “iconic” fight for “history,” peppering the puncher with her light-fisted volume and rushing back to her stool before a fight truly breaks out.

Women’s MMA makes women’s boxing look like a knitting circle.

[BigZ44]

I feel pretty confident Serrano is going to KO Taylor

[brettWall]

2 minutes per round is just right. Don't know what Serrano is trying to pull here. Who are you kidding? What's the point? Review your last fight with some nobody. You got beat to a pulp as if you went for five minutes per round in 15 rounds. Look at the damage done between you and your opponent with just 2 minues per round.

[ShoulderRoll]

Katie Taylor is shook.

[RoadMan94]

No i hear you are right but if she chooses not to push the envelope and just is content with winning and if possible having every conceivable advantage whats wrong with that? Any boxer would do it given the opportunity. Now if you are looking at a woman to be an ambassador of the sport then maybe she may not tick your boxes. There is no denying she has been spoon fed but the fact she is unassuming and shy of the camera i tolerate her. She is a good fighter too. If she did duck Shields then she is smart also.

you were also right about your inside info on Whyte and Hearn's relationship

You also make good points which I can’t argue with, I don’t want to argue them but Yano what I mean! It’s good it’s happening though and think Bob was petty by planning to counter programme such an event. I hope Taylor Serrano is as good as fans hope it is.

Cant believe I have to give Jake Paul credit for helping. That’s boxing in 2022 I guess!

[Cobra Curry]

Publicity stunt/mind games.

Surely you sort out the rules when negotiating the fight, not at the press conference?