The Guru says "Taylor is going to beat Hopkins"

[guru]

Hardly any fighter retires on top... most go out after a lost or series of losses(ali, hagler leonard, hearns, holy, holmes, etc)... i think this will be the one fight too many for nard... history says nard has to lose somebody sooner or later and i say the time has come with taylor...

taylor, unlike tito or oscar, is a real 160'er.... taylor is good boxer with good hand speed and power... no doubt nard should be the favorite, not a big one but a decided one.... but i like taylor in an upset by decision.... at the very least, i dont see this being an easy fight for nard even if he wins, IT WILL BE A TOUGH FIGHT...

AND DONT FORGET THE EA SPORTS CURSE!!!!!! if you've been on the cover of one of their games, you are due to lose or get injured..... it's happened to michael vick, eddie george, roy jones and now its nards turn....

[Kimmy]

Taylor is a decent fighter and has the tools to win but i don't think he will. Hopkins is so good he rarely loses rounds nowadays. Taylor hasn`t been in with anyone of the class of Hopkins.
Nard W12 ( but it wouldn`t be Douglas Vs Tyson if Taylor beat Hop!)

[dansweeney]

hopkins by tko 11 in a war, taylor will realize he cant be cute with hopkins and win a ud, therefore he will press the action like trinidad and force hop to fight, which he will and ko taylor

[Truth]

Taylor is a decent fighter and has the tools to win but i don't think he will. Hopkins is so good he rarely loses rounds nowadays. Taylor hasn`t been in with anyone of the class of Hopkins.
Nard W12 ( but it wouldn`t be Douglas Vs Tyson if Taylor beat Hop!)

I agree with you Bernard Hopkins is in a whole different class than Jermain Taylor.

[borikua]

I got my money on Taylor

[mic573]

I think this will be a very tactical battle with Hopkins winning a decision. The fight will be fought at Hopkins pace because Taylor isn't aggressive enough to force him to fight at a higher pace.

[RUDDY]

Im not to sure about this one, during the Eastman fight Bernard looked very ordinary at times, but during other parts he was putting on a master class in boxing. Taylor would have to make Bernard fight at a fast pace and over power and out think him, i don't see this happening so would go for UD to Bernard.

[PRboxingfan]

I think this will be a very tactical battle with Hopkins winning a decision. The fight will be fought at Hopkins pace because Taylor isn't aggressive enough to force him to fight at a higher pace.

I agree. I don't see a war but more of a measured pace by Hopkins. Jermain will try to bring it to him and go to the body often, but Hopkins will run (just like he did against Eastman) and come in for pot shots here and there. It might be closer than the Eastman fight, but I don't think Taylor will pull it off.

That said, I'm rooting for Taylor.

[guru]

i smell upset here... it's been a long time since nard faced an "A" level "BOXER" type, that was a legit 160lbs... i think taylor has a style that can give nard trouble, plus he's young and quick...

[Fareastwarrior]

Hopkins will win in style and then he will take on felix.