Jermain Taylor Is Better Than The Alternatives...

[street bully]

If Chad Dawson could drop down 7 pounds like he says he can he would dominate all of the.

[-Hyperion-]

He might be better than Green, but what already know what to expect from Taylor and what the most likely outcome will be. Green will bring a fresh face the top scene in the SMW who won't fight timid and really try to mix it up. I can understand if he wants to fight Ward then leave, but that would put the erplacement in a bad spot with just one fight. JT should dropout and fight Victor Oganov in Arkansas...

green not fight timid????dude, green fights timid vs the likes of rubin williams and tarvis simms......he is crap

[MANGLER]

Taylor may still got the heart and/or talent to fight, but his chin is gone. He could be badly hurt. The man got a family. Time for him to walk.

[Don Johnson]

It doesnt matter, JT got hurt and his career is done. He wont be able to continue so Showtime is going to have to decide who that replacement should be. Nobody should just get to walk into his spot. There should be some sort of box off.

he's recovered from his concussion. having him in the super six is a hellvua lot better than having green or miranda. The 2 best replacements would be bika and bute.

[Hitman932]

he's recovered from his concussion. having him in the super six is a hellvua lot better than having green or miranda. The 2 best replacements would be bika and bute.

I agree about Bute, though I think Bika would have a tough time with the styles and wouldn't be much of a threat.

Other people mentioned Paul Williams and Chad Dawson, while both guys would be excellent choices the problem is as I said before; the alternate is probably already set in stone due to contracts.

Not to mention it would be foolish for either of them to step into Taylor's spot and have to fight with the huge disadvantage of having 0 points with only two fights remaining including one against Kessler.

No manager worth his salt would put such a valuable commodity in such a ****ed up situation.

[DD09]

I agree about Bute, though I think Bika would have a tough time with the styles and wouldn't be much of a threat.

Other people mentioned Paul Williams and Chad Dawson, while both guys would be excellent choices the problem is as I said before; the alternate is probably already set in stone due to contracts.

Not to mention it would be foolish for either of them to step into Taylor's spot and have to fight with the huge disadvantage of having 0 points with only two fights remaining including one against Kessler.

No manager worth his salt would put such a valuable commodity in such a ****ed up situation.

I don't think it would be foolish for someone like Bika. I think it would be an opportunity for him to step it up and display his skills to the world.

Besides if he wins his remaining 2 fights he could advance. If he doesn't and goes undefeated(unlikely) he would walk away as a top contender and a pretty payday.

I think Bute would be the most interesting however. Although that will be extremely unlikely and he has more to lose.

[Hitman932]

I don't think it would be foolish for someone like Bika. I think it would be an opportunity for him to step it up and display his skills to the world.

I was talking about Williams or Dawson. Of course Bika would step in and it would make sense for him as he has very little earning power otherwise.

As for Bute, he has said he is content not being involved and if there was a possibility that he could be I think he would have been there from the beginning.

[MJ406]

this is really a tough situation for Showtime/Taylor

as if Taylor's chin isn't done by now, im sure his confidence is .. or very close to

i only want JT to retire cuz I don't feel he can hang ... sure he "almost" made the full 12 rounds with Abraham

but if you noticed, after about the 4th round, JT trailed off quite a bit which allowed Abraham to get back into the fight.

hate to say it, but the writing is on the wall and I know it was premature of me to say this before, but coming off a knockout loss ... who really wants to see JT fight again?

I admit I am a tiny bit interesting, however it's starting to look like S.S.D.F (same story different fight)

[Spray_resistant]

Jermain Taylor fought a very respectable fight for 11 rounds 2 min and 50 secs. The performance he put on against Abraham would have been enough to beat Allan Green or Edison Miranda without too much trouble. So why would anyone want other fighters who consistently put on very mediocre performances on the big stage to get a chance to run their mouths and disrespect much more deserving fighters at Taylor's expense?

Taylor would certainly have been able to outpoint Miranda and MAYBE outpoint the grossly underrated Green but would have been stretched by both in the end as both possess great 1 punch ko power. Taylor doesn't believe in his ability and that is something you need to do in order to compete at a world class level. He is just putting himself in danger and doesn't really need the money anyway as far as I know. This is about the best SMW on the world and Taylor at this time should not be mentioned in that convo. Even though I am a fan of Green I agree that the alternate should rightfully be the Bute/Andrade winner.....the tourney winner will have to fight him anyway to be the real undisputed SMW champion and not just #1 ranked.

[Hitman932]

hate to say it, but the writing is on the wall and I know it was premature of me to say this before, but coming off a knockout loss ... who really wants to see JT fight again?

Really though, does anyone want to see Allan Green instead?

That guy has turned down so many fights and ****ed over so many people with his pull outs that it would almost be a crime for him to receive a payday at the expense of a fighter like Taylor who has basically faced a gang**** of p4p caliber fighters over the past 3 years.

If the alternate was a hardworker and someone deserving like Librado Andrade I would be all for it, but Allan Green is garbage and the only person who thinks he is a world class fighter is himself.