Jermain Taylor fit, ready for return to ring and Pat Burns

[studentofthegam]

I think there is a point in a fighters career when it doesnt matter who trains him. I say sell used cars in Little rock. Not to be funny but often we blur how bad our favorite boxers really looked just hoping they reclaim that glory. Personally I have learned to care about their well being because boxing is not a movie we watch on TV or a broadway show where we enjoy the performance and the actors leave unharmed. Its real life. In my opinion boxing (and all contact sports) is the only real reality TV. In JT's case he cant change his stripes. We can only hope for yesterday at the expense of his health.

Author: Former selfish fan

[#1Assassin]

can't wait to see JT back in the ring. CAN'T WAIT!

alot of ppl are brushing him aside but thats a mistake, he has a reasonable shot of making himself relevant again imo. the only possible problem is his punch resistance, he has been stopped by punchers but hes been stopped none the less. every time someone gets knocked out its easier to knock them out again so we dont know how good his chin will be. if it hasnt got worse by the abraham KO he can still find success. he needs to improve his defense and his stamina but all thats possible, hes staying in shape between fights now and his defense has been improving for a while now (he only gets in trouble when he gets tired).

he should fight miranda or green. him an green both being in the super six that would be a good fight for a undercard in the semis or in the finals. him and miranda dont like eachother at all and that would be a very fan friendly fight stylisticly too. green and miranda would be unable to turn down that oportunity, especially considering taylors been stopped 3 times and twice in a row and they are both real good punchers. still i think taylor would beat them both. then he shold take it from there.

let my also just say ppl worrying about brain damage are worrying for nothing, i mean boxing is boxing but taylor is no more at risk than anyone else. ppl get braindamaged from having long wars when they take lots of punishment over 12 rounds, not by getting flattened by a single punch or combination.

its the wars that create brain damage not the KOs and taylor hasnt been in that many wars. its cotto, margarito, the marquez brothers and maybe even pacquiao that should retire if u fear for fighters health.

[studentofthegam]

can't wait to see JT back in the ring. CAN'T WAIT!

alot of ppl are brushing him aside but thats a mistake, he has a reasonable shot of making himself relevant again imo. the only possible problem is his punch resistance, he has been stopped by punchers but hes been stopped none the less. every time someone gets knocked out its easier to knock them out again so we dont know how good his chin will be. if it hasnt got worse by the abraham KO he can still find success. he needs to improve his defense and his stamina but all thats possible, hes staying in shape between fights now and his defense has been improving for a while now (he only gets in trouble when he gets tired).

he should fight miranda or green. him an green both being in the super six that would be a good fight for a undercard in the semis or in the finals. him and miranda dont like eachother at all and that would be a very fan friendly fight stylisticly too. green and miranda would be unable to turn down that oportunity, especially considering taylors been stopped 3 times and twice in a row and they are both real good punchers. still i think taylor would beat them both. then he shold take it from there.

let my also just say ppl worrying about brain damage are worrying for nothing, i mean boxing is boxing but taylor is no more at risk than anyone else. ppl get braindamaged from having long wars when they take lots of punishment over 12 rounds, not by getting flattened by a single punch or combination.

its the wars that create brain damage not the KOs and taylor hasnt been in that many wars. its cotto, margarito, the marquez brothers and maybe even pacquiao that should retire if u fear for fighters health.

I am one of those people. True, the accumilation of punches over the years is more dangerous than most one hitter quitters but when a person is completely unconcious on a regular basis its worse. Not to mention all boxers take repeated punishment when you throw in all the sparring. Thats the selfishness I was talkin about. Thats not an insult to you but you jumped right into your fan excitement and picked opponents. Roy didnt have a lot of wars either but when we saw him asleep the third time it was obvious that the thrill was gone. Sure Taylor is able to get in there and mix it up a little bit but you dont honestly see him climbing to the top of that mountain again. You only see him as entertainment. Not a man with a family that probably needs him to be fully functional.

[Zizou3]

Taylor is washed up - he got destroyed by Froch and Abraham. He is not good enough to fight Europeans so he should stick to fighting bum Americans. buawhahwhahwahw PWNED

[studentofthegam]

Taylor is washed up - he got destroyed by Froch and Abraham. He is not good enough to fight Europeans so he should stick to fighting bum Americans. buawhahwhahwahw PWNED

In a round about way we totally agree.

[dstew]

JT definitely needs a soft touch or two before throwing him back into a major fight. But will those around him be smart/restrained enough to give him the chance to rebuild his confidence? Doubtful. Dibella is not his promoter any more, and it wouldn't surprise me if Al Haymon wants nothing to do with Taylor at this point either, leaving Taylor to be picked up by some promoter that doesn't give a damn about him and only wants him as an opponent for their young, hungry prospect(s).

Lacy is Taylor's only win since 2007, and Jeff is more shot than JT is, just having lost to a club fighter. He looked better against Froch for a few rounds than anyone has since, but that isn't much to build a comeback on IMO.