Steward picked Hatton to beat Zoo and now he picks TAYLOR!!

**The Devil** · 07-11-2005, 03:42 PM

Steward is a sick pervert.

**JUYJUY** · 07-11-2005, 03:42 PM

I don't know enough about Taylor to pick him, but I agree with many people that Hopkins is grossly over-rated.

**guru** · 07-11-2005, 03:44 PM

i dont know why the link is edited out but the site is

b-o-x-i-n-g-i-n-s-d-e-r-.com

**guru** · 07-11-2005, 03:49 PM

here is the article:

Steward Sees Big Trouble for Hopkins in Taylor
By Scoop Malinowski

When asked if he thought the powerful jab of Jermain Taylor - not to mention the youth, hunger, strength and determination - would be severe trouble for undisputed Middleweight king Bernard Hopkins, Emanuel Steward quickly concurred.

"Yes, yep, yep, yeah, that's one of the fights that's a real, tough pick 'em and the slight edge I'm going with Jermain," said the Hall of Famer, before elaborating into a fascinating analysis. "I think that the one thing that all elder fighters have problems with when they get in their 30s is the jab - a young fighter with a fast left jab. Because the jab is the punch that is the shortest distance and you have very little time to see that because the reflexes are slowing. Guys who have jabs, they give all the fighters problems. And that's been just no exception. And I think that Jermain has a good jab, physically measures up to Bernard for one of the few times. And he also has a tough attitude. I mean, for all Bernard is, he's still like a bully, an intimidator, he's a bully-type guy. And Jermain - forget all that country baby boy talk - there's a look in Jermain - I know when I see too - and I think this will be - to me - the fight that will prove to me if Hopkins is as good as people who are listing him in the history books. I don't feel that way. I feel that he's a good middleweight that just happens to be along at the right time, when the middleweight division is the worst that it's ever been in history. And I think that's why he's been able to win all those fights. But when you look at the credible big names that he's ever beat - Trinidad, a welter/junior middleweight - Oscar de la hoya - a welterweight that brought himself up to middleweight - that's all. But he hasn't had to fight too much. Closest fight roughly he had was with Antwun Echols which was still no world class big fight. He's been very fortunate. His record puts him in a position in history that I don't think he's, you know, really that (inaudible on audio tape replay). You can't fault him because all he can do is beat what's up there. And he's beaten everybody that was up there. But unfortunately he hasn't been in any great fights, but he did all he can do. To me, Jermain Taylor will be the first fighter he fights that, to me, that he will be tested, where I think he will fall.. All the other fights, I don't give him much credit, believe it or not. This is the fight that I'm looking at who I will determine the way I feel how he would have held up. And I think Jermain Taylor - even though he's young - presents that challenge."

**SacTown1** · 07-11-2005, 04:04 PM

Please remember that Emmanuel Stweard thought it was a good idea for he and Lennox to film Ocean's 11, rather than TRAIN for a title defense vs. Hasim Rahman...remember what happened? My checking account sure does

He also though that Vivian Harris deserved a shot vs. Kostya Tszyu....sure thang bro....

Emmanuel thought he deserved 20% of Holyfield's purses after Evander beat Bowe....peace Manny!

**sisforshaq** · 07-11-2005, 04:06 PM

Im just going to pick Taylor because I cant stand Hopkins.

**medium-deek** · 07-11-2005, 04:08 PM

His Boxer Harris lost to a journey man. What does he know (well he knows a lot obviously, but still..)

**guru** · 07-11-2005, 04:15 PM

well obviously steward will be biased towards his own fighters, but he has no stake in this fight or hatton/zoo so it should be his honest assessment... alot of what he says makes sense, as it did about hatton/zoo...

**JUYJUY** · 07-11-2005, 04:15 PM

Steward's heart hasn't really been in the game since the 70's and 80's.. but he still knows his boxing

Steward picked Hatton to beat Zoo and now he picks TAYLOR!!