Taylor damaged now?

[czars_salad]

do u think those last rounds and then him at the end indicate that Taylor is damaged in anyway?

i agree, taylor was stunned in those closing rounds and hopkins was more definitive. it was not a convincing win

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Hopkins was not taking it easy as a strategy. He was avoiding the bombs that Taylor was throwing and fighting very defensively to protect himself. Getting knocked off balance in the second round told Hopkins to keep running. It was only when Taylor got gassed that Hopkins got back into the fight. Hopkins has fought more and more conservatively as he has aged. The guy is smart and knows that going at the younger fighters pace for the whole fight is not possible.

If Taylor trains twice as smart for the rematch, Hopkins will not get a chance. He can run his mouth now but when the rematch begins, Hopkins will be running.

Team Taylor has probably just hired a nutritionist and conditioning coach to correct the stamina problems in this fight. They never expected a 26 year old to burn out against a 40 year old and they will not repeat that mistake.

Get a grip folks. Beating Hopkins once already is not a negative for his confidence. I like that he is humble and talks about where he can improve, instead of the usual "I'm the baddest dude on the planet" insecurity trip.

I know what your saying...Hopkins was inactive for a reason in the first half of the fight...although Jermain did not land the big right flush he threw it very fast and very hard...it was enough a long with his jab to send a message to Nard and it is obvious at least too me that Nard got that message.

Second half of the fight was a different story but sometimes it is too little too late ask Joel Casamayor.

I still would like to learn a little bit about the concussion and when it occurred and how severe it was?

I have had a concussion before and I was one goofy mother****er that only remembers bits and pieces of myself, if Taylor did in fact have a concussion then he deserves a lot more praise than he is recieving.

[xcaret]

Barrera havin won 8 times in a row befo facin Pac = DAMAGED? what a ****in dumbass we have here.


Please increase thinking in yer posts.

I know your a Pac fan but saying "hes gonna win, hes gonna win" is ******. You still act like hes the fking best, hes not and his ass was getting hurt in the morales fight.

[SonnyG8R]

Bernard Hpkins has taken his soul forvever. Taylor is going throught the same as Spinks did when he was flored by Zab in their 1st fight

lol, what a joke.

Hopkins not only got punked by Taylor but also by his former advisor Lou DiBella. If anyones soul was taken it was his. No going out on top. No beating his former advisor. No belts. No power in future negotiations. lol, he's a hollow shell of his former self.

[Stealthic]

I still would like to learn a little bit about the concussion and when it occurred and how severe it was?

I have had a concussion before and I was one goofy mother****er that only remembers bits and pieces of myself, if Taylor did in fact have a concussion then he deserves a lot more praise than he is recieving.

I'm 99% positive it all came from that headbutt. After that point Taylor was completely different. He was uncoordinated and just generally sluggish and sloppy. That was the point in which Hopkins started really taking control.

[Bad Intentions]

LMAO ottoevens u do be sayin some dumb ****...

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I'm 99% positive it all came from that headbutt. After that point Taylor was completely different. He was uncoordinated and just generally sluggish and sloppy. That was the point in which Hopkins started really taking control.

This seams pretty logical, I just didnt want to pinpoint something and have the Hopkins faithful come down on me making excuses...excuses or not JErmain won the fight and if he did so with a concussion then I am even more impressed from the young green rookie.

[MetalVomit]

i really think mentally, it had some bad effect on Tayler. Not too much to damage him and affect his carreer. He wouldnt want a rematch if he really felt something bad on the inside afta the fight.


Wanna know who is a dmaged fighta? Juan Manuel Marquez. That doo dont want none of Pac no mo. That's a great example of how to mentally and physically damage sumbody. You could put Barrera in there aswell. nyahahaha, sorry to fans of these fightas.

Yo MannyP, I have two questions for you. How old are you? and Why do you sometimes type normally, and other tymes type a like dis?

I dont see why Marquez would be afraid of Pac, considering he figured him out after that first round, but it may be true. Since he hasnt expressed any interest in fighting Pac again.

[riz]

not damaged... jus that hopkins beat him in those rounds... both of them can beat each other on any given night. IF THEY FOLLOW THE RIGHT STRATEGY.
taylor should pounce on him when hes hurt, and also cut off the ring, not jus thro rangy punches.... also go to the body. hopkins should've started ealrier. if he did that he would've won... DOES ANYONE HAVE THE ENDING OF THE FIGHT, i WANT THE DECIOSIN ANNOUNCEMENT< AND THE INTERVIEWS

[legend]

Taylor was tired. I guess that's what happens when a fighter puts all his effort into winning a fight. Of course Hopkins was fresh in the later rounds, he didn't do jack **** in the first 7 or 8 rounds. To quote my favorite quote when I was a kid, DUH!!!