Taylor making a mistake?

[restless_438]

Taylor will beat Hopkins' ass this time. I tend to think getting cut open by that headbutt affected Taylor's performance. I mean that was the closest he had come to being hurt in his career, and it led to Hopkins being able to hurt him later. He'd never been cut or anything, and I think that messed with his mindset. Taylor is better than Hopkins, and he'll beat him again in the rematch.

Hopkins is a ***** for crying

alright i have to comment here...

..a ***** for crying?? you're talking about NOT BEING ABLE TO PERFORM IN A FIGHT FROM A CUT!!! NOW WHO'S THE *****?!?! A CUT??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Since when has a cut stopped a fighter from performing in the ring? And before you make some juvenile comment, we're not talking about the fight being stopped, and if you're a professional fighter, the idea of the cut stopping the fight should NOT have anything to do with you losing the fight. HELL, if anything, the cut should have made Taylor work harder!

And ON TOP OF THAT, you're trying to tell me that THE CUT was responsible for Hopkins getting the better of him in the rest of the fight? You must be insane!

[DiegoFuego]

Sounds like YOU are the one crying

Taylor wins, Dibella wins, HOPKINS LOSES, ahahahhahahahaha

[DiegoFuego]

and for the record, I was a big Hopkins fan (although I predicted him to lose) before this fight, but as soon as he announced a ****ing investigation, fighting the verdict in court, nah uh. Can't support that kinda bull****.

I was also a De La Hoya fan until he lost to Mosley the 2nd time and didn't take that like a man.

I have no respect for crybabies, and why are you telling me Taylor is crying? HE WON THE FIGHT, lol

[restless_438]

Sounds like YOU are the one crying

Taylor wins, Dibella wins, HOPKINS LOSES, ahahahhahahahaha

im just tired of your ignorant statements, and this up here, it's something a 12 year old would write.

and for the record, I was a big Hopkins fan (although I predicted him to lose) before this fight, but as soon as he announced a ****ing investigation, fighting the verdict in court, nah uh. Can't support that kinda bull****.

I have no respect for crybabies, and why are you telling me Taylor is crying? HE WON THE FIGHT, lol

don't make me laugh, you jumped on the Taylor bandwagon the second the fight was over!

And my comment had nothing to do with 'Taylor crying'.
My point is, you're trying to defend Taylor by saying he didn't try his hardest because of a cut on the top of his head. It's completely ridiculous.

[DiegoFuego]

I never said he didn't try his hardest, I said it hurt his performance. Now that he knows how dirty Hopkins can be firsthand, he will nullify it by pummeling Hopkins. I predicted Taylor to beat Hopkins long before he did, so don't tell me I'm bandwagon. Hopkins got what he deserved.

[restless_438]

I never said he didn't try his hardest, I said it hurt his performance.

Exactly, how?

How does it make sense that getting a cut on the top of your head would change anything as far as how you fight goes?

Let me tell you, in that situation, if you're losing, you'd possibly want to start get a bit more aggresive so that, in the case that the fight is stopped, you don't have to worry. That is, if you know you're down on points.

Tarver wasn't down on points. In fact, he was, of course, UP on most scorecards when the cut took place.

It wasn't a cut that was going to stop the fight. It was in NO WAY impairing his vision. In other words, it didn't affect his fighting what-so-ever.

The fact is that Hopkins found a way to penetrate Taylor's style, Taylor didn't know how to answer back, and Hopkin's, being the veteran here, took over the fight. End of story.

[DiegoFuego]

Jermain Taylor is a GOD DAMN KID, A KID who'd never taken ANY punishment in ANY fight. And they throw him in with Hopkins, the number one guy in the sport as his first BIG fight! You're gonna tell me Taylor should have expected getting headbutted and dealt with it like a man.

GET OVER THAT ****

HOPKINS GOT BEAT BY A KID

[restless_438]

Jermain Taylor is a GOD DAMN KID, A KID who'd never taken ANY punishment in ANY fight. And they throw him in with Hopkins, the number one guy in the sport as his first BIG fight!

Now who's making excuses?

You're gonna tell me Taylor should have expected getting headbutted and dealt with it like a man.

lol, yes.

Oh, and this "kid" is four years shy of 30.


now, let it go..

[kallsop]

Hopkins will be busier, and that's all that matters. If Hopkins throws a few more shots it'll lure Taylor into a more steady pace and then when Hopkins backs off to start throwing counters, Taylor isn't going to be able to cope with it. Hopkins will win.

I don't think it's that easy for Hopkins. A faster pace for him early will mean he won't be as strong later. Plus, Taylor will better condition and pace himself for the 12 rounds. Taylor understands he needs to do just enough to win the round. For some reason, the veteran Hopkins overlooked that!

It will be a mistake for Hopkins to go hard early. Taylor can **** and do a lot of damage. Take a page out of Taylors book and work to win the rounds.

Unless there is a KO, which is quite possible, Taylor will win by close decision again. The best bet for Hopkins is to be dirtier with more arm wrestling, headbutts, bull rushes, low punches and punches behind the head. Taylor is a little green and couldn't figure out how to handle that in the first fight. My bet is he won't be able to handle it in the second fight either.

If it's a straight up clean fight, Taylor wins.

[Dirt E Gomez]

I'm not suggesting Hopkins comes out swinging like the younger version of himself. But if he simply throws 10 more shots than he did last fight in the early rounds it'll suck Taylor in. If Taylor attempts to hold reserves until the end of the fight it'll be a mistake. If he goes to slow early he'll allow Hopkins to do what Taylor did in the early rounds of last fight, and that's irk out a few wins just barely on the scorecards. THen in the later rounds Hopkins will still have enough left in the tank to counter Taylor's offense and probably still take the rounds.

Taylor has to do almost exactly like he did last fight. The only changes he has to make is conserve a little bit more energy, that is it. He simply isn't as good of a boxer as Hopkins, so his only hope is to take close rounds by giving the judges something to look at.