Newsflash: Taylor Gets December 4 date and opponent inside....

[spinksjinx]

Taylor Gets December 4 date.

By G. LEON

September 29th,2004- Reliable sources have informed **********.com that undefeated middleweight Jermain Taylor will return to hbo on december 4 on hbo. No opponent has been solidified but it will most likely be william joppy, Howard Eastman or sam soliman. Word is though HBO likes joppy, so he is probably the front runner to get the fight.

[Dr Cynical]

Taylor Gets December 4 date.

By G. LEON

September 29th,2004- Reliable sources have informed **********.com that undefeated middleweight Jermain Taylor will return to hbo on december 4 on hbo. No opponent has been solidified but it will most likely be william joppy, Howard Eastman or sam soliman. Word is though HBO likes joppy, so he is probably the front runner to get the fight.

Why is Joppy wanting to fight Taylor?
Didn't Joppy retire?
After what Trinidad and Hopkins did to him, he should leave or at least fight lesser guys.
I can't wait to see Taylor fight.
I've been hearing alot of good things about this guy but haven't got the chance to see him yet.

[Michael_Selway]

Taylor Gets December 4 date.

By G. LEON

September 29th,2004- Reliable sources have informed **********.com that undefeated middleweight Jermain Taylor will return to hbo on december 4 on hbo. No opponent has been solidified but it will most likely be william joppy, Howard Eastman or sam soliman. Word is though HBO likes joppy, so he is probably the front runner to get the fight.

if taylor can beat all 3, he is ready for hopkins

[J !]

for ****s sake how long has eastman waited for another shot ?

3 years thats how long, he should have beaten joppy but his own lax style let hm down when joppy was all at sea.

At 33 he nneds this fight and it will be a travesty if he doesnt get it.

[PRboxingfan]

I don't see Taylor fighting Hopkins because Nard will duck him. Taylor has the style and speed to defeat B-Hop so don't count on that fight coming to fruition. Hopkins will fight once more and then retire, mark my words. He won't take an opponent that has a shot at him anymore than he'd take a fight with James Toney at Heavyweight.

[spinksjinx]

I don't see Taylor fighting Hopkins because Nard will duck him. Taylor has the style and speed to defeat B-Hop so don't count on that fight coming to fruition. Hopkins will fight once more and then retire, mark my words. He won't take an opponent that has a shot at him anymore than he'd take a fight with James Toney at Heavyweight.

He just recently called out Taylor.....

Look for the no name guy to get the nod, I had huge respect and thought highly of taylor but my god the boy needs to step up....Joppy is their for the taking he hasnt fought in over a year and probably hasnt been training and just FINALLY got his legal mess settled he is their for the taking that is going to buy Jermain Taylor some time.......

On a side note, Joppy said in his court hearing that he is back and he just retired because of his legal problems but since they are all settled out then they he will return....


Jermain Taylor is the next hopkins calling out smaller guys and avoiding the big ones....

More props to Hopkins though...Taylor acts like a sissy.

[J !]

taylor would beat hopkins?

yip im and im going after vitali.

[Dark Destroyer]

taylor would beat hopkins?

yip im and im going after vitali.

Hmmmmm some people believe the hype too much, Jermain Taylor is not even close to Bernards level yet. The perfect fights for Jermain are Howard Eastman or William Joppy but i would prefer to see him against Howard Eastman.

[J !]

Yip thats a good eliminator between two of the top 5 middles in the world so why not.

its the way it should be.

[Dark Destroyer]

Yip thats a good eliminator between two of the top 5 middles in the world so why not.

its the way it should be.

So true, Howard Eastman does deserve a shot. Although i don't know what to make of Howard Eastman sometimes, he's seems abit too relaxed with his performances. How do you think he would do against Bernard Hopkins now? I think Bernard is too much for him still, there is a big step between Howard Eastman one of the best Middleweights out there and Bernard Hopkins the best Middleweight out there. The sad thing is that if Howard cannot beat him now then i don't think he'll ever beat him because Howard seems to have reached his peak. Although some would say he hasn't been pushed enough to excel further because of the lack of World class opposition. Basically all the rambling on i'm doing comes down to the point that i wasn't overly impressed with Howards last few performances, there is something about him that doesn't look right.