Current Sergio vs the Taylor who beat Hopkins.

[PD21]

Im surprised with the responses. I'd go against the trend and pick Martinez. Taylor gassed in both Hopkins fights and against the likes of Ouma, Spinks and Wright he looked very beatable. 2 of those were fights he was supposed to look good in. Then came his Ko losses to Pavlik, Froch and Abraham.

At his best Taylor was a force but even at his best he was never sensational looking. His best display/result was against Hopkins in a fight that alot of people thought he lost against a man in his 40s who struggled to make weight and jumped up 2 divisions for his next fight.

Martinez is really hitting his form now and matched against that version of Taylor I see Sergios Jab being very effective. I also see him being too quick on his feet and hard for Taylor to corner. Not sure about a dramatic Paul Williams type KO but I would lean towards a points win for Martinez. I think boxing comes a little more naturally to him whereas it looks forced from Taylor.

[Pullcounter]

Taylor should be too big for martinez

[AntDawg]

Taylor by ko.

[ИATAS]

Taylor all day

[TheSlickster]

Probably Taylor.

[SERVILEV]

Ive been sayn this for the atleast 6mo. And ill say it again.. Taylor gonna be the one to take martinez title..

[Bushbaby]

Ive been sayn this for the atleast 6mo. And ill say it again.. Taylor gonna be the one to take martinez title..

He's talking about the Taylor that edged B-Hop. This version of Taylor isn't beating Martinez.

[Devils Advocate]

Taylor all day

Taylor beats Martinez

[Pugilistic™]

I'd pick Martinez, Sergio isn't gonna stand in front of him the way Wright did and be on the receiving end. I mean Spinks gave him a lot of problems with his movement, Sergio would do more. Lets not forget the Spinks fight...

I might be in the minority in this but Hopkins looked a whole lot better at 175, and that to me was due to not having to make 160 anymore, I think it finally caught up with him. I thought his performances against Eastman and Oscar showed that. Steward also agreed that Hopkins should have made the move up a lot sooner. Anyway I'm gonna go with Sergio Martinez by U.D, it'll be competitive of course.

I agree with this and especially with the Hopkins part. Once Hopkins moved up to 175, he looked healthier and his workrate increased imo.

Martinez would confuse Taylor with his movement, angles plus he actually has power unlike Spinks also.

Taylor was no better at 160 than he was at 168 imo. His performances against Pavlik at 166 and Froch at 168 were good performances but his stamina has always let him down and it did again in those fights.

[sweetscience18]

Jermaine has too good of boxing skills..when he could use them