Official Poll: Who wins the Hopkins Taylor Rematch?

[USA4LIFE]

Taylor UD

I've been over this a million times why Taylor will win, I'll be happy to do it again but right now I gotta take a **** and find some food.

I would like it if you would go over it again, just wanna see how you see it.

I for one have no clue, it's a toss up for me. B-Hop wants to prove that the first fight was a fluke and should have never ended that way so he will be A LOT more motivated, but JT will also be more motivated b/c he feels he gave too much respect to B-Hop the first time around. I am going with B-Hop by UD but I wouldn't be surprised if JT wins it also.

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Taylor has lots of things on his side. He has youth on his side, and he also knows that some fans feel he robbed B-Hop so he feels he has a lot to prove. Also, he did quite well in the 1st fight for his 1st fight on the big stage and wasting loads of energy just from being nervous. This time, he will be more sure of himself. People who expect Hops to KO Taylor forget Hops is not a power puncher, nor is he a very active figher anymore. Also, when you watch the tape of the 1st fight, Hopkins retreats quickly any time Taylor throws at him. This is due to Taylor's size and quick hands. Hopkins is not going to want to exchange enough to win this by KO. If he does choose to do that, my money is on youth prevailing again, and without a concussion-inducing headbutt produced in the 1st fight, Taylor is that much less likely to lose.

The main difference is going to be stamina. As I said, Taylor wasted a lot of energy last fight just being nervous. That will not be so this time. He has seen that a 40 year old Bernard Hopkins is more bark than bite. Taylor's increased stamina will allow him to fight back better than he did in the 1st fight should Hopkins try to be sneaky in the later rounds.

Taylor UD.

[Tha Greatest]

Hopkins not a power puncher?

Then why was Taylor holding on for dear life in the late rounds?

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Greatest...Taylor had a concussion. LOL...I just said that, man, come on. After the fight, Taylor was diagnosed with a concussion as a result of the headbutt he got from Hopkins which caused that nasty gash. If Hopkins was a power puncher, he'd have KO'd the concussed and gassed Taylor late in the fight, but he couldn't.

Hopkins historically has never been a power puncher. His punching power is decent, not great. It took a while ofbeating on Tito before he KO'd him. He couldn't KO Joppy after walloping on his ass al fight. Hopkins was a great fighter but now he's just too old.

[Tha Greatest]

Super_lightweight..


I agree with you about the headbutt part..
and you make some good points..

This will be interesting..

You wanna bring the ava/sig bet down to 1 month?

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Yes, we can bring it down to one month. I'd actually like to be here to talk about Pac-Morales...and I don't wanna miss out on the Calzaghe-Lacy threads either.

One month it is.

[!!Captain]

Hopkins will win this fight, it'll be an all-out night for him. It's probably his last fight, win or lose, he will do anything and everything to win it.

[Tha Greatest]

Yes, we can bring it down to one month. I'd actually like to be here to talk about Pac-Morales...and I don't wanna miss out on the Calzaghe-Lacy threads either.

One month it is.

Thanks man..

3 months is WAY to long..
Lets say I lose, or you lose (and if it was for 3 months) then that would be pretty gay..

but 1 month is just for fun

Good luck!

[masterdirector]

Hopkins is not a power puncher. Anybody saying he is, well, you're just a huge Hopkins fan. I'm a huge Mayweather fan, but he's no power puncher. A power puncher is someone who is a threat to knock you out with one punch. Hopkins isn't much of a threat to do that to anybody. Hell, he couldn't even take Hakkar out at will. Took him 8 rounds to get that running bum out of there and he started really trying to end it in the 5th.

[Grimgash]

Taylor by clear UD 9-3. Taylor was very disappointed in himself and has a very high opinion of himself. No matter what the outcome of his fight he never says, oh I rate myself an A yada he always looks at what he did wrong and corrects it over what he did right. (The letter is from 2 or 3 of his fights recently he graded himself) This time I feel Taylor fights an almost flawless fight on his part and sends Hopkins into retirement.