History will prove Taylor will never come close to Hopkin's legacy

[restless_438]

Still, if Taylor steps up and takes on the Winky fight everyone has to give him eternal props, no matter how good you think he is.

I'm pretty sure Taylor/Hopkins vs. Wright is mandatory next year.

My other thought is, it's easy to want to take the fight with the guy that holds the belts, because you want the belts. Now that he has them, let's see how he picks and chooses fights. If he continues to go by his word and face quality, more respect will, of course, be earned.

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Taylor's only two really significant wins are disputed and always will be.

Well that's just too ****ing bad, padre. Taylor won and that's the end of the story. I'm tired of hearing about "disputed" and "robbed" from Hops' fans when the fight was close. Most fans felt, feel, and will continue to feel that Taylor edged out both fights by a close margin. Every close fight doesn't go to the champ "just because".

But anywho, Taylor probably won't surpass Hops' record for defenses. So what? Hops' record may never be broken and Taylor won't be able to fight at 160 his whole career like Hopkins did anyway.

[restless_438]

I'm tired of hearing about "disputed" from Hops' fans when the fight was close.

lol, that's what "disputed" usually is referring to, a "close" fight. It's "disputed" between people who won the "close" fight.

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

The bottom line is anyone who takes credit away from Taylor is acting like a sore loser. Taylor deservingly got the wins and they weren't robberies. If they were blatantly and grossly scored wrong like Foreman-Briggs for example then we could take credit away.

People aren't gonna look back on Taylor's career and say the wins mean little because he barely won. He won, end of story. The only thing they can say is that Hops wasn't at his prime, which is true, so Tayor still has a resume to make.

[JMCbulls]

What if he beats Winky, Jeff Lacy and whoever becomes the next big thing? It is entirely too early to talk about Taylor's legacy or lack there of.

than he'd b wrong, thats y its was a prediction, not a fact

[Manny_P]

The bottom line is anyone who takes credit away from Taylor is acting like a sore loser. Taylor deservingly got the wins and they weren't robberies. If they were blatantly and grossly scored wrong like Foreman-Briggs for example then we could take credit away.

People aren't gonna look back on Taylor's career and say the wins mean little because he barely won. He won, end of story. The only thing they can say is that Hops wasn't at his prime, which is true, so Tayor still has a resume to make.

yea that's true! Restless is actin like a sore loser today......

Taylor beat Bernard, he thinks it's a robbery. Then starts a thread dissing Taylor sayin he'll neva accomplish what Hopkins has.

When people tell him that get ova it, he then tries to bag on Jermain and starts a thread on Winky vs Jermain, IN WHICH HE SAYS Jermain would avoid Winky at all cost if it wasn't mandatory fight......

[STEELHEAD]

hopefully the middleweight division doesnt stay in a mediocre lull like it did in the years hopkins held belt. look at the lackey quality of opponents bernard defended against.and yes i think delahoya and trinidad were lackys at middleweight.won't even get into the times some thought hopkins was dodging worthy opponents.

besides taylor won't be staying at middleweight for even half of his career.

[restless_438]

The bottom line is anyone who takes credit away from Taylor is acting like a sore loser.

and i never have taken ANY credit away from Taylor's performance in either fight, he did well in both.

[tracylee]

You look at all that Hopkins has acomplished and i guarentee when you look back at Hopkins career and look back at Taylor's (in the next 10-20 years of course), Hopkins is the one who will be remembered by boxing historians. Just remember my words. My prediction.

Taylor's only two really significant wins are disputed and always will be.

disputed wins?? Last nights was aUD win..disputed only by bitter fans, ones that would be bitter enough to actually start a thread making a claim that cant even be proven for many yr's to come. Unless youre psyhic, you dont have any idea YET what Jermain will and will not accomplish in the remainder of his career..to claim you do is downright silly. I understand it's hard to accept a new champ when the old one reigned for so long, but damn, some fans act like Nard got old ONLY when it was time to face Taylor! It's rediculous, and blantant refusal to give Taylor his due credit.
It also sounds like your saying that nard was such a lousy fighter in general that he got beaten twice by a guy that wont even be able to keep his title belts a yr.

[tracylee]

Okay, and on that point, i might be able to agree there. Maybe i haven't seen everything from Taylor yet. Maybe he does have potential to get even better. I hope this is true. But if the kid is gonna parade around with those titles forever, i better start to see himself giving himself A's on his gradecard after his fights real soon and with good reason.

Lol, this right here speaks VOLUMES!! Taylors "parading" around with his titles?? Thats the most bitter comment I've read so far from anyone on the board. DAMN right he's parading around with HIS titles, as well he should be! What champ wouldnt? Does it kill you THAT much that Nard is no longer champ??