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B-Hop knew before the fight he couldn`t outjab Taylor. He also knew that even if every straight right he threw landed the judges may not have got the decision.He had also identified Taylor`s weaknesses as inexperience, lack of control and "fighting like an amateur". We all know B-Hop can fight on the inside, so why didn`t he? It seems the perfect strategy to capitalise on his strengths and his opponents weaknesses.
It wasn`t because Taylor constantly clinched - B-Hop himself forced those clinches by leaning down and into Taylor after throwing his leads and not trying to throw on the inside. And it wasn`t because he didn`t have enough gas, he looked good for another 12 after the fight.
So why was it?
Personally, B-Hop throughout his career has struck me as the kind of guy who isn`t happy unless he feels someone`s screwing him. I suspect it was partly his stubbornness that made him fight a similar fight to the first one, so that if he lost again he could at least piss and moan about the judges to his heart`s content afterwards.
It wasn`t because Taylor constantly clinched - B-Hop himself forced those clinches by leaning down and into Taylor after throwing his leads and not trying to throw on the inside. And it wasn`t because he didn`t have enough gas, he looked good for another 12 after the fight.
So why was it?
Personally, B-Hop throughout his career has struck me as the kind of guy who isn`t happy unless he feels someone`s screwing him. I suspect it was partly his stubbornness that made him fight a similar fight to the first one, so that if he lost again he could at least piss and moan about the judges to his heart`s content afterwards.
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