did Bernaed Hopkins finally get old or is Taylor that good

[AREALFIGHTER]

Bernard before he fought taylor was fighting good comp oscar eastman, but is taylor that good or is hop just old now ala roy jones were it just hits you one day

[psychopath]

As I have posted in a similar thread, we are now in a new era of boxing. Gone were the days where fighters wins fights show boating and showing fancy moves to impress fans and judges.

Like it or not buddy, now a days fighters have to go up there in the ring, hurt their opponents and show complete dominance to be appreciated. And B-hops doesn't have that in his arsennal, but I believe he can still fight and beat top oppositions. He maybe 40 but his body is not BATTLE SCARRED as Barrera, Gatti or Corrales.

Why? Because of his fighting style.

[DiegoFuego]

It's a combination of the two. Taylor is still green, and Hopkins is quite old. However, I think if you give Hopkins back 2 years and give Taylor 2 more years experience, the result is the same. Taylor by UD.

[AREALFIGHTER]

As I have posted in a similar thread, we are now in a new era of boxing. Gone were the days where fighters wins fights show boating and showing fancy moves to impress fans and judges.

Like it or not buddy, now a days fighters have to go up there in the ring, hurt their opponents and show complete dominance to be appreciated. And B-hops doesn't have that in his arsennal, but I believe he can still fight and beat top oppositions. He maybe 40 but his body is not BATTLE SCARRED as Barrera, Gatti or Corrales.

Why? Because of his fighting style.

do you think he should retire, and sorry if you already posted this topic

[Rapid_Speed]

Nah, he IS old, come on, the guys' 40!!! but it didn't just hit him one day. He's slowed down in the last couple of years. There have not been too many fighters that have been competitive at that such advanced age. The guy is a marvel and still many guys believe he beat Taylor too, and Taylor suppose to be what? 26,27 in his physical prime and be the next big thing.

I think he should just retire but also think he could still be very competitive and beat a lot of the top guys.

[MetalVomit]

They both looked like ****, in both fights. Neither were impressive.

[DiegoFuego]

They both looked like ****, in both fights. Neither were impressive.

Top notch analysis, man.

[MetalVomit]

Top notch analysis, man.

I don't claim to be a professional. You developing an e-crush on me with all the winks, and rolleyes?

It's true, both were unimpressive. Top notch analysis of my top notch analysis.

[DiegoFuego]

I thought Taylor fought well in the 2nd fight. Hopkins is a tough guy to fight, but Taylor managed to grab half of those rounds by force. That's impressive enough to me.

[restless_438]

first, you really should take advantage of the search feature here at the forum, also the options in the poll are pretty broad. Taylor really hasn't exceptionally proven himself yet to deserve alot of credit, and Bernard Hopkin's does seem to be showing a few slight signs of aging, however this is discussed, in detail, in the 100 other threads about the matchup.