Will you PLEASE explain to me this phrase!!!

[mokele]

I disagree strongly that Taylor is good for boxing

"I hope Jermain Taylor wins, because it will be good for boxing.....".
I mean , come on, with the exception of his fight with Joppy, he is showing tentative, passive and sometimes , boring performances specifically his fights with Hopkins.

I'll go a step further. Until Jermain Taylor shows an ability to fight inside instead of just holding I think his success is bad for boxing, because it gives fans and other boxers the notion that if you have enough basic athletic ability you don't have to be a complete fighter.

I'm probably a rare exception to the general rule, but I root for boxers based primarily on their style, whether they're a credit to the fine art of boxing, whether they have all the skills and whether they show courage and heart, etc. I nearly always root against guys that clearly avoid infighting, which is to my way of thinking the style of the ultimate warrior in boxing. It's 1 thing to skillfully box on the outside and something totally different to also hold repeatedly on the inside. Take a good look at the way De La Hoya fought against Mayorga. He boxed on the outside but didn't clinch once when Mayorga moved inside on him. That style is in the great tradition of all the boxers who I admire such as Mike McCallum, Joe Louis and Alexis Arguello. Jermain Taylor isn't even close to that yet. He still has time to learn but honestly I'm not optimistic.

[Xcel]

Taylor is a class act, a young guy, and is pretty exciting, as you would have seen from some of his other fights. He has the potential to make the middleweight division popuar again. Wright is just a boring fighter and provides little to no excitement. Plus, hes old.

Taylor is not articulate at all. he stutters something awful. he is talented but to be honest not a great in the making. to be honest if he wins vs Wright, its time for him to move up. I like Taylor, but him winning doesnt all of the sudden make boxing popular again.

[King Koyle]

Taylor can be a pretty exciting fighter when matched up right.I mean cmon,he was fighting Bernard Hopkins!Not the easiest fighter to figure out,and pull into an exciting fight.And the Joppy fight wasn't his fault.Joppy gave up after the first two rounds and stopped throwing punches.He was satisfied to just survive.Jermain definetly still has a lot to prove.But im not judging him yet on two fights with an all time great defensive master.

[deliveryman]

Because Winky is the most boring fighter on the face of the planet. Yes, he's talented, yes he wins, BUT GOD DAMN IS THAT MAN BORING. Winky's style is just flat out bad for boxing.

[drez24]

Yeah, it has been so good for Taylor after beating bernard hopkins twice. Both of the decisions are disputed (not "robberies," but disputed), and the guy has been getting **** since then. It might be good for boxing if he really outpoints wink and looks like the superior fighter, but to give him a decision in a close fight would not be good for boxing necessarily.