Winky vs Taylor = Unpredictable

[deuce_drop]

unpredictable indeed! this is a pick'em kind of fight. there are good points and iffy points on each fighter.

it's going to be a tough fight, and i think it's going to be even tougher for winky. boxing wise yes, but more so political.

boxing wise they're damn near equal give or take a bit here and there, but taylor is HBO's cash cow. there is more money to be made with taylor than there is with winky.

network thinking here :
1: taylor is more exciting to watch
2: taylor has an olympic background
3: taylor is going to be boxing longer than winky/ more money to be made
4: hbo has invested more money in taylor than they have winky
5: taylor is and has been more marketable then winky
6: hbo wants to get their money back and then some.........

i like winky but these are some of the reasons why i think taylor is going to win, and why i'm going to pick taylor to win, outside of actually fighting.
but i don't care either way, i just want to see a great performance by the winner, either way.
but i think taylor takes the first fight...........rematch already set and in the works......

[guru]

hopkins is throwing his support for taylor as well......

[OptimusWolf]

I'm backing Taylor, and I genuinely think he will win (I don't think this is quite a pick'em fight, but then I picked Tarver to beat Hopkins so what do I know!).

Its just his extra strength and size that I think will do for Wright.

UD 116-112 or something closer.

[King Koyle]

It should be an interesting fight.Especially now that Taylor's stock has apparently risen since hops schooling of Tarver.Im rooting for my man Jermain!But im predicting a victory for Winky.

[Deeznuts]

Taylor will win this one by UD. He is faster and fights at the right distance with his jab.

[Deeznuts]

I predict a boring fight though.

[.::EnRiQuE::.]

winky will do a clinic dis saturday.. throwing jabs at will, remember tito?

tito was fat at 160. Tito didnt exactly seem to put all of his effort into dat fight either. by the 3rd round tito was just fighting to finish the fight...not to win

[jeeperdaddy19]

I Believe That This Fight Depends On How Taylor Chooses To Fight. If He Comes Out Guns Blazing And Putting Constant Pressure Working The Body And Wearing Winky Down He Will Win, But If He Chooses To Box Then Winky Will Outpoint Him. Jermain Needs To Keep A Lot Of Pressure On Him. I Think That This Will Be A Boring Fight, But Who Knows?

[Smokin']

unpredictable indeed! this is a pick'em kind of fight. there are good points and iffy points on each fighter.

it's going to be a tough fight, and i think it's going to be even tougher for winky. boxing wise yes, but more so political.

boxing wise they're damn near equal give or take a bit here and there, but taylor is HBO's cash cow. there is more money to be made with taylor than there is with winky.

network thinking here :
1: taylor is more exciting to watch
2: taylor has an olympic background
3: taylor is going to be boxing longer than winky/ more money to be made
4: hbo has invested more money in taylor than they have winky
5: taylor is and has been more marketable then winky
6: hbo wants to get their money back and then some.........

i like winky but these are some of the reasons why i think taylor is going to win, and why i'm going to pick taylor to win, outside of actually fighting.
but i don't care either way, i just want to see a great performance by the winner, either way.
but i think taylor takes the first fight...........rematch already set and in the works......

That is one of the best posts i've seen here in a while BUT I see something definetly wrong with the sport when you have "fans" talking like that. I think it's BS that boxing fans expect robberies to happen and it shows just how corrupt the sport of boxing is. Everyone's in it for just the money, nothing else.

[kallsop]

I am going with Taylor. Winky has a counterpunchers mentality and Taylor has a great jab and can create openings. If Taylor had not tired against Hopkins, those fights were heading for blowouts. Winky doesn't have the mental or physical strength of Hopkins though and Taylor should have more energy late in the fight that he did against Hopkins.

Taylor needs a conditioning coach worse than anyone in boxing. If he has got that problem fixed, and shame on his team if they haven't made that a top priority, Winky will be knocked around the ring like a billiard ball and will be busy on his defense all night long.

If Taylor gets tired early again, it will be a close 12 round decision and can go either way. Taylor appears to have the magic touch with getting the benefit of the doubt from the judges, so I'd still pick Taylor but it will be a controversial decision.

For the sport, I hope Taylor wins. Winky is a dud and doesn't excite the fans. Taylor is the future. A well conditioned Taylor can make this an easy fight. But if Winky pulls it off, all credit to him.