So whats your opinion of Taylor now?

[oldgringo]

i agree with the post above, how can he still be green after making winkys face look the way it did, what a fight

Headbutts didn't help.

[ferocity]

Ok we know, the fight was a draw, exactly how I scored it. The thing is though. He has two close wins over Hopkins and a draw with Winky Wright (to say that was a robbery is a joke, theres no robbery without a "clear" winner). Anyhow, I want peoples opinions on Taylor, you can say he got a gift decision in those fights yada yada, but the fact remains. For a green, raw, "amateurish" as dan birmingham said fighter..... he beat one of the greast middles of all time, and drew with as everyone on here said, the P4P top 2, master boxer, would beat anyone hes invincible Wright. So Even though he didnt dominate these guys he beat one twice, and drew with the other. Mainly what im getting at is, can you still say Taylor is raw, green and some of you dont even think hes good. Whats that say for your opinion of Wright and Hopkins then? That would put them in the same boat no? Just curious and looking for real feedback, not flames please.

What funny is hearing people miss use the work green, as if they know what the hell they're talking about.

i thought taylor was gassed after 4 rounds and got his second wind around the 7 th, same with winky but i forget which round it was he got his second wind.

to me taylor has to move up to super middlweight, or starve himself and be a vegatarien as hopkins was and did.

taylor had the fight, but he couldn't finish as strong as i thought he'd be able too, everytime he let his hands go he stunned winky, he had him stunned about 3 times, but didn't have the condition to follow through or can't recognize when his opponet is hurt. winky won't be the same after this beating he took at the hands of taylor, taylor could have knocked out winky but didn't have the wind and didn't have the sence to know when his opponet was hurt.

Fernando Vargas i feel pushed more then Taylor did in the last rounds but Taylor seems to hit harder. Jermain didn't use his jab enough. But i still had Taylor winning.


And where the hell was Taylors over-hand right? That was a great punch he used to have and it was completly absent, an error by steward

when taylor sees this fight he will see he could have tko'd winky, and will only improve

[beezy 14]

I have lots of respect for Taylor fighting with 1 eye closed and taking this fight as opposed to taking a lesser tuneup first. He gave Winky and Hopkins credit, I thought Winky did win a close fight and Taylor didn't do much in the final round either. I'm fully convinced that JT is the "future" if there was any doubt prior to tonight IMO.

[Undefeated]

What are ya talking about. Taylor has time to improve. Winky ain't a easy guy to beat. It was a very close fight. As much as i hate Draws i could accept it..

This wasn't no gift decison.