Hopkins:No one can say JT is a superstar.

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Originally Posted by Bx730NY

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Originally Posted by wacko3205

The bottom line with Taylor is this...the kid is good...he aint great...but he's pretty damned good.

You would have to be to even hang with Hopkins & Wright...but he did not beat Wright & he did not beat Hopkins...he just got the win & the draw.

Now...while that may be enough for most Taylor fans...it's not enough for this one.

I'm a fan of the kid...but he just has to many faults that he is not fixing. He's relying on his power to pull him through & that will be his down fall in the end.

Taylor, IWO, will never live up to the hype...not because he's not a good enough fighter & not because he won't grow...but because HBO built the ladder to the thrown a bit too high & he's got a lot of climbing to do before he can sit in the king's seat & rule the ranks.

Personally...in the end...I think that it's just that simple.

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He definitely has alot to work on as far as his fight game goes, like keeping his hands in a better defensive position for one. What separates him from others is that, while he could have sat on those Hopkins victories for awhile, he fought the best available guy. I think Winky won but he was no pushover. I hope he gets better cause with his great attitude and heart, we will get to see a whole lot of meaningful fights.

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Agreed.

It should be made clear that I do indeed like Taylor & would support the kid until the cows came home (deep south expression) but he's got to win against a legit fighter & he's got to do it convincingly if he's the end all be all champion that he's being made out to be by HOBO & his blood thirsty fans.

bhop makes a good point when he says, boxing politics are on JT's side...if it was 2 no names in that fight, winkey would of took the decision....
JT has to step it up, and beat someone with some status, handsdown

JT makes for interesting discussion, no doubt. You've got a guy who's been in three fights with two of the top fighters in his division, both of whom are far more experienced. I honestly think all three of those fights could be called either way...it's more a matter of taste as to how you decide who won those fights. But the bottom line is that the kid stayed in there with the big dogs, and for that, I give him a lot of credit.

That being said, he's nowhere near a dominant champion. Taylor really needs a clear win against a solid opponent to make a case for his title. Right now, he has the belts, but little of the respect that should go with them...simply because of the closeness of his last three bouts. You gotta beat somebody's ass to get that respect, and while he may have won these fights, he didn't win them convincingly.