Jermain Taylor speaks; Ready to Retire

[ICB]

Good ridlance Jermain, didn't even notice you were still around....

I thought you had already retired....

What 2 gift wins and a gift draw didn't impress you?

bernard hopkins and wright are excellent ur not exactly going dominate them two its going be close fight i thought hopkins vs taylor plus wright vs taylor were very close fights which could of gone either way not gift decisions

[ElTerribleMorales]

Mayweather is only looking good vs. Baldo because Carlos fought the wrong fight.. Baldo fought Mayweathers fight . Carlos follow Floyd around the ring and got out boxed and looked stupid . What you do is draw a line in the sand , shame him into a fight. When he step back You step back. Whatever is takes.. But don’t just follow him around for 12 rounds in a 26 foot ring.

Please don't say silly S*** like that...I know you know better.

Floyd has made every single person that he has faced look as overly outmatched as he has Baldo.

Any game plan to date has gone out the window. It's called technical brilliance.

I am starting to feel for a lot of these fighters...no matter what they do...it aint good enough for us...the fans.

Hell...I'm guilty of it with Taylor...but honestly...I look at it a bit differently...because I think that the win over Hopkins I & the Wright draw had a bow on it.

It's different concerning Floyd...he just outsmarts & outboxes (hit & not get hit) & everyone gives him flack...it's total bullshit.

one name Castillo, he did it in the rematch but in the first fight Floyd got his ass beat, didn't move his arm away from his body cause it was too tender from all the bombs Castillo had thrown at it

[Big_Deuce]

hmmmm
Maybe floyd and Jt are brothers?
I mean, what the hell is this...
What ever happend to fighting the best out there?
Sad really.

[Lords Gym]

whats wrong with these guys today. they are retiring so early. fair play if they have made all there millions and faught everyone they wanted to fight, but its like there hearts arnt in the game. it's not like the old days

Their hearts are in the game when they poor. when that money trickles in and invested wisely, that hunger factor is diminished substantially . at no time in boxing history have fighters been paid this much. It's a great thing. Boxing really taxes the body, its good that fighters can retire with the brain intact. I am all for it ! If Golfers are making millions of dollars, fighters damn sure should !

[bigragu]

I don't mind seeing young fighters retire early if they have fought the best before they go and JT is doing just that. If he gives us a Wright, Calzaghe and Kessler fights then have a happy retirement at 30 mate

yep...a rematch with Wright, Beat up Kessler and then fight Joe C....retire an awesome fighter!!! Young and a fully functional brain!!!!

[Hairdoo]

hmmmm
Maybe floyd and Jt are brothers?
I mean, what the hell is this...
What ever happend to fighting the best out there?
Sad really.

JT and PBF are polar opposites!!

Floyd is safety first he hasn't taken a risky (albeit every fight is risky this i'am aware) fight in years. Jermain has stepped in the ring with possibly the top 2 pound for pound guys 3 times in a row!!

[frozensolid_702]

hmmmm
Maybe floyd and Jt are brothers?
I mean, what the hell is this...
What ever happend to fighting the best out there?
Sad really.

JT and PBF are polar opposites!!

Floyd is safety first he hasn't taken a risky (albeit every fight is risky this i'am aware) fight in years. Jermain has stepped in the ring with possibly the top 2 pound for pound guys 3 times in a row!!

how many people forget that he tries hard to make fights with the best and THEY NEVER WANT IT
oscars certainly one of the best, but he doesnt want any part of floyd
moselys one of the best............ and he doesnt want any part of floyd
same for hatton

so then floyd goes on to fight baldomir who was the linear welterweight champion of the world as his 4th choice and the haters keep on hating

[Lords Gym]

hmmmm
Maybe floyd and Jt are brothers?
I mean, what the hell is this...
What ever happend to fighting the best out there?
Sad really.

JT and PBF are polar opposites!!

Floyd is safety first he hasn't taken a risky (albeit every fight is risky this i'am aware) fight in years. Jermain has stepped in the ring with possibly the top 2 pound for pound guys 3 times in a row!!

Floyd whould avoid fighting these taller welterweight if at all possible... can't blame him for that as Floyds best fighting weight is 135 , hell that where he belongs . Margarito and Williams are 6"0 -6'2 147lb fighters who should be fighting at 160 - 168 if they had the balls ! but they would rather starve and beat on the little ones. I say the hell with that ! The truth is Mayweather wants no part of these Margarito Cintron Williams type fighters , all kinda of risk with the tall rangy guys. and the main reason is reverse don't work as well against a tall rangy fighter ! Mayweather would be fuked . bad match stylistically for Mayweather.

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[albsur2006]

I don't blame any of these fighters these days for leaving the sport early. These guys have to devote their entire life to boxing. I'm sure they really love the sport, I'm sure they don't like not being able to eat whenever they want, or not having sex and drinking beer during the weeks they are in training camp. Why stay around when no one respects you no matter what you do unless you're De La Hoya? Floyd is 37-0, recognized welterweight champion, champion in four different weight classes, dominated in all fights except one and just because he might not be the most engaging person or he's got a lot of confidence in himself people act like he's done nothing in boxing. JT, is the undefeated undisputed middleweight champion of the world, and he's faced two of the best P4P fighters in the past decade back-to-back-to-back, and most people are acting like he is a paper champ. Maybe, I can see why some people criticize Floyd, but there should be NO criticism against JT. The guy is a class act inside and outside of the ring, fights everyone, and is undefeated. Yet people still hate. Fuck it, retire.

[Hairdoo]

hmmmm
Maybe floyd and Jt are brothers?
I mean, what the hell is this...
What ever happend to fighting the best out there?
Sad really.

JT and PBF are polar opposites!!

Floyd is safety first he hasn't taken a risky (albeit every fight is risky this i'am aware) fight in years. Jermain has stepped in the ring with possibly the top 2 pound for pound guys 3 times in a row!!

how many people forget that he tries hard to make fights with the best and THEY NEVER WANT IT
oscars certainly one of the best, but he doesnt want any part of floyd
moselys one of the best............ and he doesnt want any part of floyd
same for hatton

so then floyd goes on to fight baldomir who was the linear welterweight champion of the world as his 4th choice and the haters keep on hating

If your refering to me then we need to get one thing straight my friend!! I don't hate Floyd I admire his skills and respect his position as number 1 pound for pound after Baldomir. I simply don't sit alongside of you on his bandwagon

You and Floyd can say that he wants to fight the best and they don't want to fight him until you are both blue in the face and I won't believe it mate.

You really believe Hatton thinks he is a bigger underdog now against Floyd than he was against Kostya after he destroyed Judah and Sharmba? or Floyd is a bigger challenge for Mosley than jumping from 135 up to 147 to meet Oscar when his only loss was cotroversial decision to Tito? or he is a bigger challenge for Oscar than meeting the great Bernard Hopkins? these guys are scared of a bloke that breaks his hands at Lightweight? yeh right

It shouldn't be that hard for the GREAT Floyd Mayweather to find a challenge! you and I both know that challenge exists in more than one form

[tedsares]

Pass the puke bucket!

[Majesty]

hmmmm
Maybe floyd and Jt are brothers?
I mean, what the hell is this...
What ever happend to fighting the best out there?
Sad really.

JT and PBF are polar opposites!!

Floyd is safety first he hasn't taken a risky (albeit every fight is risky this i'am aware) fight in years. Jermain has stepped in the ring with possibly the top 2 pound for pound guys 3 times in a row!!

Floyd whould avoid fighting these taller welterweight if at all possible... can't blame him for that as Floyds best fighting weight is 135 , hell that where he belongs . Margarito and Williams are 6"0 -6'2 147lb fighters who should be fighting at 160 - 168 if they had the balls ! but they would rather starve and beat on the little ones. I say the hell with that ! The truth is Mayweather wants no part of these Margarito Cintron Williams type fighters , all kinda of risk with the tall rangy guys. and the main reason is reverse don't work as well against a tall rangy fighter ! Mayweather would be fuked . bad match stylistically for Mayweather.

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Some of Mayweather's greatest performances are against Tall rangy guys

Hernandez, Corrlaes, Ndou

[Lords Gym]

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Some of Mayweather's greatest performances are against Tall rangy guys

Hernandez, Corrlaes, Ndou

Corrales is tall but his reach is horrible and chin is shit. . Mayweather had a 2 inch reach advantage on Corrales and his reach was about even with Gernero Hernandez and Ndou at 72 inches.


vs- Paul Williams Mayweather would be giving up a whopping 10 inches.. big troubles !!!
vs- Maragrito a few inches in reach . but the height and strength of Margarito are the main factor here.

Floyd is a 135 fighter . its been his strategy as he moves up to an un natural heavier fighting weight to get the right matches vs. fighters he can out box easily . the smaller , shorter reach type fighters . Very smart business man Mayweather.!


Floyd had Baldo by 5 inches in reach !
Gatti by a few inches in reach.

in fact Mayweather has never faced anyone that had a longer reach ! Mayweather is very smart !

[albsur2006]

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Some of Mayweather's greatest performances are against Tall rangy guys

Hernandez, Corrlaes, Ndou

Corrales is tall but his reach is horrible and chin is S***. . Mayweather had a 2 inch reach advantage on Corrales and his reach was about even with Gernero Hernandez and Ndou at 72 inches.


vs- Paul Williams Mayweather would be giving up a whopping 10 inches.. big troubles !!!
vs- Maragrito a few inches in reach . but the height and strength of Margarito are the main factor here.

Floyd is a 135 fighter . its been his strategy as he moves up to an un natural heavier fighting weight to get the right matches vs. fighters he can out box easily . the smaller , shorter reach type fighters . Very smart business man Mayweather.!


Floyd had Baldo by 5 inches in reach !
Gatti by a few inches in reach.

in fact Mayweather has never faced anyone that had a longer reach ! Mayweather is very smart !

I'll go on record saying that if Floyd is gonna lose to anyone, it's gonna be Paul Williams. All of his physical advantages paired with the fact that he throws 100 punches a round and jabs well could mean Floyd would never get inside and do anything.

[Majesty]

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Some of Mayweather's greatest performances are against Tall rangy guys

Hernandez, Corrlaes, Ndou

Corrales is tall but his reach is horrible and chin is shit. . Mayweather had a 2 inch reach advantage on Corrales and his reach was about even with Gernero Hernandez and Ndou at 72 inches.


vs- Paul Williams Mayweather would be giving up a whopping 10 inches.. big troubles !!!
vs- Maragrito a few inches in reach . but the height and strength of Margarito are the main factor here.

Floyd is a 135 fighter . its been his strategy as he moves up to an un natural heavier fighting weight to get the right matches vs. fighters he can out box easily . the smaller , shorter reach type fighters . Very smart business man Mayweather.!


Floyd had Baldo by 5 inches in reach !
Gatti by a few inches in reach.

in fact Mayweather has never faced anyone that had a longer reach ! Mayweather is very smart !

Paul Williams does't have that much of a defense. The Little Big Man was able to fire off shots inside on him and then get to the outside before Williams could finally catch up with him. Mayweather could beat Williams imo. And Margarito and all those other guys