Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
I must say though Taylor is alot faster than Echols was, and more of a threat to Hopkins.
Taylor certainly has good speed but I think that Taylor's biggest assets are his long reach, good jab, excellent conditioning and good overhand right. He's sort of a stiffer, less talented, middleweight version of the young Tommy Hearns, but without the variety of punches. Hearns wasn't built for inside fighting but he had so much talent that he could have fought inside as well as almost anyone had he needed to. It didn't work against Hagler, but probably nothing would have. Anyway, maybe Taylor has a better chin than Hearns but that's about it.