Jermain Taylor back @ middleweight Dec. 30th

[Gandalf]

Right, this is the last of me for 2011. See you all next year.

[Mars_ax]

I liked what I saw from Jermain.

G'nite folks.

[Hulk]

Taylor looked good in there tonight aside from getting wobbled a bit from a wild looping shot to the back of the head and hitting after the bell.

I'd keep him away from a puncher for a while...but not like too many guys are gonna be hitting him behind the head.

We'll see where he goes from here. Soon it will be sink or swim time. Good luck to Jermain he's a nice guy and I've forgiven him for the two shady Hopkins gifts.

Dirrell looked sensational didn't he ?

[Mars_ax]

Taylor looked good in there tonight aside from getting wobbled a bit from a wild looping shot to the back of the head and hitting after the bell.

I'd keep him away from a puncher for a while...but not like too many guys are gonna be hitting him behind the head.

We'll see where he goes from here. Soon it will be sink or swim time. Good luck to Jermain he's a nice guy and I've forgiven him for the two shady Hopkins gifts.

Dirrell looked sensational didn't he ?

Yeah, but Cunningham wasn't much competition, so we shall see.

[Gandalf]

Yeah, I don't think the Dirrell fight told us anything TBH. You can't tell much off of 7 jabs and 3 right hands against a pumped up journeyman. He looked alright, but I wouldn't overstate his performance in any way.

[FinitoElDinamita]

I get a feeling Dibella is going to make Martinez-Taylor somewhere down the line.

[Gandalf]

I get a feeling Dibella is going to make Martinez-Taylor somewhere down the line.

It's way too early for Taylor. He's been out two years and was getting sparked out badly.

I think he needs to fight someone top 20 next, then another top contender and only then go for a title. That should be his 2012 plan. No, fast tracks to Martinez when he just isn't ready. Maybe Pavlik would do after another warmup as he seems to have slipped, but Taylor shouldn't jump into the deep end too quickly.