ESPN and Showtime FNF thread for April 20th - Jermain Taylor back in action

[captainanddew]

Taylor still has pretty effective tools, but it's that chin. It just isn't there. Sure he got up and finished the fight, but he should have been docked for all the clinching. It was complete survival mode against someone who isn't a puncher and throws 30 punches a round. It was a bit sad to see in the end. Taylor has no shot beating an elite fighter in the division with that Achilles heel. He simply cannot take a punch.

The post fight interview was hilarious, but you have to look at Taylor and worry. Toney is messed up in the head, but at least he can defend himself and nobody is going to stop him. Taylor looks ready to go at any point after round 7 in all of his fights.

Taylor could compete with good fighters at 160. He might even be winning the fight, but he is going to get stopped late. It is that simple.

And why has no one ever taught him how to keep his left hand up. AFter he throws a punch, Taylor comes back with his left hand low. And even when he is just in a stance he has his left hand in a position where he isn't going to block/partially block good right hands.

[Rantcatrat]

I believe the consensus was that the first fight on FNF was boring. I'll admit it was my first time seeing Eleider Alvarez, but he surely impressed me. For me, it was worth just seeing Alvarez in action.

[Spicoli]

I believe the consensus was that the first fight on FNF was boring. I'll admit it was my first time seeing Eleider Alvarez, but he surely impressed me. For me, it was worth just seeing Alvarez in action.

Alvarez def has the clay to be molded, in perspective 8 fights is 8 fights and maybe it's good once in awhile to see a vaunted puncher not fall in love with it, find some control. He was a bit mechanical, thinking out loud but when he goes with volume to the body it's all business.

[Spicoli]

Dementia, that's a good way to put it with Taylor. It was like some angry tourettes rant. He's going to pad a record and get demolished again.