Quote Originally Posted by wacko3205
Quote Originally Posted by Lords Gym
HBO’s gotta keep adding new talent. It is understandable HBO would jump ship when someone starts on a losing trend or starts to appear uninterested in the fight game , got to remember HBO is in business to showcase the best fighters possible in marquee match ups, and in order to do that , they need to keep adding and subtracting the fighter roster , they need to put that yearly boxing allowance to its best use. Hell Taylor is already talking about retiring. fast way to get dropped, by telling everyone you thinking about retirement.. all that should be left in silence.
HBO rarely introduces new talent though...they reheat all the oldies but goodies until they wash out.

I think that Taylor wants to talk retirement based on the grounds that he's convinced he's bested the best 2 middles of the game legitimately & the fans still have little to no love for him.

Maybe I'm wrong there...but really...where does Taylor go from here? His heart would have to be set on boxing 100% to make a run like Hopkins did...& I just don't think that he's at that point.
Taylor's last showing was pretty weak. could be he thought Ouma would be an easy fight, just bomb this smaller guy out of there no worries , that happens to champions from time to time.. it sure looked the case for Taylor . all that hugging and holding was horrible, but often the result of under training for a fight and blowing your wad in the early rounds. a champions gotta treat each opponent as a dangerous Muthafucker, cause they want what you have .

a champion needs to remember that someone's life will changes for ever , if they can knock your ass out . so anyone with that title shot opportunity is gonna rise up. You can't coast when you the big dog. everyone you fight is dangerous and hungry