Why does he need to punch that much against Hopkins? Taylor punched like 300 times in the first fight against Hopkins? I think thats exactly why Hopkins is a good opponent for him, it actually measures their skill. I think he is shot in terms of physically hanging with guys that throw a lot of punches, but that isn't Hopkins anymore, minus the fight against Pavlik and Wright , but seriously for the last 10 years he hasn't foughten like that.