Quote Originally Posted by ross View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Tam Seddon View Post
Carl did take a lot of shots, but with his granite chin he got straight back into the fight and after the knockdown he gained his composure straight away
No, stop saying it!!!

He does not have a granite chin!!

Taylor wasnt even a massive puncher at middle!!

I come from Guernsey and our island is built on the hardest Blue granite in the world, to say Carls chin compares absolutely disgusts me

Also, he didnt gain his composure straight away Calzaghe like.

He slumped to the floor, had a terrified look on his face and looked to McCracken for a clue then had to stay down a bit to tryt and get his head to clear, then Taylor stands off for the rest of the round.

Whereas good recouperative powers are Calzaghe getting up and stopping his opponent in the same round or making the round even by totally outworking the opponent

Just remember, it wasnt even a ranked supermiddle he was fighting that dropped him

Any fighter would have gone down from the shots Taylor caught Froch with in that round. He got floored as well because he didn't see the punch.

His chin is solid, the man is a beast at 168.

Also Taylor CAN bang, he's got tremendous handspeed and accuracy and if he catches you full power without you seeing the punch you are going down.

Kelly Pavlik took a bunch of shots from the supposed wrecking ball Edison Miranda and they didn't faze him whereas when Pavlik caught him he was all over the place and lucky that Steve Smoger was in charge else the fight would likely have been stopped.

Taylor will bounce back and win a world title. Imo Taylor beats everyone else at 168 including Kessler based on his performance last night.

The two guys he has lost to were both big knockout punchers who don't mind getting hit in order to deliver their own punches.

There is nobody else like that at 168. Andrade is too crude, Bute has the same problem with fading in fights and he's not as fast or talented as Taylor, Kessler is a slow, cautious fighter who works behind his jab. That fight would be more reminiscient of Taylor Hopkins and Taylor would have a great chance of winning that fight imo.

He'd even give Calzaghe problems because Joe doesn't have the power to wreck him like Froch did.

In short NOBODY gets an easy nights work against Jermain Taylor, he's a great fighter.