Does anyone else think Jermain Taylor might just upset Abraham?

[OumaFan]

Looking at all possibilities for Taylor I can not see him beating King Arthur. No way. Wrong matchup. The guy is granite chinned, ridiculous conditioning, and presses like a bull. As much as I hate to say it I very much doubt Taylor will have the conditioning to hold up to a King Arthur pressure fight. I will be going for Taylor but King Arthur is the real deal and I can't see Taylor changing into a pure boxer by this fight.

The only way Abraham has ridiculous conditioning is if you mean its ridiculously bad. Its not that bad but its definitely not great, in fact its gotta be one of his biggest liabilities. He doesn't throw many punches (so I'm not sure how he presses like a bull either) and he still is huffing and puffing a lot.

Both of these guys have conditioning issues, Abraham's might be cause he had a tough time making the weight but he's kind of built like one of those guys who just never has great stamina, tightly built.

I agree with some that this is actually a decent style matchup for Jermain cause of Abraham's lack of activity. I'm still not gonna pick him though.

[markb018]

I have said in other super 6 threads that Jermain Taylor is an underdog. Though I don't think he wins the tournament I think I put him #3 on this list. People are putting a little too much into AA I feel and people are putting even more into Froch. I don't see either of them doing well that's just me though. The most overrated would have to be Froch where as Jermain is perhaps the most underrated.

[Nameless]

I have said in other super 6 threads that Jermain Taylor is an underdog. Though I don't think he wins the tournament I think I put him #3 on this list. People are putting a little too much into AA I feel and people are putting even more into Froch. I don't see either of them doing well that's just me though. The most overrated would have to be Froch where as Jermain is perhaps the most underrated.

Quite agree, Taylor is damn talented, more than what many can admit, the problem is his lack of stamina or conditioning for the top of the big leagues, knowing he wouldn't lack any at all, I would have difficulties to pick between him and Abraham in my second spot but as it goes now, I see the stamina issue as a huge problem.

[blegit]

Looking at all possibilities for Taylor I can not see him beating King Arthur. No way. Wrong matchup. The guy is granite chinned, ridiculous conditioning, and presses like a bull. As much as I hate to say it I very much doubt Taylor will have the conditioning to hold up to a King Arthur pressure fight. I will be going for Taylor but King Arthur is the real deal and I can't see Taylor changing into a pure boxer by this fight.

The only way Abraham has ridiculous conditioning is if you mean its ridiculously bad. Its not that bad but its definitely not great, in fact its gotta be one of his biggest liabilities. He doesn't throw many punches (so I'm not sure how he presses like a bull either) and he still is huffing and puffing a lot.

Both of these guys have conditioning issues, Abraham's might be cause he had a tough time making the weight but he's kind of built like one of those guys who just never has great stamina, tightly built.

I agree with some that this is actually a decent style matchup for Jermain cause of Abraham's lack of activity. I'm still not gonna pick him though.

Heck, maybe I got this one wrong by what everybody else is saying. But by press I mean Arthur goes forward like a bull. Not very quick but zoned in and no reverse. I think that bodes bad for Taylor. Arthur does fight in spurts but all boxers do that. They have to they have to plan for 36 minutes. I just think Taylor is not a very good pure boxer and someone like Ward or Dirrell would match up better. But this is what makes this Super 6 so nice is that all the matchups bring strong arguments for either guy winning.

[OumaFan]

I don't disagree about Taylor but I would say AA fights in spurts more than most people. He probably still beats Taylor. I would actually love it if Jermain won, I'm not a fan of AA and even though I've never been a fan of Jermain he's willing to fight people and could use something to go right for him. Of course I don't want to be melodramatic about that, he's rich, his life isn't exactly a sob story but he could use a win.

[blegit]

You may be right. I just get too down on Jermain Taylor nowadays since he just doesn't seem to have that fire anymore. I used to love watching him fight. Now when I watch him fight I think he is concerned too much and that gets the best of him. Maybe I am crediting Arthur too much for his Miranda victories but I just think he will beat Taylor because of who Taylor has shown he is or who he has become now. That ferociousness is gone and Taylor is not a pure boxer so what plan does he have if in trouble? I'll be going for Taylor all the way but not with money on the line.

[Gandalf]

Taylor needs to be more savvy than he has been in the past. He can outpoint Abraham quite easily with his skills, but he cannot afford to waste too much. Once Taylor starts to fade down the stretch, he really is a worry.

It's incredible how he screwed up against Froch. He really needs to learn from that and reach the finish because if he can do that I can see him being up on the cards.