Nothing is more selectively applied than the 'gotta take the man's belts' bullshit. Sick of hearing it. If a fight was a legit draw the champ keeps the belts anyway. Hopkins' belts weren't taken with any sort of authority and Taylor was beaten down at the end of the first fight but hose rules weren't applied. Hopkins landed all the big stuff in the 12th round of the second fight and couldn't get the round.

Taylor's lack of thug wannabeism is refreshing and he is a good fighter who's been competitive with a couple of the best P4P. He's also been very fortunate with his choice of promoters, networks and their choice of judges. How often will the dice get rolled and keep coming up this way?