JT's Stamina

**donnydarkoIRL** · 10-04-2007 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Master

I blame making the weight as the primary reason for the lack of stamina, other points are valid including being nervous taking up unnecessary energy and the knock down where he may have lost composure and used too much energy. It will all improve when he moves up in weight.

Whilst id agree im still very concerned, he's not an up and comer any more. He's now a former champ. Should he not have sorted a lot of these problems by now?

**Deanrw** · 10-04-2007 03:03 PM

With JT, I always found he looks so tensed up in the ring. Even when he is not punching he is wasting energy. I think what he needs to do is learn how to relax in there. I never saw him fight early in his career so I am not sure if he was this way before he fought Hopkins.

Against Pavlik, he looked nervous the whole fight, even after hurting Pavlik, he was still tense. When you hurt a guy, it should calm you down knowing you can hang with this guy. Pavlik was a pure contrast, he never lost his cool and stayed calm even when he was down. When he hurt Taylor it was the same thing, never got excited and just let his hands do the talking.

If Taylor could relax in the ring, I think he would be so much better. Maybe this loss will help him reflect and see what he has been doing wrong.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 10-04-2007 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Deanrw

With JT, I always found he looks so tensed up in the ring. Even when he is not punching he is wasting energy. I think what he needs to do is learn how to relax in there. I never saw him fight early in his career so I am not sure if he was this way before he fought Hopkins.

Against Pavlik, he looked nervous the whole fight, even after hurting Pavlik, he was still tense. When you hurt a guy, it should calm you down knowing you can hang with this guy. Pavlik was a pure contrast, he never lost his cool and stayed calm even when he was down. When he hurt Taylor it was the same thing, never got excited and just let his hands do the talking.

If Taylor could relax in the ring, I think he would be so much better. Maybe this loss will help him reflect and see what he has been doing wrong.

Thats a very Good point, If you watch his lead hand u will see the truth in this statement. If you watch guys who hold their hand in the same location as Taylor, their lead hand is always loose and ready to move, whether it be defensively or Offensivley, however Jermaine holds it tight moves it up and down, but slowly, because he is holding it so tight.

ICB · 10-04-2007 04:18 PM

Notice in the Hopkins fights those fights wern't hard pace but Taylor faded down the stretch and thats because he is too tense and its nervous energy no trainer can teach how him how to deal with it he will have to learn that himself.

ICB · 10-04-2007 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

It's simple, he doesn't work hard enough in the gym. He needs more miles, more rounds, more conditioning.

You are wrong Dan Frank Bruno worked like a trooper in the gym but , in hard fights he ran out of gas,
fact is JT was in a hard fight and HEY guess wot he ran out of gas , you can only get fit by training you can suddenly change the way your body works

Bruno had too much muscle thats why.

**luvfightgame** · 10-04-2007 04:46 PM

I don't think his stamina is that bad. He got knocked out by punches, not fatigue. He was taking a lot of solid shots.

BHop fights rough and he wore JT down in the first fight, but JT didn't get so tired the second time around.

His stamina is ok. He just got beat up. Pavlik punches harder and takes a punch better than JT. That's all.

**Dark Lord Al** · 10-04-2007 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

It's simple, he doesn't work hard enough in the gym. He needs more miles, more rounds, more conditioning.

You are wrong Dan Frank Bruno worked like a trooper in the gym but , in hard fights he ran out of gas,
fact is JT was in a hard fight and HEY guess wot he ran out of gas , you can only get fit by training you can suddenly change the way your body works

Bruno had too much muscle thats why.

Evander Holyfield had the same body fat as frank Bruno when he bulked up to heavy , and he never had a problem with stamina.
Stamina - you either got it or you aint.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 10-04-2007 05:00 PM

Muscle can be a serious added weight for ur body to carry around tho. Jeff Lacy can contest to that.
And also an extermely muscled up guy may be showing signs of too much strength training and not enough cardio as when an athlete undertakes a lot of cardio the body will trim down on the muscle size naturally.

**yoitsdan** · 10-04-2007 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy

It's simple, he doesn't work hard enough in the gym. He needs more miles, more rounds, more conditioning.

You are wrong Dan Frank Bruno worked like a trooper in the gym but , in hard fights he ran out of gas,
fact is JT was in a hard fight and HEY guess wot he ran out of gas , you can only get fit by training you can suddenly change the way your body works

Bruno had too much muscle thats why.

Evander Holyfield had the same body fat as frank Bruno when he bulked up to heavy , and he never had a problem with stamina.
Stamina - you either got it or you aint.

Bruno had too much muscle, muscle requires oxygen, Holyfield is nothing like Bruno that's a ridiculous comparison. Jermain has no excuses for getting tired, he has to be able to go 12 rounds and I see no reason other than he ain't training right.