Lacy vs Taylor Done Deal For 9/!5

[JT Rock]

I hate to say it, but this fight has all the makings of a stinkfest... I will be a fan of Jeffs if he never wins another fight from here on in, but the fact is he isnt his best. The guy is a physical specimen but I always felt like he is two musclebound and it is hurting him down the stretch of fights now..

Jeff looked good early on against Mendoza, then seem to fade and eat more shots. This isint an excuse but a fact, Mendoza chopped Lacy in the back of the head about 20x so as I dont think it would of made lacy look like a world beater but I'm sure that wears you down not to mention Mendoza is a big time puncher..

Taylor on the other hand hasnt looked good in years, couldnt stop natural Welterweights in Ouma and Spinks not to mention Spinks by many peoples accounts won that fight or deserved a draw, then he got concussed by Pavlik, followed up with being outboxed by Pavlik..

People keep bringing up the Taylor Jab.. I got news for you he hasnt utilized that Jackhammer jab consistently since before the 1st Hopkins fight..

The truth is its a crossroads fight for both of these guys for 2 different reasons, Lacy has to answer questions about being shot and Taylor has to answer questions on all the hyped he recieved and was he deserving of it. One could make an arguement that Taylor being the younger athletic man got Hopkins at the right time and just outlasted him 2X and then drawing against a smaller Winky and not being able to put away to Welterweights and then being owned by Pavlik 2x.. I'm sure Taylor has 2nd guessed himself quite a few times as well lately.

I will go on record to say that I do favor Taylor but not by much... Both had solid chins and both had them clipped hard as of late so it wouldnt suprise me if one caught the other and blew him out of there...

[C-Lo]

I hate to say it, but this fight has all the makings of a stinkfest... I will be a fan of Jeffs if he never wins another fight from here on in, but the fact is he isnt his best. The guy is a physical specimen but I always felt like he is two musclebound and it is hurting him down the stretch of fights now..

Jeff looked good early on against Mendoza, then seem to fade and eat more shots. This isint an excuse but a fact, Mendoza chopped Lacy in the back of the head about 20x so as I dont think it would of made lacy look like a world beater but I'm sure that wears you down not to mention Mendoza is a big time puncher..

Taylor on the other hand hasnt looked good in years, couldnt stop natural Welterweights in Ouma and Spinks not to mention Spinks by many peoples accounts won that fight or deserved a draw, then he got concussed by Pavlik, followed up with being outboxed by Pavlik..

People keep bringing up the Taylor Jab.. I got news for you he hasnt utilized that Jackhammer jab consistently since before the 1st Hopkins fight..

The truth is its a crossroads fight for both of these guys for 2 different reasons, Lacy has to answer questions about being shot and Taylor has to answer questions on all the hyped he recieved and was he deserving of it. One could make an arguement that Taylor being the younger athletic man got Hopkins at the right time and just outlasted him 2X and then drawing against a smaller Winky and not being able to put away to Welterweights and then being owned by Pavlik 2x.. I'm sure Taylor has 2nd guessed himself quite a few times as well lately.

I will go on record to say that I do favor Taylor but not by much... Both had solid chins and both had them clipped hard as of late so it wouldnt suprise me if one caught the other and blew him out of there...

Taylor did have a streak of bad performances, but I don't think Taylor had bad showings against Pavlik. The first time they fought Taylor dropped Pavlik, his jab was landing (although Kelly out-jabbed Jermaine), and landed flurries throughout the fight. Kelly just caught Jermaine and took him out of there.

The second fight Jermaine fought beautifully! He just gassed out and Kelly came alive in the championship rounds. His stamina is what is causing him his problems. It's another question if moving up in weight will help that out.

I see Taylor having the ability to make Lacy look bad but I also think Lacy has the ability to take Taylor out. It will be a matter of Lacy getting to him. I predict Taylor by UD or late stoppage.