Hopkins vs. Taylor

[Watusa]

Make your predictions



After watching the interview on In This Corner, Taylor will dominate this fight. Hopkins was asked if he would start early again and he said "No, world championship fights start after the 6th, nobody cares about the first 4" while Taylor said he will be putting constant pressure from the beginning and try and win it at the start. I believe Taylor will put on a good lead, but when Hopkins will fight back it will be too late, just like in the first but this one will be more one-sided towards Taylor.

[panzratak]

Hopkins may just be b.s.ing to throw Taylor off. I think Hopkins is a better fighter but if he waits too long as he did last time he will likely lose again, like you said. But, you have to remember, if Taylor tries to pressure he will be more open to counters, which are Hopkins bread and butter. Also, putting the pressure on too early and too hard can lead to gassing out in the later rounds, which almost worked in Hopkins favor the first go around. I dont foresee an early decision, so it should be at least decent. Personally, I think it will be a late round KO by Hopkins.

Are you going to buy the Pay per View? I havent decided yet. I bought the last one and I felt a little gipped because of the lack of action in the main event and the forgetable earlier matches.

[baumy300]

B-Hop will win.

Taylor is a great fighter, but Saint Bernard is one of th best out there today.

[Watusa]

Hopkins may just be b.s.ing to throw Taylor off. I think Hopkins is a better fighter but if he waits too long as he did last time he will likely lose again, like you said. But, you have to remember, if Taylor tries to pressure he will be more open to counters, which are Hopkins bread and butter. Also, putting the pressure on too early and too hard can lead to gassing out in the later rounds, which almost worked in Hopkins favor the first go around. I dont foresee an early decision, so it should be at least decent. Personally, I think it will be a late round KO by Hopkins.

Are you going to buy the Pay per View? I havent decided yet. I bought the last one and I felt a little gipped because of the lack of action in the main event and the forgetable earlier matches.
You may be right, but when Taylor put the pressure on in the early rounds he kept getting Hopkins on the ropes and stumbling around. I'm sure he's been working on perfecting that for Hopkins style and keeping his guard up.

And yeah, I'll be buying this PPV. What I really can't wait for is Lacy-Calzaghe come march 4th.

[Wu-tang]

B-Hop got robbed last time around.

[Devastation]

Jermaine Taylor will dominate this fight, and win by decision.

[Watusa]

Damn, didn't realize I wrote Taylor by KO twice:banghead:

[ryankj]

115-113 Taylor wins.

[Incoheria]

God dammit.

I really thought Hopkins would win. I heard he got robbed again.

[Watusa]

God dammit.

I really thought Hopkins would win. I heard he got robbed again.
It was a close fight, close fights aren't robberies. Taylor won it in my eyes and on al 3 of the judges cards. It went just how I predicted, Hopkins doing shit all the first 6 making Taylor pick up a steady base lead.

[Wu-tang]

I can't believe you wasted your money on this fight. Hell you could've just watched VT lose to FSU. Bernard is getting old. He's still good but not as good as he used to be.

[braz]

i think that hopkins got robbed again.Taylor is an amazing fighter but Hopkins is better,I think that Hopkins won the first fight but not by much and if that stupid judge would have given him the 12th round which he clearly won he wouldnt have lost the fight.I think that B-HOP also won the second fight between them but this fight was even closer than the first.Hopkins was dominating the last half of the fight and he won 1or2 of the rounds in the first half of the fight. Boxing is known to have bad judges ,i think that Taylor is great but Hopkins was robbed twice.