Boxing: Jermain Taylor – Take a Bow
October 30th, 2009
By Richard Gough: Any other boxer with a record of four defeats (3 knockouts) and one win (points) from his last five fights would be urged to retire as a spent force.
Not Mr Jermain Taylor. The man is an enigma, draws crowds, generates hype, gets us talking and makes us wish for him to do well. He is a solid boxer, with the most open and visible flaw, he can’t compete in the championship rounds.
Going into the Super Six, I had a sneaky suspicion that the dark horse for the tournament was Taylor. As a pure boxer, he was in my opinion the best out of the super 6’s. He out boxed Froch, put a man on his arse who had not been there either as an amateur or pro.
But how many chances does Taylor need to justify the huge amount of potential he has? I think now, his chances have run out. The massive and devastating knock out loss to Abraham should make Taylor think that one more fight might be one too many. He should relax, and then retire, and would be yet another boxer who could have been so much more. But this is not a slight on him, he took on the best, won some and lost some. If only all boxers had the same attitude, boxing in general would be in a much better state.
As for the Super 6, the Sho (time) must go on. Replace Taylor with Allan Green and move forward. And hope that the tournament continues to deliver as it has so far.
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Sakio Bika would be that Dark Horse in the 6 man tournament.
Edision beat Green and Sakio Bika is the IBF Champion so right is right, replace Taylor with Sakio Bika the IBF Champ for that spot.
Like the writer has said. Taylor took on the best,
he won some and lost some. He did become the middleweight champion of the world, and how many of us will have such a day. But, now its time for him to retire as a fighter and perhaps take on a different role in the business, while he can still count his toes.
mad props to jemain taylor he is one of those old school boxers who aint scared to go toe 2 toe in a slugfest his last fights where against good sluggers pavlik abraham he is good maybe just a lil past his prime.. he had beating hopkins which is almost will win the super 6. he should go to lt heavy weight would like to see him fight dawson.
I hate to keep saying this, but… people were saying that Wlad K. was shot, couldn’t take a punch, and should hang up the gloves. He is now one of the two best HWs in the world and sitting on top of the world.
plus jermain talyor is 10 times better than Wlad.K
in skills.
there aint been no good middleweights from the usa since roy jones was good and he was picky. like all your fighters u boys G up
Jermain Taylor was handed the fights against Hopkins i agree. I was there and watched the first fight close. Politics believed that Jermain was the next best thing, so with that, Jermain was handed the fight against hopkins. Taylor does not have the air for greatness and cant figure out how to move side to side and keep that darn left up=============Jermanin you got lucky to be where you got. Take that and run. Great gym fighter, yea ok========prize fighter=== for get about it===== see ya
are u kidding me. jermain taylor was a paper champion. he never beat hopkins in the first place- then got slammed by pavlik who is not that great. he should retire and call it game. he never was meant to me a marque fighter, just didnt have the gift from get———-
I hate to keep saying this, but… people were saying that Wlad K. was shot, couldn’t take a punch, and should hang up the gloves. He is now one of the two best HWs in the world and sitting on top of the world.
Did he compete and beat the PFP best MW in Hopkins twice in a row. YES! Did he win the championship rounds – YES!
Did he get rid of his coach – YES!
He clearly had it in him but after Pavlik he became damaged goods and it’s a shame. It’s not so much Jermain the boxer as the mistakes he made with his team. He’s a great boxer but runs out of gas and has become gunshy on top of that. I think it’s a real shame that he didn’t fulfil his potential – although not many become undisputed champ of the world.
wish him the best and hope he does the sensible thing and retire with his faculties.As gentleman Abraham eluded to the win being irrelvant until he knew Jermain was ok.This many brutal ko’s in such a short period is worrrying.
Good article. Taylor is a good guy and has accomplished more than most people dream of. But getting ko’d for 5 minutes in a boxing match and losing most of his fights now does not bode well.
I hope Jermain takes his money, fame and accomplishments and enjoys a long retirement.
And the Winner takes Taylor shot in the Tournament. Taylor Replacement.
Everyone is calling Allan Green well Allan Green needs to fight Sakio Bika for the title. Sakio Bika is the real SMW Champ if your ask me. All these Promoter have to do is make it happen.
The World wants to see it, Allan Green vs. Sakio Bika for the title. Make this happen.
Amar, over rate bum? Are you kidding me. He is a very solid fighter. I just think there are mental issues going on. But a bum he is not.
lol are you kidding me? he is an over rated bum and that is a fact. He just does this for the money now and doesnt deserve to be in the same ring as top boxers
I think Taylor is very very likeable as boxer and as a person! Very humble. Its a shame the way he loses it in the last few rounds. Hope he carrys on and is able to make changes
Good points, but I think that if Taylor is willing to go on, then he should. He still has as good a chance as anyone against the other contestants. He got nailed fair and square by Abraham (who hasn’t lost to anyone yet) and was losing on points already. But it wasn’t a blowout by any means, and if he and his family feel the risks are justified, he’s still miles ahead of anyone who would replace him.
yeah jermain is good to watch . he has got a few fights left in him yet.
i think jermain taylor is one of the most technically gifted boxers in the whole tournament, i think to retire after his loss to abraham is extreme though, any super middleweight would have been dropped after that right hand, he has to pick himself back up and move begin preparing for his next fight, i think he still has a lot to offer in the super six and hope he can come back
I love the guy too, always want him to do well. I wanted Froch to win so bad when they fought but after it finding out he was in the super 6, i really wanted him to do well. I wanted him to beat Abraham, but wasnt meant to be! 14 seconds to go again!
Good article. In my opinion Taylor lost the biggest weapon a fighter has in his second loss to Pavlic…….. His confidence. After that he has never been the same. He should have never left his trainer for the Pavlic fight, and after being knocked out by Pavlic he should have taken a tune-up first. So now dare I say it, he is shot. And that’s a shame.
Very good article, represents many people’s view.
i think he should continue if he can.he was in the fight with abraham until he got knocked out in the final round.