Hopkins v. Taylor

[partygirluk]

Tough to pick against Hopkins as he has been so dominant for so long. He is 40 so by all rights he should be getting beat up by someone like Jermaine Taylor, but B-Hop is phenomenal and he'll have too much in this one.

Thoughts?

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I kind of think Taylor could pull of upset here. I actually want to lean that way but I just can't bring myself to pic against Hopkins.

[contentless]

I am really, really, really rooting for Taylor to win here. I can't confidently make that pick though.

Edit: Interestingly enough, Maxboxing has an article about this, and within it, a quote from Lester Bedford:
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“I like Taylor in a near-shutout here. I just don't see Hopkins as invincible against such a young, talented fighter. Here's my reasons: I thought Oscar (De La Hoya) would have had a chance, had he boxed Hopkins and stayed focused. But he panicked and started running and brawling. It wasn't that Hopkins was so good, Oscar just fought scared as hell and was just too small to have any confidence in his jab and boxing ability,” Bedford said.

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Near-shutout. Wow.

[judgesmails]

I keep waiting for Hopkins to look like an old man, but he never does. That said, I think Taylor brings a scary combination of boxing, size, and power into this match. I put a small wager on Taylor in this one, but would not be surprised to see Hopkins totally control the action and win an easy decision.

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OK so it is clear I am not the only one who thinks Taylor has a good chance to take the title.

Yet I keep coming back to the Trinidad fight. I know it was 3-4 years ago but it is very similar.

[Bill Murphy]

if it was anyone other than hopkins its the classic "youngster cuffs the suddenly old man silly and dances to an easy decision".

but its hopkins=freak of nature. hop is also one of those guys who fights exactly to the just needed level to win, i.e. his best fights were the biggest=trinidad & oscar. plus he'll be in insane shape as always.

that said, youth and speed eventually win out and hop is a terribly slow starter. huge jump in class for taylor & i know nothing about his chin or stamina. but all history points to taylor dancing & clinching to an easy decision. my life v $100K that's my pick.

but hop is the ultimate outlier, so if i had a 100K roll and was forced to bet at gunpoint, it would be that it goes the distance.

[Vince Young]

Taylor will win.

[NotMitch]

Anyone know who they are showing on the undercard on the PPV? And for the record I like Hopkins in the main event.

[partygirluk]

Just about to go!

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i'm going to go out on a limb and pick taylor by decision.