dpbillsfan Posted December 4, 2005 Posted December 4, 2005 I'm going to head down to my favorite bar and watch the fight tonight. Taylor grew up and still lives about twenty minutes from where I live now (Near Little Rock). I hear he is a really cool guy, very down to earth , no big ego. Taylor TKO in the 9th round.
Pete Posted December 4, 2005 Posted December 4, 2005 Should be a great fight. I lost a lot of respect for Hopkins for all the crying he did after he lost the first one. Taylor does seem like a really good guy and he tore up Hopkins rightfully so. I agree- Taylor KOs Hopkins
theNose76 Posted December 4, 2005 Posted December 4, 2005 I work at MGM, saw the weigh-in before the fight in July, it was pretty intense itself, even though they were only on stage for about 5 minutes. Been a big story locally here the last week or so, there's not much else going on sports-wise, except for the National Finals Rodeo at Thomas and Mack Should be a great fight, I think. Hopkins is the favorite in the books here, but don't count out Taylor's youth and fire.
dpbillsfan Posted December 4, 2005 Author Posted December 4, 2005 Thought Taylor won, but not a very good fight. Both guys were just waiting for the other to make a mistake, neither were aggresive.
smokinandjokin Posted December 5, 2005 Posted December 5, 2005 Thought Taylor won, but not a very good fight. Both guys were just waiting for the other to make a mistake, neither were aggresive. 518992[/snapback] Very similar to the last fight. Hopkins didn't do much for the first 6-7 rounds, and Taylor didn't do much more. When they did come together, it was usually Taylor who was moving in. Hopkins started to pick it up in rounds 8-12, but it was too little too late. I think Taylor earned the decision, as Hopkins' inactivity lasted two rounds too long at the beginning. Hopkins could've done more damage if he threw more than one punch at a time, but he was scared of catching a Taylor counterpunch. Overall, not a great fight, neither guy was overly impressive.
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