Jermain Taylor Vs Carl Froch, was a good fight, in an anticipation sort of way. By that I mean it had you anticipating what was going to happen next. Taylor won the first half of the fight and then slowed down in the second half, like he did against Kelly Pavlik, who gave Taylor his only two losses. He knocked Froch down earlier in the fight, but didn’t finish him, like he did with Pavlik. Taylor ran out of gas and got KO’d late, like he did against Pavlik!!!!! You see the pattern?!
This ended up being a disappointment for me and a lot of people because Taylor lost because of his lack of stamina and his ability to close the show. He knocked Froch down in the third, had him hurt, but didn’t go in for the kill. He looked like he was pacing himself, but we ended up with the same result. Froch did a good job by getting back up and applying pressure the rest of the fight, but I believe, he needs to get more control over his defense and wide punching. He left himself open, and was hit way more than he needed to be. Taylor was landing even when he was out of gas.
I’m not a Taylor fan, and I actually predicted that he would lose to Pavlik. I knew Taylor’s defense wasn’t good enough to stop Pavlik’s power. Taylor’s defense was actually good in this fight, so he had a great chance at winning. It’s bad when you lose because of your stamina, especially when you had the guy hurt early.
Carl Froch needs to get in the gym and work on his defense, and practice throwing that jab more. This is a good fight for him, but it will be worth much more, if he learns from it. He fought a great fighter that can’t fight in the later rounds. He needs to prepare on fighting a great fighter that fights like Taylor did in the first half, but lasts the whole fight.
Taylor’s career is at its end. I don’t think he’ll necessarily stop fighting, but he’ll never be the same. He was shook after his first lost to Pavlik, so this will probably kill whatever determination he had left. Taylor is a great puncher, but if he can’t close out the show early and can’t make it to the last round, then the ending will always be the same!!!! Down goes Taylor!! Again!!
