Taylor vs Spinks

onlooker · 05-19-07, 01:16 AM

I'm not betting this fight, but I think Taylor wins it.

rjt721 · 05-19-07, 02:31 AM

I think there's a little value with Spinks at that price, but he will have to fight a perfect fight to win a decision. Spinks is a very good fighter at 154, but he's not strong enough to beat the best at middleweight. Also, the fight being close to Taylor's hometown, 99% of the fans will be pro-Taylor. That will have an impact on the judges, even if Jermain's punches aren't landing.

I think Taylor wins comfortably, but if he couldn't KO Ouma in his last fight, I don't see him stopping Spinks, who's a solid defensive fighter. I'm taking Taylor by decision +205.

I might also take Pavlik +145 over Miranda on the undercard, in what will be a much more entertaining fight.

moses millsap · 05-19-07, 08:24 AM

Originally posted by rjt721

I think there's a little value with Spinks at that price, but he will have to fight a perfect fight to win a decision. Spinks is a very good fighter at 154, but he's not strong enough to beat the best at middleweight. Also, the fight being close to Taylor's hometown, 99% of the fans will be pro-Taylor. That will have an impact on the judges, even if Jermain's punches aren't landing.

I think Taylor wins comfortably, but if he couldn't KO Ouma in his last fight, I don't see him stopping Spinks, who's a solid defensive fighter. I'm taking Taylor by decision +205.

I might also take Pavlik +145 over Miranda on the undercard, in what will be a much more entertaining fight.

True and true.

EaglesPhan36 · 05-19-07, 07:56 PM

I'm with RJT. Getting Pavlik at +135 and Taylor by decision at +200.

onlooker · 05-19-07, 09:12 PM

Coverage starts in about 15 minutes. 10:30PM EST on HBO.

EaglesPhan36 · 05-19-07, 10:34 PM

I've got money on Taylor, but he's a friggin head case.

moses millsap · 05-19-07, 10:43 PM

No draw please. I'll be pissed if I passed up on a +2500 payout.

EaglesPhan36 · 05-19-07, 11:05 PM

Perfectly boring as expected.

onlooker · 05-19-07, 11:07 PM

Originally posted by EaglesPhan36

Perfectly boring as expected.

Huh? What?

EaglesPhan36 · 05-19-07, 11:09 PM

I'll take the win though! Good end to the evening.

rjt721 · 05-19-07, 11:24 PM

Unreal how one judge scored that 9-3 Spinks.

As expected, Pavlik/Miranda ended up being the better fight. If I'm Taylor, I don't want any part of Pavlik.

Boring fight, but I'll gladly take the money as well. Congrats Eagles.

bigboydan · 05-19-07, 11:36 PM

This fight was a real snoozer thats for sure. The way the pace of the fight was going, I thought Spinks might have had an actually shot of winning it there for a while.

bigboydan · 05-21-07, 01:44 PM

I just heard an interview with Spinks today. He swears up and down that not only he won that fight, but the Judges screwed him out of the title.

All Spinks kept saying in the interview was "I must don't"