Two guys with HOF potential...what happened?

[dansweeney]

Kelly Pavlik and Jermain Taylor!!!

Did they ruin eachother, and we didn't realize it, the two linear middleweight champions both out of boxing too young and in need of serious help!!! what a weird coincidence...

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Taylor was ruined by his bad habits, namely keeping his hands low after he punched and going straight back to the ropes instead of circling or stepping off.

Pavlik was ruined by personal demons/issues outside the ring..


One ruined in the ring, one ruined outside of it

[Showtime..]

HOF? Taylor had ATG potential but didn't work at it enough.

[IronDanHamza]

HOF? Taylor had ATG potential but didn't work at it enough.

[Pigeons]

Alcoholism and brain damage?

[Showtime..]

Think about it. Pacquiao had a left hook & speed that was it. He worked on it. He became an ATG talent. Hopkins worked on all the small details. If Taylor worked on the small things, it could had been the same for him.

Don't confuse result with poten***539;ial.

[IronDanHamza]

Think about it. Pacquiao had a left hook & speed that was it. He worked on it. He became an ATG talent. Hopkins worked on all the small details. If Taylor worked on the small things, it could had been the same for him.

Don't confuse result with poten***539;ial.

No it couldn't have been the same for him.

Taylor was a decent fighter at best.

ATG potential

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Don King needs to make a Pavlik-Taylor trilogy happen, ring up their caretakers and make this happen